Declining enrollments are forcing smaller private colleges to choose between raising tuition and reduction of staff
A.Between raising tuition and reduction of the staff
B.among raising tuition and reducing staff
C.between raising tuition or reducing staff
D.betweeen raising tuition and reducing staff
E.between the rise of tuition and the reduction of the staff
Y not E??
Please state grammatical reason,if any(Other than wordy), to eliminate E
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the rise of tuitionin this sentence seems as if the tuition will rise itself.......which is actually wrongsandy217 wrote:Declining enrollments are forcing smaller private colleges to choose between raising tuition and reduction of staff
A.Between raising tuition and reduction of the staff
B.among raising tuition and reducing staff
C.between raising tuition or reducing staff
D.betweeen raising tuition and reducing staff
E.between the rise of tuition and the reduction of the staff
Y not E??
Please state grammatical reason,if any(Other than wordy), to eliminate E
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You need "between" because there are only two items. Eliminate B.
"Raising tuition" and "reduction of staff" need to be parallel. (They aren't.)Eliminate A.
When choosing "between" two things you say, "between A and B", not "between A or B." Eliminate C.
D is not only awkward and unidiomatic, but non-parallel. You could make a case for "between the rise of tuition and the reduction of staff" (without "the" before "staff"), but the meaning becomes unclear. These forms imply that tuition is rising on its own and staff is reducing itself, when in reality the college administration is causing both to happen.
"Raising tuition" and "reduction of staff" need to be parallel. (They aren't.)Eliminate A.
When choosing "between" two things you say, "between A and B", not "between A or B." Eliminate C.
D is not only awkward and unidiomatic, but non-parallel. You could make a case for "between the rise of tuition and the reduction of staff" (without "the" before "staff"), but the meaning becomes unclear. These forms imply that tuition is rising on its own and staff is reducing itself, when in reality the college administration is causing both to happen.
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Hope you are talking about E here.Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:You need "between" because there are only two items. Eliminate B.
"Raising tuition" and "reduction of staff" need to be parallel. (They aren't.)Eliminate A.
When choosing "between" two things you say, "between A and B", not "between A or B." Eliminate C.
E is not only awkward and unidiomatic, but non-parallel. You could make a case for "between the rise of tuition and the reduction of staff" (without "the" before "staff"), but the meaning becomes unclear. These forms imply that tuition is rising on its own and staff is reducing itself, when in reality the college administration is causing both to happen.
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