Question 144

Choose the best way of writing the sentence.
A. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create difference of prices at which goods are traded on the world market and their price within a local market.
B. The distinctive feature of tarriffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference of prices at which goods are traded with the world market and their prices in the local market.
C. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference between prices at which goods are traded on the world market and their prices within a local market.
D. The distinctive feature of tarriffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference across prices at which goods are traded with the world market and their prices within a local market.

Solution

There are two prices that are being compared - prices at which goods are traded on the world market and prices at which goods are sold in the local market. So, the difference is created 'between' the two prices. Also, goods are traded 'on' the world market and not 'with' the world market. So, the grammatically correct sentence is option c).

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