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The declining revenue

by dream700 » Tue May 11, 2010 9:46 pm
The declining revenue at Xenon Industries during the first quarter has prompted executives to reassess the company's marketing and distribution strategies for the new product line.



A The declining revenue
B The declining of revenue
C Declining revenues
D Due to declining revenues
E Due to the declining of revenue

Please give an explaination with your answer.... OA will post later...

Thanks,
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by paes » Tue May 11, 2010 10:00 pm
IMO B

A The declining revenue --> It seems that (declining)revenue has prompted ....(X) but actually the event (decline of revenue) has prompted .. X
B The declining of revenue
C Declining revenues --> subject revenues, verb 'has'
D Due to declining revenues --> Not a complete sentence, no subject
E Due to the declining of revenue --> Not a complete sentence, no subject
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Tue May 11, 2010 10:01 pm
imo D..
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by dream700 » Tue May 11, 2010 10:36 pm
guys, IMO C, but the OA is A...
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by paes » Tue May 11, 2010 10:46 pm
dream700 wrote:guys, IMO C, but the OA is A...
C is surely wrong.
verb agreement issue, as I mentioned earlier.
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by prosaicblabber » Tue May 11, 2010 10:48 pm
ruled out D and E due to awkward construction
due to ---- has prompted
ruled out C due to usage of revenues rather than revenue ( a single quarter)

was confused between A and B
B seems awkward The decline of revenue seemed somewhat right to me rather than The declining of revenue.
(A) stands out without a fault .
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by dkher » Wed May 12, 2010 5:58 am
dream700 wrote:The declining revenue at Xenon Industries during the first quarter has prompted executives to reassess the company's marketing and distribution strategies for the new product line.



A The declining revenue
B The declining of revenue
C Declining revenues
D Due to declining revenues
E Due to the declining of revenue

Please give an explaination with your answer.... OA will post later...

Thanks,
Deutsch750



The declining revenue, the rising cost are correct usages and not the declining of revenue or the the rising of the cost.
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