Declining values of homes

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Declining values of homes

by gmatdriller » Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:16 am
Declining values of homes, the collateral against which homeowners
borrow to finance additions and other home improvements, is
going to
decrease the revenues of many small contractors this year.


(A) the collateral against which homeowners borrow to finance additions and
other home improvements, is

(B) the collateral which homeowners borrow against to finance additions and
other home improvements, is

(C) the collateral which is borrowed against by homeowners to finance additions
and other home improvements, is

(D) against which collateral homeowners borrow from to finance additions and
other home improvements, are

(E) the collateral against which homeowners borrow to finance additions and
other home improvements, are

Am sorry, i don't have the OA; however, i believe experts can help me out on this
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by psychomath » Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:16 am
I ll go with D...Not very confident with my answer though

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by gmatdriller » Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:02 am
Structured this way: Declining values of homes, ...are
IMO: subject is "declining values." so, we need plural verb (ARE)

question: what does "the collateral against which..." modify?:
if it is "declining values," i expect to see "collaterals" - plural
if it is "homes," i also expect to see "collaterals" - plural

what is ", the collateral" referring to?

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by uwhusky » Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:50 am
https://www.beatthegmat.com/declining-va ... 60223.html

Actual OG question, even though it is labeled as SC1000.
Yep.

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by arora007 » Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:56 am
This question is a part of knewton's sentence correction 1.

Alas I got it wrong! Chose A and made a S-V agreement error. The answer is definitely E.
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