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(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience Incorrect as the comparison is not clear here.

(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities Incorrect as it says more people in an average week travel to many other large cities in an entire year, which does not make any sense

(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities Incorrect as it says the number of people who travel to HK in an average week is greater than the number of people who travel to HK in an average week of other cities, again this doesnot make any sense.

(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities Incorrect as 'in an average week' cannot be offset within two commas.

(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities Correct More people travel to HK in an average week than people travel to many other large cities in an entire year.
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(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year. -Incorrect modifier placement. Eliminate
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities in an entire year. - Correct modifier placement, Correct
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities in an entire year. - Incorrect meaning. Eliminate
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities in an entire year. - Incorrect modifier placement. Eliminate
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities in an entire year. - Incorrect modifier placement. Eliminate

Ans : B
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More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

X...in an entire year so , average week will take the form Y... in an average week.
Structure will be -> X...in an entire week than...Y in an entire year.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience. Incorrectly compares people travel to other larges cities.

(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities . Incorrect structure

(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities Incorrectly compares number of people to cities

(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities . Incorrect structure

(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities Correct structure with correct comparision travel to Hong Kong to many other large cities.



IMO Choice E
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correct use of parallelism with 'to' and right use of average week as a modifier makes D a good candidate
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(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience - Incorrect - as Comparision is Incorrect as in option it's between No of People travel & City Experience

(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities - Wrong - Placement of In an average week
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities - That of Other Cities is Ididomatically Incorrect
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities -Wrong - Placement of In an average week, the comparision is not correctly made
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities - correct Option
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The comparision is between people travel to Hong kong and people travel to other large cities.
keeping this in mind let's eliminate incorrect choices:


(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience -> In an avg. week is wrongly placed. Distorting the comparison
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities -> shifting "in an and. week" to the start makes the comparison clear
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities -> same as A
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities -> Better than A but the placement of "in an avg week" now modifying travel. Incorrect
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities -> same as A

Answer should be : B
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More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities

 


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(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
--> Comparing travel to the experience of the influx is an incorrect comparison

(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
--> more---than is correctly used here

(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities
--> Incorrect comparison of "number of people who travel" to "that of"

(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
--> not a better construction than B

(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities
--> time-bound travel compared to unbound time.

IMHO Option B
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More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience-wrong comparison between people and cities
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities—- in an average week modifies the entire following clause instead of just the people traveling to HK

(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities- that of is wrong as it doesn’t have an antecedent

(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities- in an average week could modify more people or travel to HK- not clear

(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities—- parallelism is maintained and the sentence clearly conveys the meaning with right modifiers

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More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities


 


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Intended meaning: The number of people travelling to Hong Kong in a week is greater than the number of people travelling to other large cities in an entire year.

A) Wrong comparison between "people" and "cities".
B) Wrong comparison between "more people travel to Hong Kong (no time frame given)" and "people travelling to many other large cities in an entire year(time frame given)". The expression, "In an average week" has been placed as a modifier rather than as a part of main clause as in option E which makes the intended comparison logically clear.
C) Wrong comparison between "number of people travelling to Hong Kong" and "number of people in other cities".
D) "In an average week" modifies "people" rather than modifying "travel".
E) Concise and clear comparison. Intended meaning is aptly conveyed.

ANSWER E.
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More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

Okay, so we're seeing here quite a straightforward comparison problem: we need to compare either cities, or the number of people (which seems more plausible), but not mix and match the two categories.
Let's look at the options:

Quote:
(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
People compared to cities? Immediately INCORRECT.

Quote:
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
Here people are compared to people - due to the preposition TO, which is in its place. However, 'in an average week' is divided by a comma - which pretty much means it is relatable to the whole sentence instead of just the first part. This is illogical (because we need to contrast it to 'an entire year' in the end) - so INCORRECT.

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(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities
Comparison is relatively fine here - finally we compare the number to the number. However, what does it mean: the number of other cities? Is it their quantity, or the visitors? Unclear, therefore INCORRECT.

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(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
The comparison is okay - but again, 'in an average week' is divided with commas. We cannot do that, because we need the contrast 'week - year' to be on equal terms from the grammatical perspective. Therefore, INCORRECT.

Quote:
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities
Again we are fine with comparisons - and finally, 'an average week' is not divided in any way, so we can safely contrast it to 'an entire year'. CORRECT!
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This 12 Days of Christmas GMAT challenge is such a creative way to keep motivation high during prep season.I have been following each days question and really enjoy how they mix fun with real test level difficulty. Its a good reminder that consistency and balance whether in studies or planning like how I plan my commutes with Bnlbostonlimo during busy days can make a big difference in performance. Looking forward to the next challenge
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