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Black children are three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where no parent has full‐time or year‐round employment. A. three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where B. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where C. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households than white children have been and double as likely to live in a home where D. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households as white children and twice as likely of living in a home where E. three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children are and twice more likely to live in a home where
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Re: Black children are three times as likely to live [#permalink]
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getgyan wrote: Black children are three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where no parent has full‐time or year‐round employment.
A. three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where
B. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where - Correct Answer
C. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households than white children have been and double as likely to live in a home where - use of have been is correct in this comparison with 'are" - use of double here is wrong - eliminate
D. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households as white children and twice as likely of living in a home where - it should be more than
E. three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children are and twice more likely to live in a home where - it should be as likely as
+1 B I have a confusion here- how do we choose as likely as or more likely - i assume it all means the same..if not please explain 2. should we have a verb after than "are" may be?
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yashii9 wrote: getgyan wrote: Black children are three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where no parent has full‐time or year‐round employment.
A. three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where
B. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where - Correct Answer
C. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households than white children have been and double as likely to live in a home where - use of have been is correct in this comparison with 'are" - use of double here is wrong - eliminate
D. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households as white children and twice as likely of living in a home where - it should be more than
E. three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children are and twice more likely to live in a home where - it should be as likely as
+1 B I have a confusion here- how do we choose as likely as or more likely - i assume it all means the same..if not please explain 2. should we have a verb after than "are" may be? Hi Yashi, I will try to explain this with an example (as per my understanding). X is as likely to pass the exam as Y is ---- in this example both X and Y have same chances of passing the exam, X is more likely to pass the exam than Y is ---- in this example x has more probability of passing the exam than Y is Also as per my understanding the answer should B in this case here. Pls correct me if i'm missing some pt here . Thanks Jatin
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Re: Black children are three times as likely to live [#permalink]
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jsahni123 wrote: yashii9 wrote: getgyan wrote: Black children are three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where no parent has full‐time or year‐round employment.
A. three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where
B. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where - Correct Answer
C. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households than white children have been and double as likely to live in a home where - use of have been is correct in this comparison with 'are" - use of double here is wrong - eliminate
D. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households as white children and twice as likely of living in a home where - it should be more than
E. three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children are and twice more likely to live in a home where - it should be as likely as
+1 B I have a confusion here- how do we choose as likely as or more likely - i assume it all means the same..if not please explain 2. should we have a verb after than "are" may be? Hi Yashi, I will try to explain this with an example (as per my understanding). X is as likely to pass the exam as Y is ---- in this example both X and Y have same chances of passing the exam, X is more likely to pass the exam than Y is ---- in this example x has more probability of passing the exam than Y is Also as per my understanding the answer should B in this case here. Pls correct me if i'm missing some pt here . Thanks Jatin which is correct- or are both fine?? i am more likely to pass exams than she is i am more likely to pass exams than her wats your take on this?
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Black children are three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where no parent has full‐time or year‐round employment.
A. three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where
B. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households than white children and twice as likely to live in a home where
C. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households than white children have been and double as likely to live in a home where
D. three times more likely to live in single‐parent households as white children and twice as likely of living in a home where
E. three times as likely to live in single‐parent households than white children are and twice more likely to live in a home where
The idiom being tested here is X is more likely than Y.
Only B and C remains. In C , double is incorrectly used. B wins.
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Re: Black children are three times as likely to live [#permalink]
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Quote: which is correct- or are both fine??
i am more likely to pass exams than she is
i am more likely to pass exams than her
wats your take on this? Hi Yashii, I think if i would have to pick one of these sentences , i would prefer i am more likely to pass exams than she is But what bothers me in this sentence is that in the first part before the comparison keyword "than" i do not see the verb of the clause "i am more likely to pass exams". Can some expert pls pitch in here Thanks Jatin
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Re: Black children are three times as likely to live [#permalink]
08 Oct 2012, 21:10
yashii9 wrote: which is correct- or are both fine??
i am more likely to pass exams than she is
i am more likely to pass exams than her
wats your take on this? Hi Yashii First of all, when you reply to a post please delete the irrelevant content. It unnecessarily makes the post long. Secondly, both the sentences are correct. It is more of a personal choice. " I am more likely to pass exams than her" is considered informal. 
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