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by rohit9359 » Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:33 pm
Q. In 1973 mortgage payments represented twenty-one percent of an average thirty-year-old male’s income; and forty-four percent in 1984.
(A) income; and forty-four percent in 1984
(B) income; in 1984 the figure was forty-four percent
(C) income, and in 1984 forty-four percent
(D) income, forty-four percent in 1984 was the figure
(E) income that rose to forty-four percent in 1984

The OA is [spoiler](B)[/spoiler]. Why not [spoiler](C)[/spoiler]?
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by hitmewithgmat » Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:21 pm
Q. In 1973 mortgage payments represented twenty-one percent of an average thirty-year-old male’s income; and forty-four percent in 1984.

(B) income; in 1984 the figure was forty-four percent
(C) income, and in 1984 forty-four percent


C sounds (after income) unfinished sentence. forty-percent what?
however, B is correct because it is parallel.
The sentence starts with "in the 1973...." and B) starts after income " in 1984..." Besides, "the figure" explicitly replace the meaning of "..of an average thrity-yaer-old male's income.
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by dreamzz2010 » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:54 am
we are comparing figures of 1983 and 1984, hence "the figure was" is required.
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by bmlaud » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:02 am
(A) income; and forty-four percent in 1984 - Use of and after semi colon is wrong.

(B) income; in 1984 the figure was forty-four percent - Correct, it shows two independent clauses joined by a semi colon.

(C) income, and in 1984 forty-four percent - IInd part is incomplete

(D) income, forty-four percent in 1984 was the figure - second part seems to be modifying income.

(E) income that rose to forty-four percent in 1984- adjectival clause modifying'income' changes the meaning.
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by snsubbu » Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:23 am
The part after semi colon should always be a 'stand alone' sentence.

By this logic, we can eliminate A

C and D are illogical and does not make sense.

E looks like as if it is the income that rose and not the mortage payments.

So we are left with B, which is concise and makes sense.
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by welcome » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:18 am
(A) income; and forty-four percent in 1984 => not proper use of ;, should be 2 independent clause.

(B) income; in 1984 the figure was forty-four percent - CORRECT.

(C) income, and in 1984 forty-four percent => not parellal and structre is wrong

(D) income, forty-four percent in 1984 was the figure => modifying income, should modify %.

(E) income that rose to forty-four percent in 1984 = that is wrong, rose is also wrong.
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