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by tanviet » Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:31 am
"for customer....." is in prediction so this phrase must be after the word pridict, d,e are wrong

c, wrong because there is no "that"

b, wrong because active is better.

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jsl wrote:Why does A, which is the OA, beat E?

Just to answer your question

" will greatly reduce costs" should modify rate cuts and not the commission. In E, looks as if Commission will go and reduce the costs directly. However, actual meaning is Commission would reduce rates, which in turn would greatly reduce costs

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B, C -Passive construction

E-issue mentioned above

D- Actual meaning, Govt prediction is for consumers that mean certain requirements, FCC would reduce rates. D changes the meaning..It says Govt prediction is about FCC rate custs

Hence, A

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