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Of the twin supernovas, the most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one that has irrevocably altered astronomers’ ideas about the origins of the universe. (A) the most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one (B) the one most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one (C) the most recently discovered is larger, but it is the smaller (D) the more recently discovered one is the large one but the small one (E) the more recently discovered is the larger, but it is the smaller one
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05 Oct 2009, 19:53
the more recently discovered is the larger, but it is the smaller one
maintains parallelism
IMO E
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05 Oct 2009, 23:07
C for me.
Since there are only two objects, comparative degree should be fine.
In E, "the" larger is not correct...the should be used with superlative degree.
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
05 Oct 2009, 23:10
C misses on parallelism. If we are using "the smaller", we have to use "the larger".
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06 Oct 2009, 01:10
I think "the" is required only for "smaller" one because the emphasis is on the smaller one.
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
06 Oct 2009, 04:04
Economist wrote: I think "the" is required only for "smaller" one because the emphasis is on the smaller one. I agree with Economist about the parallelism. We cannot make "blind" parallelisms as we cannot say "the smaller". That makes me cross B, D and E. In my opinion, A is the best. I would not choose C as well because "the smaller" sound awkward to me. Official answer?
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
06 Oct 2009, 07:52
i l go with B..not able to explain it..pls correct if i am wrong..OA pls
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
06 Oct 2009, 08:05
E..
since two things are involved and to maintain llism , larger and smaller are reqd...
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i got my mistake..thnks guys..i l go with E...OA PLS
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
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IMO e ..twin supernova so larger and smaller ...superlative degree not required..more recently is correct not most.. Posted from my mobile device 
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
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noboru wrote: Of the twin supernovas, the most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one that has irrevocably altered astronomers’ ideas about the origins of the universe.
(A) the most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one
(B) the one most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one
(C) the most recently discovered is larger, but it is the smaller
(D) the more recently discovered one is the large one but the small one
(E) the more recently discovered is the larger, but it is the smaller one Not (A), because largest, when there are only 2 items compared, is wrong. Not (B), same reason. Not (C), because it should have been more recently Not (D), it should have been 'larger' and 'smaller' (E) seems to be alright, although I am not sure about 'the' larger.
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srjaidev wrote: noboru wrote: Of the twin supernovas, the most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one that has irrevocably altered astronomers’ ideas about the origins of the universe.
(A) the most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one
(B) the one most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one
(C) the most recently discovered is larger, but it is the smaller
(D) the more recently discovered one is the large one but the small one
(E) the more recently discovered is the larger, but it is the smaller one Not (A), because largest, when there are only 2 items compared, is wrong. Not (B), same reason. Not (C), because it should have been more recently Not (D), it should have been 'larger' and 'smaller' (E) seems to be alright, although I am not sure about 'the' larger. I think D also cannot make a correct/complete sentence. but the small one that... is not a sentence.
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
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will someone for god's sake explain why it's E
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mundasingh123 wrote: will someone for god's sake explain why it's E Is there anything wrong with my explanation?
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
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srjaidev wrote: noboru wrote: Of the twin supernovas, the most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one that has irrevocably altered astronomers’ ideas about the origins of the universe.
(A) the most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one
(B) the one most recently discovered is the largest, but it is the small one
(C) the most recently discovered is larger, but it is the smaller
(D) the more recently discovered one is the large one but the small one
(E) the more recently discovered is the larger, but it is the smaller one Not (A), because largest, when there are only 2 items compared, is wrong. Not (B), same reason. Not (C), because it should have been more recently Not (D), it should have been 'larger' and 'smaller' (E) seems to be alright, although I am not sure about 'the' larger. hi srjaidev,In E,larger here is an adjective with no noun to describe here even " more recently discovered " does not have any noun to qualify.This is the reason i rejected E
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
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mundasingh123,
aren't the nouns implied? the larger refers to 'the larger among the two' likewise with 'more recently'. That's what I thought. Please correct me if I am wrong. The other 4 options were clearly wrong.
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
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A-D all use "largest" or "most" incorrectly. E uses the comparative adjectives correctly (we only have 2, not 3 supernovas) and specifies the noun "supernova" with "the" larger.
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I would go with E - it has to be larger, rather than largest or large, C is not parallel
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Re: Champagne supernova in the sky [#permalink]
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E
Comparative form used and parallelism in place.
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