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Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   20 May 2008, 19:28
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102. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States.

A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves
B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save
C. Compared to not running, those running for three days a week save
D. When compared with those who do not, people running three days a week save
E. When compared to nonrunners, running three days a week saves
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2009, 17:57
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Ans B. Use 'compare with' when comparing similar things and 'compare to' for dissimilar things. e.g. Compare my signature with your signature (signatures are two similar things). I compared her smile to the sun (person and sun and dissimilar)

Even if I didn't know the difference btn compare to and compare with, the other answers have issues as shown below

Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States.
A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves
those should be compared to people not the verb running.
B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save
Correctly compares nonrunners to people
C. Compared to not running, those running for three days a week save
Same as A, comparing verb running to 'those'
D. When compared with those who do not ??, people running three days a week save
When is unnecessary here. Secondly, when compared with those who do not do what? Sentence shouldn't leave you hanging
E. When compared to nonrunners, running three days a week saves
Same as A, cannot compare nonrunners to a verb.
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   20 May 2008, 19:50
The answer would be D - and compared is right.
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   20 May 2008, 21:14
I see your point - B seems more appropriate.
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 10 Apr 2016, 00:13
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Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States.
A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves
B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save
C. Compared to not running, those running for three days a week save
D. When compared with those who do not, people running three days a week save
E. When compared to nonrunners, running three days a week saves

Originally posted by sandipchowdhury on 13 Jan 2009, 14:06.
Last edited by JarvisR on 10 Apr 2016, 00:13, edited 1 time in total.
Moved to correct forum and added OA
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2009, 15:24
Interested in why C would be wrong...
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2009, 15:36
In C IMO you are comparing running vs those....i.e. verb vs noun...which is wrong
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Interested in why C would be wrong...
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2009, 20:11
I too think its B.Only B has the correct comparison comparing those who do not run with people who run.
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   13 Jan 2009, 22:58
Good explanation leswm. :-D
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   14 Jan 2009, 02:07
compare with is used for similar things while compare to is used for dissimilar things. So, A,C and E are out. now b/w B and D, D is unnecessarily wordy. B uses correct comparison, correct idiom and is most precise. so ans B.
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Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States.
A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves
B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save
C. Compared to not running, those running for three days a week save
D. When compared with those who do not, people running three days a week save
E. When compared to nonrunners, running three days a week saves
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   20 Jan 2010, 13:24
Compared with -- emphasizes differences
Compared to-- emphasizes similarities.

OA is B
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   29 Mar 2014, 02:39
I think everybody has given correct answer , but not a good explanation.

This question is dealing with two issues

a) Comparisons b) Subject Verb Agreement (People --->save)

Now let's analyze the choices

a) Comparing People with running ---------------- wrong choice.
c) Compares not running with People.---------------- wrong choice.
d) Comparison is correct , but the use of when is ambiguous. ---------------- wrong choice.
e) Comparing Non-runners to running.---------------- wrong choice.

The only obvious choice is B.
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   30 Nov 2014, 06:25
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Compared to OR
Compared with.

Logic: We use 'Compared to' when we compare 'Similarities' and we use 'Compared with' when we compare the 'Differences'.

Here we are comparing nonrunners with people who do not run.
A,C and E are out.

B. 'Nonrunners' parallel to 'People' (Noun // Noun)- Correct answer
D. 'Those who do not run' not parallel to 'people running' (Pronoun // Gerund or ING Verb)

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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   15 Dec 2015, 03:00
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Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States.
A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves
B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save
C. Compared to not running, those running for three days a week save
D. When compared with those who do not, people running three days a week save
E. When compared to nonrunners, running three days a week saves


The issue at hand is not with the usage of compared to and compared with. Their usage is a debatable topic and has been inconclusive.
Refer to this link, where Ron admits that the usage is uncertain.
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/foru ... t2071.html

If you see this on your exam, be assured that the GMAC guys are not testing you for this. Coming back to the original question - you cannot compare apples to oranges.
You want to compare non runners to runners!
A. You are comparing non runners to running. OUT
B. Comparing non runners to runners. CORRECT
C. Comparing not running to runners. OUT
D. Awkward sentence. B is clearer. OUT
E. Comparing non runners to running. OUT

B is the only answer choice free of logical and grammatical problems.

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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2015, 11:12
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Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States.
A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves
B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save
C. Compared to not running, those running for three days a week save
D. When compared with those who do not, people running three days a week save
E. When compared to nonrunners, running three days a week saves


This question is not testing the difference between "compared to" vs "compared with" -- either approach could potentially be fine.

But what this question is testing you on is apples vs oranges -- what we refer to as framework #2.

The left side needs to match the right side.

For (A) -- you'd have to say "Compared to those who do not run, those who DO run blah blah blah" -- that's how you maintain consistency. The "running three days a week" is not consistent with "those who do not"..

Same thing with (C) ----and really all the choices except (B). With (B) - you are comparing "nonrunners" with "people who run 3 days a week" -- so you are comparing people with people -- so that matches.

Make sure you know what is being tested -- because if you think you are being tested on something else, you can waste a lot of time -- and on a test like this, every second counts.
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   28 May 2016, 23:09
sandipchowdhury wrote:
Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States.
A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves
B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save
C. Compared to not running, those running for three days a week save
D. When compared with those who do not, people running three days a week save
E. When compared to nonrunners, running three days a week saves



Mirror mirror on the wall.. who's the fairest of them all.. :idea:

A--Well ofcourse you cant compare humans to an activity---ELIMINATE
B--A PROMISING OPTION
C-- Reason of elimination is same as that of A.
D--In my opinion, the sentence is wrong as the words 'those who do not' just dangle in between creating confusion.
E--Reason of elimination is same as that of A.
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 31 Dec 2016, 10:17
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Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States.

A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves

B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save

C. Compared to not running, those running for three days a week save

D. When compared with those who do not, people running three days a week save

E. When compared to nonrunners, running three days a week saves

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Originally posted by StoicBread on 30 Dec 2016, 14:53.
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   31 Dec 2016, 03:56
to me its B.
correct comparison , rest it either lengthy or doesn't make sense
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Re: Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves [#permalink] New post   01 Jan 2017, 06:00
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StoicBread wrote:
Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States.

A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves

B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save

C. Compared to not running, those running for three days a week save

D. When compared with those who do not, people running three days a week save

E. When compared to nonrunners, running three days a week saves

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Compare with = Differences between Similar Objects
Compare to = Similarities between Disimilar Objects

Correct answer must be (B) for the correct comparison usage , errors in other options highlighted in RED...
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