JP_1000
September 30, 2008, 7:03pm
1
<p>In order to make a profit consistently, it requires a great tax reduction for farmers</p>
<p>A. same as above</p>
<p>B. great tax reductions for farmers are required</p>
<p>C. farmers must have their taxes greatly reduced</p>
<p>D. farmers' taxes must be reduced greatly</p>
<p>E. there must be a great tax reduction for farmers</p>
<p>Can someone explain the right answer?</p>
<p>the first phrase modifies the farmer, so C is correct</p>
JP_1000
September 30, 2008, 7:24pm
3
<p>i don't know why i got that wrong...</p>
<p>C is the only one that uses farmers as the subject...</p>
<p>And you can rewrite it:</p>
<p>In order to make a profit, farmers must have their taxes greatly reduced.</p>
<p>definitely C. since farmers are the ones that want profit, only 2 choices are left and C makes more sense than D</p>
<p>and D is wrong because it's "taxes"</p>
sgk1234
September 30, 2008, 10:56pm
6
<p>It has to be C:
"Farmers" are the ones who "make a profit consistently", so "farmers" is the subject of the sentence. The others are wrong because "farmers" is not the subject, but rather something else.</p>