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A higher interest rate is only one of the factors, albeit an important one, that keeps thehousing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade.
  • a)
     keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
  • b)
    keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
  • c)
     keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, as it did
  • d)
    keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like
  • e)
    keep the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
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A higher interest rate is only one of the factors, albeit an important...
  • The original sentence states that "a higher interest rate is only one of the factors...that keeps..." The clause "that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control" is describing the word "factors." Since "factors" is plural noun and "keeps" agrees with singular nouns, we need to find a sentence that replaces "keeps" with "keep". Also, "like it did earlier in the decade" is incorrect. When comparing clauses (i.e., a phrase containing a subject and a verb), we must use "as" instead of "like." For example, "She sings like her mother" and "She sings as her mother does" are both correct, but "She sings like her mother does" is not.
  • (A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
  • (B) CORRECT. This choice remedies the verb agreement issue by using the singular "keep." It also correctly changes the comparison word from "like" to "as."
  • (C) This subject-verb issue with "keeps" remains.
  • (D) The subject-verb issue is remedied, however, the comparison is a faulty one. "Like" is used to compare two nouns and here the second part of the comparison is "earlier in the decade." The phrase "it did" is needed here to logically complete the comparison, in which case, "as" must be used to draw the comparison.
  • (E) The subject-verb issue is remedied, however, the word "as" should be used instead of "like."
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The sentence is discussing the factors that prevent the housing market from getting out of control, like it did in the past. The higher interest rate is one of those factors. The sentence is grammatically correct and meaningful.

Option A: The use of "keeps" is correct, but the comparison "like it did" is incorrect. The past tense of "did" should be used.
Option B: This option is grammatically correct and expresses the intended meaning.
Option C: The use of "as it did" is correct, but the tense of "keeps" should be changed to "keep" to match the singular subject "interest rate."
Option D: The use of "like" is correct, but the verb tense should match the singular subject "interest rate" and be changed to "keeps."
Option E: This option is grammatically correct, but the use of "it did" is redundant since the comparison was already made in the first part of the sentence.

Conclusion: Option B is the correct answer as it is grammatically correct and expresses the intended meaning.
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