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by pappueshwar » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:21 pm
A higher interest rate is only one of the factors, albeit an important one, that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade.

a) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade.
b) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade
c) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade
d) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like earlier in the decade
e) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade

whats the answer ? [spoiler]is C correct ?[/spoiler]
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by killer1387 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:26 pm
pappueshwar wrote:A higher interest rate is only one of the factors, albeit an important one, that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade.

a) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade.
b) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade
c) that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did earlier in the decade
d) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like earlier in the decade
e) that keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade

whats the answer ? [spoiler]is C correct ?[/spoiler]
c is incorrect
IMO B

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by pappueshwar » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:32 pm
interest rate is singular so we should use "keeps" right ?

or in this sentence we should see "factors" which is plural and hence use "keep"

let me know..


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by sam2304 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:02 pm
This is how it works. Remember this.

One of the X + that/who + plural verb

One of the X + singular verb

when we don't have a that/who followed by the noun then it should be singular.

For our case it is the first one, so we should use plural verb 'keep'

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