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real2008: Legendary Member; Posts: 527; Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 12:06 am; Thanked: 7 times

by real2008 » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:16 am

In 1973 mortgage payments represented twenty-one percent of an average thirty-year-old male’s income; and forty-four percent in 1984.
(A) income; and forty-four percent in 1984
(B) income; in 1984 the figure was forty-four percent
(C) income, and in 1984 forty-four percent
(D) income, forty-four percent in 1984 was the figure
(E) income that rose to forty-four percent in 1984

Why not E?

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Re: mortgage payments 22

by rahulg83 » Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:42 am

real2008 wrote:In 1973 mortgage payments represented twenty-one percent of an average thirty-year-old male’s income; and forty-four percent in 1984.
(A) income; and forty-four percent in 1984
(B) income; in 1984 the figure was forty-four percent
(C) income, and in 1984 forty-four percent
(D) income, forty-four percent in 1984 was the figure
(E) income that rose to forty-four percent in 1984

Why not E?

i think 'that' in E has no clear antecedent, income or percentage??
Is OA B?

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Re: mortgage payments 22

by real2008 » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:23 am

rahulg83 wrote:
real2008 wrote:In 1973 mortgage payments represented twenty-one percent of an average thirty-year-old male’s income; and forty-four percent in 1984.
(A) income; and forty-four percent in 1984
(B) income; in 1984 the figure was forty-four percent
(C) income, and in 1984 forty-four percent
(D) income, forty-four percent in 1984 was the figure
(E) income that rose to forty-four percent in 1984

Why not E?
i think 'that' in E has no clear antecedent, income or percentage??
Is OA B?

OA is B

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Re: mortgage payments 22

by Morgoth » Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:46 pm

Option A- we have 2 independent clauses, because of semi-colon, therefore "and" should not be used after semi-colon to introduce subordinate clause

Option B - semi-colon used, the 2nd independent clause i.e. " in 1984 the figure was forty-four percent" is grammatically correct.

Option C - comma + coordinating conjunction i.e. "and" introduces independent clause, whereas in this case it is just introducing subordinate clause

Option D - wordy, and outright wrong.

Option E - "that" always refers to the word that it precedes, hence "that" here is referring to "income", changes the meaning, it is not the income that rose but the mortgage payments.

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