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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
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The decision by one of the nation's largest banks to admit to $3 billion in potential losses on foreign loans could mean less lending by commercial banks to developing countries and increased pressure on multigovernment lenders to supply the funds.
(A) increasing the pressure (B) the increasing pressure (c) the pressure increasing
Please help me to understand the differences between Original sentence and Option A,B,C?
Thank you
(A) increasing the pressure (B) the increasing pressure (c) the pressure increasing
Please help me to understand the differences between Original sentence and Option A,B,C?
Thank you
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You absolutely cannot use the , so B and C are impossible. There is no reference to any particular kind of pressure to supply funds. You cannot use A because it destroys the parllelism.
- You absolutely cannot use the , so B and C are impossible.
- There is no reference to any particular kind of pressure to supply funds.
- You cannot use A because it destroys the parllelism.
- could mean less lending (adjective - noun) and increased pressure (adjective - noun) increasing the pressure (gerund - object of gerund) doesn't work well here.
- CJ
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You absolutely cannot use the, so B and C are impossible. There is no reference to any particular kind of pressure to supply funds.
You cannot use A because it destroys the parllelism.
could mean
less lending (adjective - noun)
and
increased pressure (adjective - noun)
increasing the p
You cannot use A because it destroys the parllelism.
could mean
less lending (adjective - noun)
and
increased pressure (adjective - noun)
increasing the p
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