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hemant_rajput
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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.
