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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
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This caution is understandable, particularly ……………….. five years.
This caution is understandable, particularly ……………….. five years.
A. inflation raising over the country in the last
B. inflation rise in the country in the past
C. with inflation in the country rising over the past (Answer)
D. with inflation raise over the country in the last
Source: university exam
Hi,
May I know why B and D can not work?
I asked this question in http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/this-caution-is-understandable-particularly-%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-five-years.3239261/#post-16395447 and two nonnative English speakers answered it but I couldn't understand their explanations very well.
I will be grateful if you tell me what's wrong with B and D.
Thank you.
A. inflation raising over the country in the last
B. inflation rise in the country in the past
C. with inflation in the country rising over the past (Answer)
D. with inflation raise over the country in the last
Source: university exam
Hi,
May I know why B and D can not work?
I asked this question in http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/this-caution-is-understandable-particularly-%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-five-years.3239261/#post-16395447 and two nonnative English speakers answered it but I couldn't understand their explanations very well.
I will be grateful if you tell me what's wrong with B and D.
Thank you.
Top answer
sb70012 May I know why B and D can not work? They are incorrect English. You could just as well ask why 'speak' doesn't mean 'see'.
- sb70012 May I know why B and D can not work?
- They are incorrect English.
- You could just as well ask why 'speak' doesn't mean 'see'.
- In B 'inflation rise' is unidiomatic English and in D 'inflation raise' is incorrect and 'over' is the wrong preposition.
- CB
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sb70012May I know why B and D can not work?They are incorrect English. You could just as well ask why 'speak' doesn't mean 'see'. In B 'inflation rise' is unidiomatic English and in D 'inflation raise' is incorrect and 'over' is the wrong preposition.
CB
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B is wrong because inflation is not a caution.
This caution is understandable:particularly companies' unwillingness to hire new workers over the past five years.
The underlined is a cautionary act that companies might make.
D is wrong because "raise" is a verb.
This caution is understandable, particularly with
This caution is understandable:
The underlined is a cautionary act that companies might make.
D is wrong because "raise" is a verb.
This caution is understandable, particularly with
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AlpheccaStarsD is wrong because "raise" is a verb.Thanks for answering but I see nothing wrong with "with inflation raise". "raise" is used as a noun here.
If we can't use "raise" as a noun?
Dictionaries say that it can also be used a noun.
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