Sentence Correction

16. Until quite recently, American economists have assumed that the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers.

(A) the unemployment rate being four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(B) should the unemployment rate be four per cent, there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers
(C) were the unemployment rate four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
(D) if the unemployment rate is four per cent, there is a rough balance between jobs and job seekers
(E) there is a rough balance among jobs and job seekers when there is an unemployment rate that is four per cent

OA : D

Among Vs Between

there are only two components who are getting compared >> jobs and job seekers. So the usage of between is correct.

My pick is D.

OA pls

IMO (D)....

If.. Then condition prevails here....

mgmt_gmat and prinit--agreed.

if..then
as well as among vs. between

imo D ...OA plz

wen we say 'assume ' that means we are considering a hypothetical condition (which is actually not true)

Had 'D' been the correct answer , It would have used WILL in place of IS .

So correct ans is C b'coz WERE is best suited for hypothetical condition.

Please correct me if wrong.

Thanks!

girish3131 wrote:wen we say 'assume ' that means we are considering a hypothetical condition (which is actually not true)

Had 'D' been the correct answer , It would have used WILL in place of IS .

So correct ans is C b'coz WERE is best suited for hypothetical condition.

Please correct me if wrong.

Thanks!

I Agree!