While large banks can afford to maintain their own data-processing operations, many smaller regional and community banks are finding that the cost associated with upgrading data-processing equipment and with the development and maintenance of new products and technical staff are prohibitive.
A cost associated with
B costs associated with
C costs arising from
D cost of
E costs of
why is option D wrong?
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The sentence is of the form "Costs" assiciated with X and with Y "are" ...
Hence we need a plural subject to go along with "are"
This makes option D wrong.
And to make the two items of the list parallel, we need [spoiler]"costs associated with"[/spoiler]
Hence option B is the correct option
Hence we need a plural subject to go along with "are"
This makes option D wrong.
And to make the two items of the list parallel, we need [spoiler]"costs associated with"[/spoiler]
Hence option B is the correct option
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Please underline the relevant portion.
In many cases, the NON-UNDERLINED portion will dictate what is needed in the UNDERLINED position.
Here, cost (singular) does not agree with are (plural).
Eliminate A and D.
B: the costs associated WITH upgrading...and WITH the development
C: the costs arising FROM upgrading... and WITH the development
E: the costs OF upgrading...and WITH the development
Of these options, B clearly offers the most parallel construction (WITH and WITH).
Eliminate C and E.
The correct answer is B.
In many cases, the NON-UNDERLINED portion will dictate what is needed in the UNDERLINED position.
A and D: the cost...are prohibitiveanksm22 wrote:While large banks can afford to maintain their own data-processing operations, many smaller regional and community banks are finding that the cost associated with upgrading data-processing equipment and with the development and maintenance of new products and technical staff are prohibitive.
A cost associated with
B costs associated with
C costs arising from
D cost of
E costs of
Here, cost (singular) does not agree with are (plural).
Eliminate A and D.
B: the costs associated WITH upgrading...and WITH the development
C: the costs arising FROM upgrading... and WITH the development
E: the costs OF upgrading...and WITH the development
Of these options, B clearly offers the most parallel construction (WITH and WITH).
Eliminate C and E.
The correct answer is B.
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