16. Retail sales rose 0.8 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
[spoiler]OA:B[/spoiler]
My reasoning for eliminating options [spoiler]A, D ,and E was that we don't need "that of" phrase for comparison as we are not comparing personal spending of July-September quarter with personal spending of 1.4% .[/spoiler]
Now I've eliminate D because of "that" .[spoiler] First of all "that" is restrictive modifier, so it doesn't require COMMA before it and second that is referring to July–September quarter instead of referring to personal spending.[/spoiler]
Is my reasoning correct?
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
[spoiler]OA:B[/spoiler]
My reasoning for eliminating options [spoiler]A, D ,and E was that we don't need "that of" phrase for comparison as we are not comparing personal spending of July-September quarter with personal spending of 1.4% .[/spoiler]
Now I've eliminate D because of "that" .[spoiler] First of all "that" is restrictive modifier, so it doesn't require COMMA before it and second that is referring to July–September quarter instead of referring to personal spending.[/spoiler]
Is my reasoning correct?
I'm no expert, just trying to work on my skills. If I've made any mistakes please bear with me.
