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by Ozlemg » Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:40 am
Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin.

a. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise,
b. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise,
c. If present metal prices continue to sharply rise,
d. Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should mean that
e. Metal prices' sharp rise continuing should mean that


Why C is not correct??
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jul 17, 2011 2:33 am
Hi,
I believe it is a split infinitive problem. We cannot insert an adverb(sharply) between to and the following verb(rise). That is the problem with C.
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