Although women's wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the
ratio of their earnings with that of men have been roughly static since 1960.
A. with that of men have been
B. to that of men are
C. to those of men have been
D. with those of men is
E. to those of men has been
[spoiler]Answer:QUite obvious[/spoiler]
Although women’s wages are
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IMO E.maihuna wrote:Although women's wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the
ratio of their earnings with that of men have been roughly static since 1960.
A. with that of men have been
B. to that of men are
C. to those of men have been
D. with those of men is
E. to those of men has been
[spoiler]Answer:QUite obvious[/spoiler]
Ratio is singular. A, B & C are out
D - The un underlined sentence says SINCE. So, we should use perfect tenses. Also, I believe the idiom is ratio of A TO B. Not A WITH B.
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