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by arorag » Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:13 pm
Despite the growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, many travelers will still use travel agents.

A. growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, many travelers will
B. growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, that many travelers would
C. growing number of people purchasing plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers as compared to automatic teller machines, many travelers will
D. fact that the number of people purchasing plane tickets online is growing, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers as compared to automatic teller machines, that many travelers would
E. fact that the number of people who purchase plane tickets online are growing, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers compared with automatic teller machines, many travelers would

Why D is wrong
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by Suyog » Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:26 pm
D is wordy.

Between A, B & C

I think "that" is required.

airline executives are convinced that...many travelers will still use travel agents.

IMO A.
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by Vignesh.4384 » Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:57 pm
IMO A
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by raunekk » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:43 pm
imo A
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by preetha_85 » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:51 am
D is wrong since it means that no.of online plane tickets is growing rather than the people....

Hope this makes sense
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by just_do_it » Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:09 am
D and E look wordy "the fact that the..."
The orignial sentence is short and correclty written. I think the correct answer is A.
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by kiran.raze » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:06 am
Also the idiom is prefer x to Y , the word 'compared to/with ' is redundant

Kiran
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by aj5105 » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:46 am
IMO A ..

Will over Would --the sentence talks about the executives being convinced --hence chose will as it's more assertive.
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by aj5105 » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:50 am
Options C - D have purchasing --IMO 'ing form of verb is not required here.

E --the number..are--mistake.
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by 4meonly » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:56 am
I will go with A


arorag, what is the answer?
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by arorag » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:16 pm
OA: A
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