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Q: Currently 26 billion barrels a year, world consumption of oil is rising at a rate of 2 percent annually.
- same
- the world is consuming oil at an increasing rate of
- the world's oil is being consumed at the increasing rate of
- the rise in the rate of of the world's oil consumption
- oil is consumed by the world at an increasing rate of
I thought it was E because I needed the word after the opening clause to talk about the oil, but E is incorrect. Can anyone explain to me why A is the right answer?
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What is 26 billion barrels a year signifying? It's the usage/consumption.elliefrance wrote:Need help with this one -
Q: Currently 26 billion barrels a year, world consumption of oil is rising at a rate of 2 percent annually.
- same
- the world is consuming oil at an increasing rate of
- the world's oil is being consumed at the increasing rate of
- the rise in the rate of of the world's oil consumption
- oil is consumed by the world at an increasing rate of
I thought it was E because I needed the word after the opening clause to talk about the oil, but E is incorrect. Can anyone explain to me why A is the right answer?
Thanks!
-Ellie
The oil is 26 billion barrels per year >> Doesn't make sense.
The consumption of oil is 26 billion barrels per year >> Correct.
If the word barrels is something that is bothering you, replace it with liters.
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"26 billion barrels a year" is modifying consumption and not world, wouldn't it be better if it were in possessive! Something like "world's consumption"?
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A noun can serve as an adjective:whats_in_the_store wrote:"26 billion barrels a year" is modifying consumption and not world, wouldn't it be better if it were in possessive! Something like "world's consumption"?
SOCCER player.
COFFEE cup.
SCIENCE project.
In each case, the first noun serves as an adjective modifying the second.
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