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by Dean Jones » Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:34 am
Hi Friends,

I am having difficulty in understanding the following problem. Need help.

Shrinking faster than any other nation's, the projected decline of Japan's population is 17 percent during the next half century.

(A) Shrinking faster than any other nation's, the projected decline of Japan's population is

(B) Shrinking faster than any other nation, Japan's population has a projected decline of

(C) The population of Japan is shrinking faster than that of any other nation and is projected to decline by

(D) The Japanese population is shrinking faster than any other nation, and it has a projected decline at

(E) Japan's population is shrinking faster than that of any other nation, with a projected decline at

OA after some discussions.
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by Ozlemg » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:51 pm
C looks ok for me!

(A) Shrinking faster than any other nation's, the projected decline of Japan's population is

(B) Shrinking faster than any other nation, Japan's population has a projected decline of

(C) The population of Japan is shrinking faster than that of any other nation and is projected to decline by
(D) The Japanese population is shrinking faster than any other nation, and it has a projected decline at

(E) Japan's population is shrinking faster than that of any other nation, with a projected decline at
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by gmatfeel » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:06 pm
(A) Shrinking faster than any other nation's, the projected decline of Japan's population is

(B) Shrinking faster than any other nation, Japan's population has a projected decline of
not idiomatic

(C) The population of Japan is shrinking faster than that of any other nation and is projected to decline by

(D) The Japanese population is shrinking faster than any other nation, and it has a projected decline at

it in the second line is ambiguous to who is it referring to, Japan's population / any other nation
(E) Japan's population is shrinking faster than that the population of any other nation, with a projected decline at


I would go with C too.[spoiler][/spoiler]
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