Degler does more than merely summarizing existing research; he constru

I think the answer is E.

"Summarizig" looks like a verb but is being used as a noun (a.k.a. Gerund), so uing "merely" with it doesn't make any sense. It would make sense if "summarizing" was the acting Degler did. (Degler was merely summarizing the deposition when I called him.)

In E, "summarize" is the direct object. "Degler does"....Degler does what? He does more than merely summarize...

You can have a verb in the direct object. You just have to use it properly. The verb is "summarize". It is often used in the form of the infinitive "to summarize". "He did summarize, He summarized. You can add -ing to it, but it is no longer a verb. It's a gerund...a [VERB + ING] that is ued as a noun. Once this happens the usage is completely changed and the answer choices with "summarizing" do not use it correctly.

"more than merely" is actually functioning as an adverbial phrase. It describes to what extent Degler does summarize.

Good one - Stumbled between A and E

Since “he” in the second part of the sentence refers a person, “Deglers study” is illogical to be the subject. Eliminate B and D

Parallel issue: X more than Y where both X and Y are parallel.

A. Degler does more than merely summarizing [[adverb] merely [modifies participle] summarizing [which in turn modifies another participle] existing [which finally modifies noun] research [ this results in a modifying phrase – so [verb] more than [modifying phrase] are not parallel – eliminate it]

B. Deglers study is more than a mere summarizing of

C. Degler has done more than a mere summarizing of [ [verb] has done more than [noun]a mere - not parallel – eliminate it]

D. Deglers study has done more than summarize merely

E. Degler does more than merely summarize [[verb]does more than [adverb]merely [modifies verb ]summarize – [verb] more than [verb] - parallel – hold it]

Answer: E

Here it is comparison between what Degler does - merely summarize/ more than summarizing, /and summarizing of one hand and constructs (present tense) on the other hand.

(A) Degler does more than merely summarizing…….summarizing and constructs do not go //

(B) Degler’s study is more than a mere summarizing of ---- summarizing of and constructs do not go well; one is a gerund and the other is a verb

(C) Degler has done more than a mere summarizing of ----- same as B

(D) Degler’s study has done more than summarize merely- comparing a study with he – a person; unparallel

(E) Degler does more than merely summarize ------- Degler tallies with He, does summarize tallies with constructs --- correct

I will try answer , but hope some experts can answer this question.

X more than Y, is the correct idioms. X and Y need to be parallel to each other. If we use "summarizing", the sentence will be "Does" vs "Summarizing", this relationship is not parallel, since Summarizing is not a verb in this context.

"Does" vs " summarize" is parallel; Hence, the sentence is correct!

The 2 clauses are separated by semicolon ";", should they are paralleled? I dont think GMAT required parallelism in 2 independent clauses? Thanks

Degler does more than merely summarizing existing research; he constructs a coherent picture of two centuries of studies dealing with the changing roles of women.

(A) Degler does more than merely summarizing
not parrallel in comparison structure: verb (degler does) with V_ing (summarizing) which could mistakenly assumpt play as noun

(B) Degler’s study is more than a mere summarizing of
not coherence with overal structure: degler does ... ; he constructs ...
incorrect compare what Degler does with a noun "summarizing"

(C) Degler has done more than a mere summarizing of
same reason in choice B

(D) Degler’s study has done more than summarize merely
incorrect for the same reason in choice B

(E) Degler does more than merely summarize

Degler does more than merely summarizing existing research; he constructs a coherent picture of two centuries of studies dealing with the changing roles of women.

(A) Degler does more than merely summarizing
--> "does" need a verb

(B) Deglers study is more than a mere summarizing of
--> summarizing is awkward. can be replaced with the noun form (summarization)

(C) Degler has done more than a mere summarizing of
--> summarizing is awkward. can be replaced with the noun form (summarization)

(D) Deglers study has done more than summarize merely
--> summarize is a verb. its wrongly placed at Object place


(E) Degler does more than merely summarize
--> Correct
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The answer is E.

The subject of this sentence is Degler and not Deglers study (missing apostrophe?)

So, we can eliminate Options B and D.

The concept that is under consideration here is parallelism.
The structure that we are looking for is X more than Y – both X and Y should be of the same part of speech/form.

In Options A and C, ‘summarizing’ is not a verb but a gerund. We need a verb that will parallel ‘does’. Eliminate.

Option E has the correct structure and parallelism.

Option E is the best choice.

Hope this helps!

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(A) Summarizing as a verb is a misfit, as the entire sentence is simple present.
(B) Apostrophe missing in Deglers study, Summarizing used as a verb we need adjective summary
(C) Present perfect describes completed action
(D) Same as (B) and meaning says study has done more than summerize
(E) Correct (Solves all problems even though does not sound good )

Hi VeritasKarishma GMATNinja DmitryFarber , After going through other posts , I understand the all other options has parallelism issues, and E is the only one with parallelism fixed. However, I wanted to check if meaning of E makes sense here? E contains the verb in simple present tense, and based on my understanding we use present tense to show universal facts, and habitual actions. So doesnt E means that he generally does more than merely summarise his research? and if that is true, how does it fits with the sentence after ';' because it talks about specific research, whlle 1st is a general statement.

Appreciate your help and time!

Hi VeritasKarishma BrightOutlookJenn GMATGuruNY GMATinsight GMATNinja

A query on basic concept:

Usually we compare adjective vs adjective (1) ; clause vs clause(2) ; adverb vs adverb(3)
(1) She has pleasant voice than him. ( Adjective comparison : voice vs voice)
(2) He runs faster than TK ( Adverb comparison adverb : run vs run
(3) He works more time than he sleeps ( clause comparison: he works vs he sleeps)--> )subject) is present


(Q1) I believe: he works more time than sleeps --this sentence should be ok ? ( elliptical HE)


In this particular question for E option:
Q2. Is comparison here : verb/action vs verb/action( does vs summarize?) . Summarize acts as VERB here. is not it?
Q3. Should it not be : He does more than HE summarizeS
Q4. Even we have HE as ellipse: still it should be : Why not use summarize(s)--> He does more than summarizeS

Maybe I am missing something basic or not able to recall. Kindly guide.

Thanks! VeritasKarishma BrightOutlookJenn GMATGuruNY GMATinsight GMATNinja

mSKR
We aren't comparing "does" to "summarize." "Does" wouldn't mean anything by itself in this context. Rather, the sentence is saying that Degler does not merely summarize. He does more things than that. This is a fairly normal construction. We can say that a person/entity does more than one thing by following "more than" with a verb, in which case we want the bare infinitive: the "to" form without the "to".

Today's watches do more than just tell time.
I want a teacher who does more than just tell me the right answers.

We can also use a specific verb in place of "does," and then follow up with the objects of the verb. In that case, we are saying that this verb is done to more than one thing. Notice that in both this and the above case, it's common to say "more than just" or "more than merely" to emphasize that we are seeing more than the minimal thing one might expect:


My parrot says more than "Hello" and "Pretty bird."
Our restaurant offers more than just soup and salad

Hi DmitryFarber

Thanks for answering

I am pretty clear so far and realized my mistake. But another doubt up with A.
I understood this sentence as He does more things/work than merely summarize.
Summarize > things/work
As work/things are ellipsis , on what basis can i reject summarizing.

As some part is elliptical then grammatically
He does working more than just summarizing .

So the reason to reject A:
infinite is better than gerund for general terms. ( He does like to work more than to summarize BETTER THAN He does like working more than summarizing . Choose infinite if no marker is mentioned )

Thanks DmitryFarber

Simple present is used to refer to past too sometimes. When we refer to artists/composers/writers etc, we can use the present tense.
e.g. In her book, Verdolin takes inspiration from the animal kingdom.
The idea is that the book/thesis/notes etc still exist and when we read those, we see that the inspiration has come from ... So the past remains alive in the present, so to say!

Hence, simple present is acceptable here.

Look at these sentences:

He likes me.
He does like me.
They are both equivalent and convey basically the same thing. "Does like" just brings a bit more emphasis.

They like me.
They do like me.

The verbs are underlined. When we use does/do as the helping verb, we use the basic form of the verb i.e. like.
Does/do take the form of the singular/plural subject.

In our original sentence, "he does ... summarise..." is parallel to "he constructs..."

I don't understand the concept.
Using the above concept, the question in the below link cannot be solved.
Question: Most nations regard their airspace as extending upward as high as an aircraft can fly; no specific altitude, however, has been officially recognized as a boundary.
This statement is correct.
Here "as extending" is also a gerund but it goes with the verb "does".

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