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Re: According to Newtonian physics, the greater the distance between two [#permalink]
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Bunuel wrote:
According to Newtonian physics, the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them.


(A) the greater the distance between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant, the less will be the gravitational force between them

(B) given the so-called gravitational constant, the greater the distance between two particles, the smaller the gravitational force between them

(C) given the so-called gravitational constant, more distance between two particles will result in a lesser gravitational force between them

(D) the less of a gravitational force between two objects, the more of a distance between them, given the so-called gravitational constant

(E) the greater the distance the less the gravitational force between two particles, given the so-called gravitational constant




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The correct answer is (B).

The original version creates confusion by separating the two parallel clauses the greater... and the less... . Also, will be is unnecessary and undermines the parallel structure of the two clauses. Choice (B) remedies both problems. (The words smaller and lesser may be used interchangeably here, because both refer to amount rather than quantity.)
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