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by Sher1 » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:37 am
When rates were raised in 1985, postal service officials predicted they would make further rate increases unnecessary for at least three years.
(A) they would make further rate increases unnecessary
(B) they would mean that further rate increases would not be needed
(C) that it would not be necessary for further rate increases
(D) that the increase would make further rate increases unnecessary
(E) further rate increases will not be needed
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by kamalsinghy » Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:08 am
IMO D.

Keeps the original meaning of the sentence and removes the pronoun 'they' and puts the appropriate word 'increase'.

C & E are slightly tempting but in C, pronoun 'it' is wrong.

E is correct construction but meaning is not retained so D wins.
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