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Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are [#permalink]
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Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi, in the form of carbon dioxide, and converting it to energy-rich sugars.
A.Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi
B.Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than fungi
C.Plants are more efficient than fungi at acquiring carbon
D.Plants, more efficient than fungi at acquiring carbon
E.Plants acquire carbon more efficiently than fungi
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Straight (C) omit the subordinate clause in the middle and the sentence flows fine.
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One more C.
X is more efficient than Y at smthing,...., and smthing
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First phrase should end with carbon to match the following phrase.
So narrowed down to C and D.
C is right.
X is more than fungi at ....
D has some modifier problem.
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C as modifier problem here.
1. More efficient Than
2. Carbon,.....,and converting it(Carbon)
Both are to be placed as close as possible
So sentence becomes
Plants are more efficient than fungi at acquiring carbon, in the form of carbon dioxide, and converting it to energy-rich sugars.
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Dont think C has modifier problem...lol..but its sentence that has the problem and C corrects it.
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imaru wrote: Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi, in the form of carbon dioxide, and converting it to energy-rich sugars.
A.Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi
B.Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than fungi
C.Plants are more efficient than fungi at acquiring carbon
D.Plants, more efficient than fungi at acquiring carbon
E.Plants acquire carbon more efficiently than fungi
I am with C.
... carbon, in the form of carbon dioxide,.....
verb is missing in D.so D is out..
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ps_dahiya wrote: This is a straight C.
Ditto 
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yes. OA is C!
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Late, but easy C.
Wish SCs on the real test were this easy
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OA is C. However, in C the comparision is between "Plants" and "Fungui at acquiring carbon", which is incorrect. Could anybody clarify? Thanks,
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noboru wrote: OA is C. However, in C the comparision is between "Plants" and "Fungui at acquiring carbon", which is incorrect.
Could anybody clarify?
Thanks, You are not comparing palnt's efficiency with fungi's efficiency. So, 'Plants are efficient than fungi' is correct
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onedayill wrote: noboru wrote: OA is C. However, in C the comparision is between "Plants" and "Fungui at acquiring carbon", which is incorrect.
Could anybody clarify?
Thanks, You are not comparing palnt's efficiency with fungi's efficiency. So, 'Plants are efficient than fungi' is correct I am not saying that we are comparing plant's efficency with fungi's efficiency, but that the comparision in C is between "Plants" and "Fungi at acquiring carbon", which sounds bad for me. Please clarify.
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X is more efficient than Y at acquiring something.
C it is.
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seekmba wrote: X is more efficient than Y at acquiring something.
C it is. And where is the || between: X Y at acquiring something?
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Re: Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are [#permalink]
08 Mar 2012, 09:52
I have chosen C for this question:
A. Although the comparison is correct here, the modifier "in the form of carbon dioxide" modifies fungi. This is incorrect.
B. This comparison is very ambiguous. We are left wondering if plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than fungi are at acquiring carbon or if plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than they are at acquiring fungi. Also, the modifier is incorrectly modifying fungi instead of carbon.
C. The modifier modifies carbon correctly. The comparison seems to make sense.
D. The main verb is missing, so this is a sentence fragment.
E. Again, the modifier is modifying fungi instead of carbon.
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Re: Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are [#permalink]
24 Apr 2013, 00:19
Can some one confirm B and E do have comparison error. (Please leave the modifier err and correct ans)
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Re: Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are [#permalink]
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sujit2k7 wrote: Can some one confirm B and E do have comparison error. (Please leave the modifier err and correct ans) E. Plants acquire carbon more efficiently than fungi Here the intended meaning is changed. Now we mean to say that plants acquire carbon more efficiently than they can acquire fungi. So comparison error. B. Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than fungi Leads to ambiguity. 1. Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than at acquiring fungi OR 2. Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than fungi are at acquiring carbon Hope it helps.
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Re: Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are [#permalink]
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sujit2k7 wrote: Can some one confirm B and E do have comparison error. (Please leave the modifier err and correct ans) E. Plants acquire carbon more efficiently than fungi Here the intended meaning is changed. Now we mean to say that plants acquire carbon more efficiently than they can acquire fungi. So comparison error. B. Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than fungi Leads to ambiguity. 1. Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than at acquiring fungi OR 2. Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than fungi are at acquiring carbon Hope it helps.
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