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The peregrine falcon, which was added to the U.S. Fish and [#permalink]
 04 Jun 2012, 22:58
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The peregrine falcon, which was added to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species List in the 1970's, has made a startling comeback, largely in cities, and is now off the list; its numbers in New York City alone are now many times greater than when it was added to the list. A.list; its numbers in New York City alone are now many times greater than B.list; its numbers in New York City alone are now many times more than C.list, their numbers now many times what they were D.list, now with many times the numbers they had E.list, now with numbers being many times greater than
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macjas wrote: The peregrine falcon, which was added to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species List in the 1970's, has made a startling comeback, largely in cities, and is now off the list; its numbers in New York City alone are now many times greater than when it was added to the list.
A.list; its numbers in New York City alone are now many times greater than
B.list; its numbers in New York City alone are now many times more than
C.list, their numbers now many times what they were
D.list, now with many times the numbers they had
E.list, now with numbers being many times greater than IMO A as: a)Correct b) more is used with uncountable stuff c)"they" should be its... moreover"," d)"they" should be its... moreover"," e)"," is not correct, "being"..
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Re: The peregrine falcon, which was added to the U.S. Fish and W [#permalink]
03 Jul 2012, 06:49
Is GREATER THAN applicable for comparing numbers? please clarify.
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Re: The peregrine falcon, which was added to the U.S. Fish and W [#permalink]
03 Jul 2012, 07:34
I went with A but can someone help eliminate B.
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Re: The peregrine falcon, which was added to the U.S. Fish and W [#permalink]
03 Jul 2012, 08:14
rohitgoel15 wrote: I went with A but can someone help eliminate B. grammar-greater-vs-more-48664.htmlHere's an old thread from gmatclub that I digged up. The issue with B is "greater than" vs. "more than." You use greater/fewer than when referring to countable nouns, which in this case are the falcons. Hope that helps!
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Re: The peregrine falcon, which was added to the U.S. Fish and W [#permalink]
03 Jul 2012, 09:58
thevenus wrote: Is GREATER THAN applicable for comparing numbers? please clarify. H there, Yes, "greater than" is used for comparing numbers. We do say that 54 is greater than 51 or 51 is less than 54. 1 is greater than 1/2 (half). "Greater than" is used for uncountable nouns. Now birds are countable entities. We can say there were 2 birds, 17 birds or many birds. However, we cannot say there were 2 numbers of birds or 17 numbers of birds. Hence, to comapre numbers, we should use "greater than". Hope this helps. Thanks. Shraddha
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