Sentence Correction

167. Britain's economic growth was slower in the mid-1970's and its decline much more rapid in the subsequent recession than the United States.
A. Britain's economic growth was slower in the mid-1970's and its decline much more rapid in the subsequent recession than the United States.
B. The economic growth of Britain was slower in the mid-1970's and it declined much more rapidly in the subsequent recession than the United States did.
C. Britain's economy, which grew more slowly in the mid-1970's, also had declined much more rapidly in the subsequent recession than the United States did.
D. The economy of Britain grew more slowly in the mid-1970's and declined much more rapidly in the subsequent recession than did the economy of the United States.
E. Britain's economy grew more slowly in the mid-1970's and its decline was much more rapid during the subsequent recession than the economy of the United States.


will post answer later....i got it right but i just want to see the public's response...

I think that the answer is D because it is the only answer choice that does not does not use a pronoun without a clear antecedent or misuse a verb tense.

you are correct!

Cant ITS refer to BRITAIN's ECONOMY ???

mmslf75 wrote:Cant ITS refer to BRITAIN's ECONOMY ???

Yes, you can. But answer E is wrong for some other reasons. "and its decline" is ambiguous.

D

E is WRONG because the economy of US is a noun phrase and here actions are compared ... Econmoy grew is required

Is economy of Britain same as Britain's economic growth? Doesnt the subject and subsequently the meaning change in D? :

D

Easy. You know whats hard? Test anxiety.

D for sure!

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Britain's economic growth was slower in the mid-1970's and its decline much more rapid in the subsequent recession than the United States.
(A) Britain's economic growth was slower in the mid-1970's and its decline much more rapid in the subsequent recession than the United States.
(B) The economic growth of Britain was slower in the mid-1970's and it declined much more rapidly in the subsequent recession than the United States did.
(C) Britain's economy, which grew more slowly in the mid-1970's, also had declined much more rapidly in the subsequent recession than the United States did.
(D) The economy of Britain grew more slowly in the mid-1970's and declined much more rapidly in the subsequent recession than did the economy of the United States.
(E) Britain's economy grew more slowly in the mid-1970's and its decline was much more rapid during the subsequent recession than the economy of the United States.


A. Wrong comparison: Britain's economic growth has been compared with the United States
B. Wrong comparison: Britain's economic growth has been compared with the United States
C. Wrong comparison: Britain's economic growth has been compared with the United States
D. CORRECT
E. Not parallel ... 'grew' is not parallel to 'its decline'.

wawatan wrote: E. Britain's economy grew more slowly in the mid-1970's and its decline was much more rapid during the subsequent recession than the economy of the United States.

ITS refers to britain when it should refer to economy