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by simplyjat » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:53 am
According to some economists, the July decrease in unemployment so that it was the lowest in two years suggests that the gradual improvement in the job market is continuing.

(A) so that it was the lowest in two years
(B) so that it was the lowest two-year rate
(C) to what would be the lowest in two years
(D) to a two-year low level
(E) to the lowest level in two years

OA E
What's wrong with D
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by sukrant26 » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:39 pm
what is the correct answer.

You have mentioned that OA is D.....is that correct?
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by simplyjat » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:44 pm
Apologies for typo.... OA is E
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by abhaypratapsingh » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:47 am
Only problem I can see here is that "two-year" is adjective , "low" is also an adjective hence ambiguity wether "two-year" modifies "low" OR a noun "level"
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by Vipulvp » Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:03 pm
simplyjat wrote:According to some economists, the July decrease in unemployment so that it was the lowest in two years suggests that the gradual improvement in the job market is continuing.

(A) so that it was the lowest in two years
(B) so that it was the lowest two-year rate
(C) to what would be the lowest in two years
(D) to a two-year low level
(E) to the lowest level in two years

OA E
What's wrong with D
The same question troubled me as well. The answer, seemingly is, that "two-year low level" is a shortened version of "lowest level in two years". Only those noun phrases in which the preposition is of, are considered correct on GMAT. There are exceptions to this rule as well, but at least for this case, this rule clearly eliminates D.
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by karthikpandian19 » Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:57 pm
Can any GMAT Expert provide explanation for each option?
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:04 pm
A - we use "so that" to combine two clauses and "the July decrease" is a noun phrase
B - repeats the use of "so that"
C - it is unnecessarily lengthy and stylistically flawed
D - this expression is incorrect, we use it when something lasts for two years so it has a completely different meaning than the original sentence
E - correct - it conveys the right meaning and it is grammatically correct
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by confuse mind » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:33 pm
Kasia@MasterGMAT wrote:A - we use "so that" to combine two clauses and "the July decrease" is a noun phrase
B - repeats the use of "so that"
C - it is unnecessarily lengthy and stylistically flawed
D - this expression is incorrect, we use it when something lasts for two years so it has a completely different meaning than the original sentence
E - correct - it conveys the right meaning and it is grammatically correct
Hey, can you elaborate your explanation of D. I did not get it. Thanks
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:30 am
Sure.
"a two-year low level" - could mean that unemployment was low for two years and definitely not that in July it reached the lowest level in two years
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