GMATNinja wrote:
RicaLin wrote:
Why is the first sentence correct （“this year” vs "last {year}"）while the second one is wrong for its comparisons("prices" vs "a year ago")?
1.Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.
2.Prices at the producer level are only 1.3 percent higher now than a year ago and are going down, even though floods in the Midwest and drought in the south are
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1.Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.
2.Prices at the producer level are only 1.3 percent higher now than a year ago and are going down, even though floods in the Midwest and drought in the south are
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