Sentence Correction

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.

A) keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
B) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
C) keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
D) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
E) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did

[spoiler]OA: l8r[/spoiler]

B is my choice

1) use "keep" because of Factors
2) spiraling, use as

sameerballani 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.

A) keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
B) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
C) keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
D) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
E) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did

[spoiler]OA: l8r[/spoiler]

My answer is letter C.

The split-resplit strategy works here.

Subject of the sentence: "A higher interest rate" (Skip the middlemen, remember that a noun in a prepositional phrase can never be subject of a sentence.)

Rule: The subject and verb MUST agree in number. "A higher interest rate" is singular. This means that the verb should also be singular. Therefore, this idea eliminates answer choices B, D and E - yielding a 3-2 split.

Now we're left with answer choices A and C.
Rule: Like can only be followed by a noun or a noun phrase. As can be followed by a verb or a prepositional phrase. Answer choice A states: "keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did." Notice that like is followed by a pronoun (it) and a verb (did). This is erroneous.

We're left answer choice B.

Best,
Dave.

Buster is only one of the dogs that bark at night.
Buster is the only one of dogs that barks at night.

Knowing so, it can be applied to this question.

B for me. What's the OA?

sameerballani 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.

A) keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
B) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
C) keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
D) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
E) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did

[spoiler]OA: l8r[/spoiler]

We are comparing actions here so we eliminate A,D,E

and 'only one of the factors' is the subject and anything followed by of should be ignored as non essential. Since, one is singular we need Keeps here

So IMO answer is C

IMO C

At the end we come down to A and C ....as C compares action so 'as' gains the weight-age over 'like'

What's your answer: B or C?

mdavidm_531 wrote:

sameerballani 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.

A) keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
B) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
C) keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
D) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
E) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did

[spoiler]OA: l8r[/spoiler]

My answer is letter C.

The split-resplit strategy works here.

Subject of the sentence: "A higher interest rate" (Skip the middlemen, remember that a noun in a prepositional phrase can never be subject of a sentence.)

Rule: The subject and verb MUST agree in number. "A higher interest rate" is singular. This means that the verb should also be singular. Therefore, this idea eliminates answer choices B, D and E - yielding a 3-2 split.

Now we're left with answer choices A and C.
Rule: Like can only be followed by a noun or a noun phrase. As can be followed by a verb or a prepositional phrase. Answer choice A states: "keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did." Notice that like is followed by a pronoun (it) and a verb (did). This is erroneous.

We're left answer choice B.

Best,
Dave.

sameerballani 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.

A) keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
B) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
C) keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
D) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
E) keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did

[spoiler]OA: l8r[/spoiler]

Hi,
The antecedent of 'that' is 'the factors'(plural). So we need 'keep'. A,C are out.
'it did earlier in the decade' is a clause. So, we need as to connect clause.

Hence, B

yup agreed with Frankeinstein, there is a rule for One of x

one of x that/who ------> if X is plural use plural verb
one of x -----> use singular verb
only one of x -----> use singular

OA: B
Thanks guys !!

I chose C since I thought subject was 'Higher interest rate..'.why am I wrong here?