GMAT Question of the Day - Daily to your Mailbox; hard ones only
close

It is currently 18 Aug 2018, 07:52
Register
GMAT Club Tests
Decision Tracker
My Rewards
New posts
Unanswered

Close

GMAT Club Daily Prep

Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.

Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that

  new topic post reply Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews Important topics  
  Sort by Date Sort by Kudos  
Search for:
 
Print view
First unread post
Author Message
TAGS:

Hide Tags
Intern
Intern
avatar
Joined: 21 Sep 2006
Posts: 43
A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 02 Oct 2006, 21:38
3
00:00
A
B
C
D
E

Difficulty:

  15% (low)

Question Stats:

71% (00:35) correct 29% (00:33) wrong based on 266 sessions

HideShow timer Statistics

A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that women who ate nuts more than five times a week were about one third less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease as those who ate no nuts at all.

a) as those who ate

b) as women who ate

c) as those eating

d) than women eating

e) than were those who ate

Answer to follow...
Spoiler: OA
request expert reply
VP
VP
avatar
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Posts: 1080
Location: Bangalore
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 02 Oct 2006, 22:36
Need less likely...than, so A and B are out.
C and D are out for verb tense inconsistency (eating)
So E by POE
Manager
Manager
User avatar
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 226
Location: Arkansas, US
WE 1: 2.5 yrs in manufacturing
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 02 Oct 2006, 22:37
$uckafr33 wrote:
A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that women who ate nuts more than five times a week were about one third less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease as those who ate no nuts at all.

a) as those who ate

b) as women who ate

c) as those eating

d) than women eating

e) than were those who ate

Answer to follow...


It is comparing...so "than" should be used...
Out of D and E,,

the verb in E makes sense..
_________________

ARISE AWAKE AND REST NOT UNTIL THE GOAL IS ACHIEVED

Intern
Intern
avatar
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Posts: 17
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 03 Oct 2006, 00:46
1
kripalkavi wrote:
Need less likely...than, so A and B are out.
C and D are out for verb tense inconsistency (eating)
So E by POE


agree with logic above

between D and E- 'who ate' is the key for E

cheers
Director
Director
User avatar
Joined: 06 Feb 2006
Posts: 881
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 03 Oct 2006, 01:05
E....

all the above comments for E + parallelism... ...that women who ate nuts more than five times a week were....than were those...
Intern
Intern
avatar
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Posts: 17
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 03 Oct 2006, 01:10
SimaQ wrote:
E....

all the above comments for E + parallelism... ...that women who ate nuts more than five times a week were....than were those...


yes - you right

although- the on the way to broke this question dont need that

simply- its comparison question- ' more than'....'likely' which gives you D or E.

and then between D and E- you see parallelism for 'who ate'

so E
Director
Director
User avatar
Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Posts: 968
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 03 Oct 2006, 05:03
1. parallelism in past tesne
2. likely..than

E is my answer.
_________________

The path is long, but self-surrender makes it short;
the way is difficult, but perfect trust makes it easy.

GMAT Club Legend
GMAT Club Legend
User avatar
B
Joined: 29 Jan 2005
Posts: 5092
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 03 Oct 2006, 06:54
Two critical elements in this sentence:

women who....than those who...

more than...
Manager
Manager
User avatar
Joined: 05 Jun 2012
Posts: 89
Schools: IIMA
GMAT ToolKit User
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 13 Oct 2014, 01:16
To answer this question, look at non underlined part 'less' :-A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that women who ate nuts more than five times a week were about one third less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease

Less than is idiom : so between D and E

E is better since women who ate nuts less than women who ate (will be right comparison)

Hope this helps:)
_________________

If you are not over prepared then you are under prepared !!!

Manager
Manager
avatar
Joined: 11 Aug 2011
Posts: 182
Location: United States
Concentration: Economics, Finance
Schools: Booth '17, Sloan '17, CBS '17, Ross '17 (S), Haas '17, Stern '17, Yale '17, Anderson '17, Kelley '17 (S), Kenan-Flagler '17 (S), HEC Dec '17, HKUST '16, Jones '16, NUS '17
GMAT Date: 10-16-2013
GPA: 3
WE: Analyst (Computer Software)
Reviews Badge
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 05 Jun 2015, 11:35
This is a comparison question and here we have used more.
More is used with than and hence options A,B and C go out.
Option D is incorrect because it does not maintain parallelism.
Women who ate not|| to women eating and hence ruled out.

Option E maintains parallelism and also uses the correct idiom and hence is correct.
_________________

Kudos me if you like my post !!!!

Board of Directors
User avatar
P
Status: QA & VA Forum Moderator
Joined: 11 Jun 2011
Posts: 3776
Location: India
GPA: 3.5
WE: Business Development (Commercial Banking)
GMAT ToolKit User Premium Member
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 05 Jun 2015, 12:22
$uckafr33 wrote:
A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that women who ate nuts more than five times a week were about one third less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease as those who ate no nuts at all.


A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that women who ate nuts more than five times a week were about one third less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease as those who ate no nuts at all.


less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease - Correct idiomatic usage is Less X than Y


a) as those who ate - Incorrect

b) as women who ate - Incorrect

c) as those eating - Incorrect

d) than women eating - Incorrect

e) than were those who ate - Lets look further


A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that women who ate nuts more than five times a week were about one third less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease than were those who ate no nuts at all.

Henc IMO (E) due to correct idiom less X than Y and Parallalism....
_________________

Thanks and Regards

Abhishek....

PLEASE FOLLOW THE RULES FOR POSTING IN QA AND VA FORUM AND USE SEARCH FUNCTION BEFORE POSTING NEW QUESTIONS

How to use Search Function in GMAT Club | Rules for Posting in QA forum | Writing Mathematical Formulas |Rules for Posting in VA forum | Request Expert's Reply ( VA Forum Only )

Non-Human User
User avatar
Joined: 01 Oct 2013
Posts: 2600
Premium Member
Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that  [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 04 Nov 2017, 16:17
Hello from the GMAT Club VerbalBot!

Thanks to another GMAT Club member, I have just discovered this valuable topic, yet it had no discussion for over a year. I am now bumping it up - doing my job. I think you may find it valuable (esp those replies with Kudos).

Want to see all other topics I dig out? Follow me (click follow button on profile). You will receive a summary of all topics I bump in your profile area as well as via email.
_________________

-
April 2018: New Forum dedicated to Verbal Strategies, Guides, and Resources

Re: A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that &nbs [#permalink] 04 Nov 2017, 16:17
Print view
First unread post
Display posts from previous: Sort by

A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that

  new topic post reply Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews Important topics  

Moderators: mikemcgarry, GMATNinja, GMATNinjaTwo, broall, Vyshak, hazelnut, generis

Search for:

Events & Promotions

PREV
NEXT


GMAT Club MBA Forum Home| About| Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy| GMAT Club Rules| Contact| Sitemap

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne

Kindly note that the GMAT® test is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council®, and this site has neither been reviewed nor endorsed by GMAC®.

Main navigation

GMAT Resources

Partners

MBA Resources

www.gmac.com|www.mba.com | | GMAT Club Rules | Terms and Conditions