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According to one source, 11 percent of the population in France earns less annual income than the poverty line, while in Germany it is just 8 percent.
A) while in Germany it is just 8 percent
B) compared to Germany, where just 8 percent does
C) whereas just 8 percent of the population in Germany does
D) whereas just over 8 percent of the incomes less than the line is in Germany
E) compared with the incomes less than the poverty line in Germany, where it is just 8 percent
A) while in Germany it is just 8 percent
B) compared to Germany, where just 8 percent does
C) whereas just 8 percent of the population in Germany does
D) whereas just over 8 percent of the incomes less than the line is in Germany
E) compared with the incomes less than the poverty line in Germany, where it is just 8 percent
11 Mar 2017, 12:22
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According to one source, 11 percent of the population in France earns less annual income than the poverty line, while in Germany it is just 8 percent.
We should compare population in France with population in Germany. A, D and E are easily eliminated in this respect. We're left with:
B) compared to Germany, where just 8 percent does
C) whereas just 8 percent of the population in Germany does
We see that C makes comparison parallel and hence it is the correct answer.
However, can someone help me with this as I think it interferes with my understanding of parallelism:
The reason I was also considering B, even though it uses 'compared to Germany', is that i also saw the possibility that it was using ellipsis:
11 percent of the population in France earns less annual income than the poverty line, compared to Germany, where just 8 percent of the population earns less annual income than the poverty line. (i replaced 'do so)
Can B be understood like this at all?
According to one source, 11 percent of the population in France earns less annual income than the poverty line, while in Germany it is just 8 percent.
We should compare population in France with population in Germany. A, D and E are easily eliminated in this respect. We're left with:
B) compared to Germany, where just 8 percent does
C) whereas just 8 percent of the population in Germany does
We see that C makes comparison parallel and hence it is the correct answer.
However, can someone help me with this as I think it interferes with my understanding of parallelism:
The reason I was also considering B, even though it uses 'compared to Germany', is that i also saw the possibility that it was using ellipsis:
11 percent of the population in France earns less annual income than the poverty line, compared to Germany, where just 8 percent of the population earns less annual income than the poverty line. (i replaced 'do so)
Can B be understood like this at all?
11 Mar 2017, 20:15
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However, can someone help me with this as I think it interferes with my understanding of parallelism:
The reason I was also considering B, even though it uses 'compared to Germany', is that i also saw the possibility that it was using ellipsis:
11 percent of the population in France earns less annual income than the poverty line, compared to Germany, where just 8 percent of the population earns less annual income than the poverty line. (i replaced 'do so)
Can B be understood like this at all?
The reason I was also considering B, even though it uses 'compared to Germany', is that i also saw the possibility that it was using ellipsis:
11 percent of the population in France earns less annual income than the poverty line, compared to Germany, where just 8 percent of the population earns less annual income than the poverty line. (i replaced 'do so)
Can B be understood like this at all?
There is a clear comparison error in B as it compares the earnings with Germany. The clause 'where just 8 percent does' is providing more info about the place 'Germany' and is not actually helping us compare the earnings of A with earnings of B.
