726. The delinquency rates on mortgages for office buildings, hotels, shopping malls, and other commercial properties held by the nations insurance companies in recent months have increased sharply, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the next three years.
(A) in recent months have increased sharply, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the next three years
(B) have increased sharply in recent months, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loans could double over the next three years
(C) have increased sharply in recent months, leading to predictions that doubling of foreclosures on these types of loans could occur over the next three years
(D) has increased sharply in recent months, and lead to predictions that over the next three years doubling of foreclosures on this type of loan could occur
(E) in recent months has increased sharply, and this leads to predictions that foreclosures on that type of loan in the next three years could double
Solution:
Subject-verb Agreement
In A, have increased (verb) should be closer to delinquency rates (noun) and therefore, the verb should come before in recent months.
In C, doubling of foreclosures is awkward.
In D and E, subject-verb agreement is violated- ...rates (plural)...has (singular)....
B is the best choice because rectifies the errors with other choices.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution:
(A) in recent months have increased sharply, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the next three years
(B) have increased sharply in recent months, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loans could double over the next three years
(C) have increased sharply in recent months, leading to predictions that doubling of foreclosures on these types of loans could occur over the next three years
(D) has increased sharply in recent months, and lead to predictions that over the next three years doubling of foreclosures on this type of loan could occur
(E) in recent months has increased sharply, and this leads to predictions that foreclosures on that type of loan in the next three years could double
Solution:
Subject-verb Agreement
In A, have increased (verb) should be closer to delinquency rates (noun) and therefore, the verb should come before in recent months.
In C, doubling of foreclosures is awkward.
In D and E, subject-verb agreement is violated- ...rates (plural)...has (singular)....
B is the best choice because rectifies the errors with other choices.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution: