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Oil Prices

by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:36 am
One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.

(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,
(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,
(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with

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by Acorn » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:48 am
MY BIT:

One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.

(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
INCORRECT
(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,
CORRECT. COMPLEX GERUND PHRASES ARE COMPARED. --- A LOWERING OF.., A RALLY...AND A WEAKENING...
(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,
(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with


C, D, E INCORRECT.
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by aspirant2011 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:49 am
GmatKiss wrote:One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.

(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation, ---- keeps sentence parallel i.e of interest rates // of fears about inflation
(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,
(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with

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by Acorn » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:52 am
CORRECTION:

A RALLY ...IS ACTION NOUN. ANY WAYS COMPLEX GERUND PHRASE AND ACTION NOUNS CAN BE PARALLEL
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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:06 am
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by mad2011 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:57 pm
This is typical X,Y, and Z structure
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Between B and C
C seems to suggest that fears about infltion is not as Imp as interest rates.
IMO b
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by saketk » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:05 am
GmatKiss wrote:One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.

(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,
(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,
(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with

Please support your pick. OA after sometime
GK,

I hope you were able to eliminate other options except for B and C.

If you see the intended meaning of the sentence -- it means that 'lowering of oil prices is leading to lowering of fears about inflation'

Option C changes the meaning. It says -- oil prices ... will lead to fears about inflation...

IMO option B is the correct answer
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