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Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann Harald is the most qualified because of her experience in the field.


(A) most qualified because of

(B) most qualified due to

(C) more qualified due to

(D) more qualified because of

(E) most qualified as a result of
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Originally posted by agitado on 05 Dec 2012, 04:23.
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Re: Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2012, 04:38
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There are two 3:2 splits in the sentence.
i) due to vs because of
ii)more vs most

When we are supposed to compare between two then use comparitive but when we are supposed to compare in a group consisting of more than two members, then use superlative
Examples of comparitive are: better, more, quicker etc
Examples of superlative are: best, most, quickest etc

Whenever if you see "due to vs because of ", replace "due to" with "caused by" and then check whether it fits the sentence.
Here "because of" is better than "due to".

+1 D.
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Re: Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann [#permalink] New post   16 Jun 2018, 02:42
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Here we have to select among two candidates who is more qualified....Whenever comparison is between two always use COMPARITIVE form. Eg. Slower, faster.

In this question we are henceforth left with Options C and D.

Now due to vs because of. Whenever faced with such comparison golden rule is always replace due to with "Caused by" and see if the sentence makes sense. Here Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann Harald is the more qualified "Caused by" her experience in the field. This is non sensical. Hence correct answer choice is Option D


Shouldn't it be 'more qualified' and not 'the more qualified'?
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Re: Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann [#permalink] New post   17 Jul 2017, 09:32
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Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann Harald is the most qualified
because of her experience in the field.
(A) most qualified because of
(B) most qualified due to
(C) more qualified due to
(D) more qualified because of
(E) most qualified as a result of

The original question does not underline problem portion. If "the" is outside the underline, which it seems, how can D be the correct answer here?
Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann Harald is the more qualified
because of her experience in the field.
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Re: Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann [#permalink] New post   16 Jun 2018, 00:17
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GittinGud Here we have to select among two candidates who is more qualified....Whenever comparison is between two always use COMPARITIVE form. Eg. Slower, faster.

In this question we are henceforth left with Options C and D.

Now due to vs because of. Whenever faced with such comparison golden rule is always replace due to with "Caused by" and see if the sentence makes sense. Here Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann Harald is the more qualified "Caused by" her experience in the field. This is non sensical. Hence correct answer choice is Option D
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Re: Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2012, 04:42
Please never forget to mention the source. If the source is not mentioned in the check list, then please take some pain and write the name of the source below the question.
ex-Source: "*********"
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Re: Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann [#permalink] New post   15 Jun 2018, 03:33
sevenplusplus wrote:
Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann Harald is the most qualified
because of her experience in the field.
(A) most qualified because of
(B) most qualified due to
(C) more qualified due to
(D) more qualified because of
(E) most qualified as a result of

The original question does not underline problem portion. If "the" is outside the underline, which it seems, how can D be the correct answer here?
Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann Harald is the more qualified
because of her experience in the field.



Bumping up this question. Can someone please explain how 'XYZ is the more qualified' correct?
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Re: Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann [#permalink] New post   16 Jun 2018, 03:28
GittinGud The is used with superlative form and here we are using comparitive form hence usage of the isn't required
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Re: Of the two candidates for this government position, Joann [#permalink] New post   23 Jul 2020, 19:41
Reasons why D is correct

in this problem, "the more qualified" is correct because it actually omits the noun "candidate". The original phrase would be "the more qualified candidate".

"due to" is correct because: whenever you see "due to", try substituting it with "caused by". In this problem, experience did not cause Joanna to be more qualified. Instead, "experience" is like a characteristic of Joanna. Therefore, "because of" is used.
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