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by GmatKiss » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:06 pm

Despite the growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machine, many travelers will still use travel agents

A) growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, many travelers will

B) growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, that many travelers would

C) growing number of people purchasing plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers as compared to automatic teller machines, many travelers will

D) fact that the number of people purchasing plane tickets online is growing, airline execituves are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers as compared to automatic teller machines, that many travelers would

E) fact that the number of people who purchase plane tickets online are growing, airline executives are convinced that, just as obe-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers compared with automatic teller machines, many travelers would

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by patanjali.purpose » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:30 pm

GmatKiss wrote:Despite the growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machine, many travelers will still use travel agents

A) growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, many travelers will

B) growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, that many travelers would

C) growing number of people purchasing plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers as compared to automatic teller machines, many travelers will

D) fact that the number of people purchasing plane tickets online is growing, airline execituves are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers as compared to automatic teller machines, that many travelers would

E) fact that the number of people who purchase plane tickets online are growing, airline executives are convinced that, just as obe-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers compared with automatic teller machines, many travelers would

Very interesting and challenging question

We can approach in two ways:

Approach 1) we require WILL (not WOULD) as there is no conditions in this sentence; drop B/D/E. Between A and C - in C we have a run-on sentence (we have "airline executives are convinced,...,many travelers will ..."). The two clauses in bold are not connected properly: WE NEED 'THAT' in between).

Approach 2) THAT sould come before "JUST AS...MACHINES". Lets see simpler example to understand: "HE IS CONVINCED THAT HIS FRIEND WILL HELP HIM in this year as well". We can make some additions in this sentence: "HE IS CONVINCED THAT, as in last year, HIS FRIEND WILL HELP HIM in this year as well". We can drop B/D and C (for missing THAT); We can drop E using "THE NUMBER....ARE/IS GROWING".

IMO A

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by bittu.0807 » Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:47 am

WILL VS WOULD

Why will and not would? Confused.

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by sam2304 » Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:00 am

prefer X to Y is the right idiom

C/D/E - all fail to use the right idiom.
B - convinced 'that' is missing

IMO A.

'Would' is used for conditional sentences. If X happened, Y would happen. If X happens Y will happen. Would also comes along with past tense. Here in the sentence we are using present tense so 'will' is preferred.

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by penguinfoot » Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:47 am

GmatKiss wrote:Despite the growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machine, many travelers will still use travel agents

A) growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, many travelers will

B) growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, that many travelers would

C) growing number of people purchasing plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers as compared to automatic teller machines, many travelers will

D) fact that the number of people purchasing plane tickets online is growing, airline execituves are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers as compared to automatic teller machines, that many travelers would

E) fact that the number of people who purchase plane tickets online are growing, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers compared with automatic teller machines, many travelers would

Errors marked in red above.

Most importantly,

airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers

If you dont use 'that' before the comma - the meaning changes to : Airline Executives are just as convinced as One-third of bank customers. Nonsensical meaning - right ?

Furthermore,

Will vs Would

Will -> Simple future tense is used in context of present events. => Prediction
Would -> Conditional future tense is used in context of past events. => Forecast

just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines

The above sentence is in present tense, stick to simple future.

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by jordan23 » Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:04 am

IMO A.
Idiom: prefer X to Y

GmatKiss wrote:Despite the growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machine, many travelers will still use travel agents

A) growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, many travelers will

B) growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, that many travelers would - that missing

C) growing number of people purchasing plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers as compared to automatic teller machines, many travelers will

D) fact that the number of people purchasing plane tickets online is growing, airline execituves are convinced, just as one-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers as compared to automatic teller machines, that many travelers would

E) fact that the number of people who purchase plane tickets online are growing, airline executives are convinced that, just as obe-third of bank customers still prefer human tellers compared with automatic teller machines, many travelers would

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