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by sridevipavan » Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:45 am
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.
"¢ keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
"¢ keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:37 am
It is the higher interest rate (singular). That is the subject and thus must go with the singular verb keeps, leaving only A and C. Then you must decide between like and as. You use like when comparing nouns (which is happening here) and as when comparing verbs.

The answer is A.
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by GmatKiss » Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:26 am
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.

"¢ keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
"¢ keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did

Confused between keep, keeps and kept!
Can someone help. What is the source of the question?
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by chetanmohanty » Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:01 am
IMO B.
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by boazkhan » Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:15 am
I am not sure if I agree with the instructor here. Like is used to compare nouns, so we are only left with B and C. In this case B should be the answer. What is the OA??
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by GMATGuruNY » Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:19 pm
sridevipavan 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.

"¢ keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
"¢ keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
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In A and E, like it DID incorrectly uses like to compare actions. Like + subject + verb is always wrong. Like is used to compare NOUNS; as is used to compare ACTIONS. Eliminate A and E.

D implies that the housing market is LIKE earlier in the decade. This comparison makes no sense. A comparison must compare APPLES TO APPLES; it must compare the right two things. Eliminate D.

In C, keeps (singular) does not agree with factors (plural). What is the rate ONLY ONE OF? The FACTORS...that KEEP the housing market from spiraling out of control. Eliminate C.

The correct answer is B.
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by LalaB » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:51 am
B is the answer, since -
1."the only one...that " needs a verb in plural
2. use "as" if u speak about the action. use "like" with nouns
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by ranjeet75 » Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:45 am
[quote="LalaB"][spoiler]B[/spoiler] is the answer, since -
1."the only one...that " needs a verb in plural
2. use "as" if u speak about the action. use "like" with nouns[/quote]

Here "the only one" is not used, "only one" is used, hence plural form is correct.
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by nikhilgupta » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:21 pm
Plz explain why plural verb is required here

Also, what is the difference bw the only one and only one
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by LalaB » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:25 pm
nikhilgupta wrote:Plz explain why plural verb is required here

Also, what is the difference bw the only one and only one
please refer to the link - https://www.beatthegmat.com/number-rule-t105096.html
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by Ashishkapoor7 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:39 pm
Please suggest what does "it" refers to , what does this phrase modify "albeit an important one "..

Please comment on theory in word attachment:

How does it reconcile with:

John is THE ONLY ONE of the members WHO IS PLANNING TO ATTEND.

Here, John is THE ONLY ONE planning to attend.
No other members are planning to attend.
In other words:
Of the members, John is THE ONLY ONE WHO IS PLANNING TO ATTEND.
Since John is THE ONLY ONE, IS PLANNING is correct.

John is only one of THE MEMBERS WHO ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND.

Here, other members ARE PLANNING to attend.
John is ONLY ONE of these members.
In other words:
Of the MEMBERS WHO ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND, John is only one.
Since John is not THE only one -- other members ARE PLANNING to attend -- a plural verb is needed here.
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by Ashishkapoor7 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:43 pm
SVA: one of those, the only one of those, only one of those.
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by dhonu121 » Sun May 20, 2012 5:57 am
GMATGuruNY wrote:
sridevipavan 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.

"¢ keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
"¢ keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
I received a PM asking me to comment.

In A and E, like it DID incorrectly uses like to compare actions. Like + subject + verb is always wrong. Like is used to compare NOUNS; as is used to compare ACTIONS. Eliminate A and E.

D implies that the housing market is LIKE earlier in the decade. This comparison makes no sense. A comparison must compare APPLES TO APPLES; it must compare the right two things. Eliminate D.

In C, keeps (singular) does not agree with factors (plural). What is the rate ONLY ONE OF? The FACTORS...that KEEP the housing market from spiraling out of control. Eliminate C.

The correct answer is B.
Mitch, I am not able to distinguish between Keep and keeps here.
I always thought that the prepositional phrases cannot be the subject of a sentence. Here, how come factors, which is a part of a prepositional phrase, becomes the subject ?
Also, is it that in all of the sentences of the form, X is only one of Ys(a plural), the verb is going to be plural ??
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by katy_123 » Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:21 am
GMATGuruNY wrote:
sridevipavan 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.

"¢ keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
"¢ keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
"¢ keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
I received a PM asking me to comment.

In A and E, like it DID incorrectly uses like to compare actions. Like + subject + verb is always wrong. Like is used to compare NOUNS; as is used to compare ACTIONS. Eliminate A and E.

D implies that the housing market is LIKE earlier in the decade. This comparison makes no sense. A comparison must compare APPLES TO APPLES; it must compare the right two things. Eliminate D.

In C, keeps (singular) does not agree with factors (plural). What is the rate ONLY ONE OF? The FACTORS...that KEEP the housing market from spiraling out of control. Eliminate C.

The correct answer is B.

cant "as it did" refer to the factor keeping the housing market from spiraling out of control?? In that case C could be the answer. Please suggest
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by veenu08 » Sat Jun 08, 2013 10:11 am
Opening the thread again-

Can anyone please explain how factors is the subject, and in all the sentences of the form, X is one of Ys( plural), the verb will be plural ?
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