doe007 wrote:
Despite being more complicated than four-handed canasta, the more challenging strategy of three-handed canasta makes it more popular with experienced card players than the other versions of the game.
(A) the more challenging strategy of three-handed canasta makes it more popular with experienced card players than
(B) three-handed canasta has a more challenging strategy that makes it more popular with experienced card players than
(C) the more challenging strategy of three-handed canasta makes it the more popular with experienced card players than with
(D) three-handed canasta's more challenging strategy makes it the more popular with experienced card players than with
(E) three-handed canasta has a more challenging strategy making it more popular with experienced card players than with
Explanation:Concepts tested: Parallelism, Comparison
First thing to note is that sentence starts with “despite”; so there must be two parallel actions or events or nouns associated with “despite”. The comparison is made with “four-handed canasta”, so the part after comma must start with something parallel to “four-handed canasta”.
The sentence has a second comparison where popularity of three-handed canasta should be compared with that of other versions of the game.
A) “Four-handed canasta” is illogically compared with “more challenging strategy”. Wrong.
B)
Correct. Sentence has proper parallelism and comparison.
C) “Four-handed canasta” is incorrectly compared with the possessive noun “three-handed canasta's”. Wrong.
D) “Four-handed canasta” is illogically compared with “more challenging strategy”. Wrong.
E) “It” has no antecedent in the structure “THC making it …”. In the “more … than” structure, “experienced card players” is illogically compared with “other versions of the game”. Wrong.
Correct Answer is B.