Publishers of travel guides

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by bhumika.k.shah » Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:47 pm
Publishers of travel guides for families typically suffer weak Januaries, because vacation budgets are low and efforts to save are intense as families plan for the calendar year ahead.

(A) low and efforts to save are intense as families plan
(B) low and their efforts to save are intense as they plan
(C) low with more intense efforts to save in planning
(D) low, while efforts to save are more intense to plan
(E) low, while their efforts to save are more intense in planning

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by prinit » Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:34 pm
bhumika.k.shah wrote:Publishers of travel guides for families typically suffer weak Januaries, because vacation budgets are low and efforts to save are intense as families plan for the calendar year ahead.

(A) low and efforts to save are intense as families plan your answer correct
(B) low and their efforts to save are intense as they plan
(C) low with more intense efforts to save in planning
(D) low, while efforts to save are more intense to plan
(E) low, while their efforts to save are more intense in planning

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My pick is A. below is my POE...
B - their is ambiguous publishers/ families?
C - to save in planning is awkward construction
D - don't see use of more intense here
E - unnecessary their and more intense

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by subgeeth » Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:46 pm
IMO A

(A) low and efforts to save are intense as families plan your answer correct
(B) low and their efforts to save are intense as they plan -they refers to what
(C) low with more intense efforts to save in planning who is planning ?
(D) low, while efforts to save are more intense to plan -Different meaning
(E) low, while their efforts to save are more intense in planning -Their is ambiguous

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by reply2spg » Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:58 pm
what is wrong with D?