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Last year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose almost so fast. and in some parts even faster than
what they did outside the pinelands.
(A) so fast, and in some parts even faster than what they did
(B) so fast, and in some parts even faster than, those
(C) as fast, and in some parts even faster than, those
(D) as fast as, and in some parts even faster than, those
(E) as fast as, and in some parts even faster than what they did
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18 Jun 2009, 05:43
Clearly D...Correct idiom and the correct pronoun reference...
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18 Jun 2009, 06:07
IMO E. 'rose' verb is compared ( as fast as. and ... ) and in this case should be mentioned explicitly using did as in E.
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18 Jun 2009, 07:30
D.. imo..
its not E because in that case it should be ' how they did' rather than 'what they did'..
we are comparing the rate of rising..
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29 Jun 2010, 18:04
Can someone provide a detailed explanation of why D and not E?
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seekmba wrote: Can someone provide a detailed explanation of why D and not E? I'm just trying to explain why not E.... "Last year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose almost as fast as, and in some parts even faster than what they did outside the pinelands. " Notice there is a missing comma after "than." Iimagine the comma and remove modifying clause: "Last year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose almost as fast as what they did outside the pinelands. " Now remove preposition "of": "Last year, land values rose almost as fast as what they did outside the pinelands." Does this sentence sound correct to you still? No.... That's why D
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sanoasis wrote: Last year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose almost so fast. and in some parts even faster than
what they did outside the pinelands.
(A) so fast, and in some parts even faster than what they did
(B) so fast, and in some parts even faster than, those
(C) as fast, and in some parts even faster than, those
(D) as fast as, and in some parts even faster than, those
(E) as fast as, and in some parts even faster than what they did Even I got D, but I have one silly doubt. Correct : Last year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose almost as fast as, and in some parts even faster than, those outside the pinelands. Here we have ',and' before 'in some parts'. According to Mgmat SC we use ',and' when we have list of items or we have two clauses connected by 'and'. But here it does not seems to perform any of the above two actions. Someone please clarify my Doubt.
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gurpreetsingh wrote: Even I got D, but I have one silly doubt. Correct : Last year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose almost as fast as, and in some parts even faster than, those outside the pinelands. Here we have ',and' before 'in some parts'. According to Mgmat SC we use ',and' when we have list of items or we have two clauses connected by 'and'. But here it does not seems to perform any of the above two actions. Someone please clarify my Doubt. Hmm let me try here- It does play role of A, and B (list). If I see it correctly sentence conveys "land values in X, and in Y...."
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11 Sep 2011, 19:26
Can someone please explain the usage of 'those' here versus 'they did'- Isn't that the primary difference between D & E?
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shreya717 wrote: Can someone please explain the usage of 'those' here versus 'they did'- Isn't that the primary difference between D & E? Shreya, as I see 2 problems with option E- lets put it again (D) as fast as, and in some parts even faster than, those (E) as fast as, and in some parts even faster than what they didwe nees construction more X than Y now we have- land values rose in some parts even faster than "Y"(this place must be filled by some place where values rose faster!, not what which). Also if you see little closely placement of "did" is not really required- we have comparison of "land values" rise in 2 places ( no need of 2 tenses, placement of did distort the meaning as well)... hope this helps!
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12 Sep 2011, 01:09
My pick is E). My translation of the sentence is pinelands land values rose as fast, even faster than land values rose outside the pinelands.
What they did = land values rose
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onedayill wrote: seekmba wrote: Can someone provide a detailed explanation of why D and not E? I'm just trying to explain why not E.... "Last year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose almost as fast as, and in some parts even faster than what they did outside the pinelands. " Notice there is a missing comma after "than." Iimagine the comma and remove modifying clause: "Last year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose almost as fast as what they did outside the pinelands. " Now remove preposition "of": "Last year, land values rose almost as fast as what they did outside the pinelands." Does this sentence sound correct to you still? No.... That's why D It is still not clear to me what's wrong with this "Last year, land values rose almost as fast as what they did outside the pinelands." The statement also means this Land values rose as fast as they rose(=what they did) outside the pinelands. Can some expert provide a more elaborate explanation? Please help.
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Re: Last year, land values in most parts of the pinelands rose [#permalink]
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D........ element to be made parallel is land values in 2 cases.
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Can anybody explain y B is wrong. So fast,......even faster than D) as fast as.....even faster than
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+1 for D, E has pronoun antecedent problem.
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D is the only best E is bad construction with ambiguous "they"
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D and E had me going for a bit but onedayill's explanation helped
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(D) as fast as, and in some parts even faster than, those This choice correctly introduces comparison with "as fast as" & "faster than" markers along with use of "those".
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