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Never before had a ruler amassed a larger empire by conquest as Alexander the Great had in a scant twelve years.


A) a larger empire by conquest as Alexander the Great had
B) a larger empire from conquest as Alexander the Great
C) so large an empire from conquest that Alexander the Great did
D) a larger empire by conquest than Alexander the Great amassed
E) so great an empire by conquest than Alexander the Great amassed
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Originally posted by manishkhare on 16 May 2015, 20:18.
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Re: Never before had a ruler amassed a larger empire by conquest as Alexan [#permalink] New post   17 May 2015, 02:17
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I really do not like this question from kaplan. Actually is a question not in active voice, as it turns out I have never seen a question like this by GMAC

Back to the question: the split is between SO and A but after amassed you need A. As such we have A B and D

Larger needs than as rule. D indeed is the best choice
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Re: Never before had a ruler amassed a larger empire by conquest as Alexan [#permalink] New post   17 May 2015, 21:14
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Never before had a ruler amassed a larger empire by conquest as Alexander the Great had in a scant twelve years.


A)a larger empire by conquest as Alexander the Great had
B)a larger empire from conquest as Alexander the Great
C)so large an empire from conquest that Alexander the Great did
D)a larger empire by conquest than Alexander the Great amassed
E)so great an empire by conquest than Alexander the Great amassed


Hi,

The options reduce to A,D,E instantly because the correct usage for "conquest" is "by conquest" and not "from conquest".

A comparision word like "larger" should be followed by "than"... which goes like this.."Never before had a ruler amassed a larger empire,(by conquest),than..."

Hope this helps :-D
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Re: Never before had a ruler amassed a larger empire by conquest as Alexan [#permalink] New post   18 May 2015, 05:05
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Never before had a ruler amassed a larger empire by conquest as Alexander the Great had in a scant twelve years.

A)a larger empire by conquest as Alexander the Great had needs: a + (comparative adjective) + (noun) + than
B)a larger empire from conquest as Alexander the Great "from" is not the correct preposition
C)so large an empire from conquest that Alexander the Great did "so large...that" is not a correct comparison, "by" is the correct preposition, not "from"
D)a larger empire by conquest than Alexander the Great amassed

E)so great an empire by conquest than Alexander the Great amassed so...than is not a correct comparison
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Re: Never before had a ruler amassed a larger empire by conquest as Alexan [#permalink] New post   23 Dec 2020, 04:28
Except for " by conquest" which is true in D, there is a right use of " amassed" . That is why this question is 700+. In C , we cannot use " did", because it violates the rule of "ellipsis". "Did" cant refer to "amassed", because it is not in the past simple tense but in the past perfect tense. If it were in the past simple, then did would be right.
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Never before had a ruler amassed a larger empire by conquest as Alexan [#permalink] New post   27 Apr 2021, 10:34
carcass wrote:
I really do not like this question from kaplan. Actually is a question not in active voice, as it turns out I have never seen a question like this by GMAC

Back to the question: the split is between SO and A but after amassed you need A. As such we have A B and D

Larger needs than as rule. D indeed is the best choice


Is there a strict right wrong between "from conquest" and "by conquest" ?

please GMATNinja - help why are you not responding to my tags?
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Re: Never before had a ruler amassed a larger empire by conquest as Alexan [#permalink] New post   29 Apr 2021, 20:13
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mk96 wrote:
carcass wrote:
I really do not like this question from kaplan. Actually is a question not in active voice, as it turns out I have never seen a question like this by GMAC

Back to the question: the split is between SO and A but after amassed you need A. As such we have A B and D

Larger needs than as rule. D indeed is the best choice


Is there a strict right wrong between "from conquest" and "by conquest" ?

please GMATNinja - help why are you not responding to my tags?

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