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Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France. (A) people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their (B) people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the (C) fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their (D) the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the (E) the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the
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I think it's B
Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.
A. people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their (wrong compaerison=>OUT)
B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the (OK)
C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their (awkward and passive construction=>OUT)
D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the (how it can be the rate of fatty foods??? The rate of consumption is right, so=>OUT)
E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the (the same as D=>OUT)
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I think the confusion happens when you try to parallel rate of fatty food consumption to rate of deaths. There is no need to make them parallel. If you try to do so, you will run into the problem that rate and rates are not parallel.
Only A and B are contenders, because C, D, and E are all passive.
A is really $%#ed up. It's comparing people in France to the U.S., instead of people in france to people in the U.S.
B was my pick. Thanks!
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cruiser wrote: Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.
(A) people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their
(B) people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the
(C) fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their
(D) the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the
(E) the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the B is the answer. We can safely eliminate answer choices A and C because of the use of "their" in place of "the". A- Incorrect because of illogical comparision and the use of "their" which is plainly wrong. Rate is wrongly compared to United States. C- Incorrect for two reasons: the use of passive voice and the use of "their". D and E are talking about the rate. It should be "people consuming fatty foods at a rate". Who consumes the fatty food in those coutries? People or animals? see the whole meaning changes. B coorectly uses the principles of comparison.
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cruiser wrote: Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.
A. people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their
B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the
C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their
D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the
E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the
I say D. But its btwn D or E. I think we can elim anything with the use of "their" (AC) and elim B b/c we are comparing rates not people.
I think its D over E b/c the rate of people compared to the death rate
vs. the rate of fatty foods consumed vs. the death rates
D just seems more logical.
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A - bad comparison.
B - suggests they eat at the same pace, and not consume in the same quantity
C - 'their' points to the wrong precedent
E - 'rate of people' is awkward
D is best.
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Between B and D, I pciked B.
I feel D would have been better like
"the rate of fatty foods consumed is about the same in France and the United States , the
What is the OA for this?
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I'm going for B. Would like to see the OA. 
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Thanks Guys.
I had picked D as the asnwer.
OA is B.
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Vlad77 wrote: I think it's B
Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.
A. people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their (wrong compaerison=>OUT)
B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the (OK)
C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their (awkward and passive construction=>OUT)
D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the (how it can be the rate of fatty foods??? The rate of consumption is right, so=>OUT)
E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the (the same as D=>OUT) I too was thinking the answer is D. coz of the construction Although the rate.... the rate. but after reading the first half again .... 'the rate ..... consumed' doesnt sound right. so i guess B is the only option.
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Vlad77 wrote: I think it's B
Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.
A. people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their (wrong compaerison=>OUT)
B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the (OK)
C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their (awkward and passive construction=>OUT)
D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the (how it can be the rate of fatty foods??? The rate of consumption is right, so=>OUT)
E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the (the same as D=>OUT) Guess you have given the perfect ans.....thanks and +1 for you
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Nice explanation by Vlad77
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Vlad77 wrote: I think it's B
Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.
A. people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their (wrong compaerison=>OUT)
B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the (OK)
C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their (awkward and passive construction=>OUT)
D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the (how it can be the rate of fatty foods??? The rate of consumption is right, so=>OUT)
E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the (the same as D=>OUT) Hi, Even i thought it to be D, but now with this explaination, it seems quite clear why it should be B. Thanks for this... +1 to you. Regds Soany
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It should be B, there is no mention of people in D
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It is B. The subject should be People and NOT rates. This leaves A and B choices open. But in A people are getting compared to United states. So the answer choice left is B.
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For me in B we are comparing "People in France" and "the US". In order to B be correct, for me it should be: "Although people in France and in the US, bla bla bla" Please clarify this. i dont see the correct || in B. thanks.
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I fell for D, but B is the answer. if we dont focus we'll lose the battle 
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noboru wrote: For me in B we are comparing "People in France" and "the US". In order to B be correct, for me it should be: "Although people in France and in the US, bla bla bla"
Please clarify this.
i dont see the correct || in B.
thanks. Ok. I will try my best to clarify your doubts. This is what we call Ellipsis. In this sentence, we can safely omit the preposition "in" before "the United States" because the same preposition "in" appears before France and the United States. In these types of situations, you should try to break the sentence into two parts: "Although people in France and the United States consume.... "can be broken down into the following two part: Although people in France consume and Although people in United Staes consume...
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My first answer was D but now I am convinced its B...
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A is wrong for bad comparison.
B is correct
C is wrong for awkward construction.
D and E are unidiomatic ( the rate at which fatty acids... is idiomatic)
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