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by questionbox » Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:58 am
Even though more money was removed out of stock funds in July as in any month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as an industry trade group had previously estimated.

(A)as in any month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as
(B)as had been in any other month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as what
(C)than there was in any other month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as that which
(D)than in any month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as
(E)than in any other month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as what
Answer:E

OG12 sc 13
A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.
(A)claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought
(B)claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought
(C)claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts
(D)claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts
(E)claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts

Answer:A

Is "what" needed in E?
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by brick2009 » Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:48 pm
The first qurstion if straight forward...



> Even though--- indicates a Contrast... need a Than construction to proceed...hence A/B==OUT

> Even though X $ were removed ....sales were not as low as what experts has predicted...

C---In C ...preferable to have a COMMA before which...one reason for it to be wrong

D ---not as low as an ---ackward construction..

E---by using WHAT..links the prediction of the expert group.
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by 786 » Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:57 am
Even though more money was removed out of stock funds in July as in any month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as an industry trade group had previously estimated.

(A)as in any month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as
(B)as had been in any other month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as what
(C)than there was in any other month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as that which
(D)than in any month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as
for correct comparison you need the word other
(E)than in any other month since October 1987, sales of fund shares in July were not as low as what


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A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought

note that it is a surge and a drop ... so you need a plural suggest and not the singular suggests
(A)claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought
(B)claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought
(C)claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts
(D)claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts
no working verb , read the whole statement
(E)claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts
no working verb , read the whole statement
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