{"id":522,"date":"2011-06-08T13:16:30","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T20:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=522"},"modified":"2022-11-17T14:29:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T08:59:22","slug":"because-of-wireless-service-costsgmatprep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/because-of-wireless-service-costsgmatprep\/","title":{"rendered":"Because of wireless service costs\u2026GMATPrep"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 4<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>\n
Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as mobile phones are increasingly common, many people now using their mobile phones to make calls across a wide region at night and on weekends, when numerous wireless companies provide unlimited airtime for a relatively small monthly fee.<\/address>\n\n\n\n
A. Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as mobile phones are increasingly common, many people<\/address>\n\n\n\n
B. As the cost of wireless service plummeted in the last year and as mobile phones became increasingly common, many people<\/address>\n\n\n\n
C. In the last year, with the cost of wireless service plummeting, and mobile phones have become increasingly common, there are many people<\/address>\n\n\n\n
D. With the cost of wireless service plummeting in the last year and mobile phones becoming increasingly common, many people are<\/address>\n\n\n\n
E. While the cost of wireless service has plummeted in the last year and mobile phones are increasingly common, many people are<\/address>\n\n\n\n

What does this question test?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This question tests your understanding of parallelism.  It also tests your skill in identifying all SV pairs in the sentence.  Additionally, it tests your ability to select the choice that communicates the intended meaning without any change or distortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this sentence mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This sentence presents a cause and effect sequence.  The stated effect is \u2013 many people are now using their mobile phones to make calls across a wide region at night and on weekends.  During nights and weekends, the wireless companies provide unlimited airtime at a low price.  This effect has happened because of the following two reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Wireless service costs have plummeted in the last year<\/li>
  2. Mobile phones have become very common<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    What are the errors in the original sentence?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The sentence has following structure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n