Supply ofOil...

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Supply ofOil...

by barron » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:46 am
The supply of oil being finite has become an economical and political consideration of the first magnitude for all modern industrial nations.
(A) The supply of oil being finite has become an economical
(B) The finite supply of oil has become an economical
(C) That the supply of oil is finite has become an economical
(D) The supply of oil being finite has become an economic
(E) That the supply of oil is finite has become an economic

OA-E

for me, E is a fragment
Can anyone give more info on this

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by sulabh » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:43 am
Economic is the right usage here.Left with D & E.'Being' in D makes it wrong.Hence E is the answer.
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by nareshattri » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:11 am
sulabh wrote:Economic is the right usage here.Left with D & E.'Being' in D makes it wrong.Hence E is the answer.
How do you distinguish between the usage of economic and that of economical ?

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by sulabh » Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:27 am
Economical-less spending: economical meal
Economic-related to the economy: economic consideration
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by sibbineni » Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:19 pm
Economic means "having to do with the economy or the study of economics".

Economical means " careful or prudent in managing financies, money saving"