Noting that the Federal Reserve had raised a key short-term interest rate again last month, analysts said that they expected orders for durable goods to decline soon because rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit

A. rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit

B. rising interest rates make buying on credit more expensive

C. a rise in interest rates make it more expensive to buy on credit

D. a rise in interest rates make buying on credit more expensive

E. a rise in interest rates makes it more expensive for them to be bought on credit

rising interest rates复数主语排除A，a rise 单数主语排除CD。E里面it 指代不明。选B

Noting that…analysts said that they expected…because rising interest rates make

主要考察主谓一致 

A．主谓一致问题。 Rates和makes不对应。Rising是adj。Buy限制了them，因此这里them指代无歧义。

B．正确。Buy on credit 分期付款

C. make-->makes 主谓不一致

D. make-->makes 主谓不一致

A.    for them to be bought on credit 里面那个 them 指代不明. 不知道是指 durable goods，容易以为是沿用前面的 they，即 analysts 了， 就变成分期付款买 analysts，造成逻辑意思荒谬。例同OG 162.