OG11.... Why "b", which is also a noun, is wrong?
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IMO C?
B lacks verb, making the sentence a fragment. To maintain parallelism we need a verb to complete the sentence not a noun.
Please post OA and OE.
Hope it helps.
B lacks verb, making the sentence a fragment. To maintain parallelism we need a verb to complete the sentence not a noun.
Please post OA and OE.
Hope it helps.
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I don't think B is a fragment because we have a subject and a verb: "the decision...could mean..."bubbliiiiiiii wrote:IMO C?
B lacks verb, making the sentence a fragment. To maintain parallelism we need a verb to complete the sentence not a noun.
Please post OA and OE.
Hope it helps.
However, we do have an issue in B: "could mean less lending...and the increasing pressure..."
The definite article "the" here is unnecessary and awkward.
C fixes the problem: "could mean less lending...and increased pressure..."
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