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by schumi_gmat » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:33 am
Retail sales rose 8/10 of 1 percent in August, intensifying expectations that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of the 1.4 percent growth rate in personal spending for the previous quarter.

A. that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of
B. that personal spending in the July-September quarter would more than double
C. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it more than doubled
D. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, more than doubling that of
E. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it would more than double that of

IMO A . What is correct? OA B
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by java_ka_jalwa » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:37 am
Here's why A is wrong:

"that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of the 1.4 % growth rate".

it would mean personal spending in July-Sept more than doubled the personal spending of the growth rate. Growth rates do not have personal spending.The second "that" refers to personal spending and muddles the meaning of the sentence.
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by mayur00 » Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:02 pm
Answer should be B.

The "more than doubled" part should be in future tense since it something that is expected to happen in the future and not something that has already happened. The quarter ends in September (comes after August).

Option B corrects this by using "would".

This is how I understand this.
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by java_ka_jalwa » Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:36 pm
thats right.
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by NSNguyen » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:34 am
A. that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of
B. that personal spending in the July-September quarter would more than double
C. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it more than doubled
D. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, more than doubling that of
E. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it would more than double that of
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by aj5105 » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:13 am
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by goelmohit2002 » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:14 am
IMO C and E can be kicked out because comma before that is wrong....

Can someone please tell if my reasoning is wrong...
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by komal » Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:14 am
Retail sales rose 8/10 of 1 percent in August, intensifying expectations that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of the 1.4 percent growth rate in personal spending for the previous quarter.

A. that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of - simple past-tense verb is incorrect

B. that personal spending in the July-September quarter would more than double - Correct. the verb would is right

C. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it more than doubled - Wordy

D. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, more than doubling that of - Awkward

E. of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it would more than double that of - Wordy
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by mgmt_gmat » Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:14 am
Double is a verb here.. Hence would do or would double is the correct usage here.

Hope this helps.
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