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I am having difficulty in solving the following problem. Need help.
The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls,the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs, though some consumer groups disagree with the government's estimates, suggesting they are too optimistic.
(A) The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls,the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs
(B) The government predicts that costs will be greatly reduced for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls by the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts
(C) The government's prediction is, for consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls,costs will be greatly reduced by the recent telephone rate cuts made by the Federal Communications Commission
(D) For consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the government's prediction that the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs
(E) For consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, the government predicts that the recent telephone rate cuts that the Federal Communications Commission has made will greatly reduce costs
OA after some discussions.
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In B, that make calls...by the rate cuts makes no sense. Eliminate B.Dean Jones wrote:Hi Friends,
I am having difficulty in solving the following problem. Need help.
The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls,the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs, though some consumer groups disagree with the government's estimates, suggesting they are too optimistic.
(A) The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls,the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs
(B) The government predicts that costs will be greatly reduced for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls by the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts
(C) The government's prediction is, for consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls,costs will be greatly reduced by the recent telephone rate cuts made by the Federal Communications Commission
(D) For consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the government's prediction that the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs
(E) For consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, the government predicts that the recent telephone rate cuts that the Federal Communications Commission has made will greatly reduce costs
OA after some discussions.
In C, the government's prediction...is costs makes no sense. The pronoun that is needed: the government's prediction...is that costs will be greatly reduced. Eliminate C.
In D, the subject (the prediction) lacks a verb. Eliminate D.
In E, for consumers and businesses should be placed closer to will greatly reduce costs. A modifier should be as close as possible to what it's modifying. Eliminate E.
The correct answer is A.
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B is wrong because "costs will be greatly reduced" should have been near to "by Federal commission's rate cuts"[/b]bubbliiiiiiii wrote:Can someone please elaborate why B is wrong?
