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17 Dec 2010, 07:09
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Although few would disagree that small classrooms of a maximum of 15 students are ideal environments in which to educate the young, financially strained counties point out that small classrooms cost twice as much as maintaining regular sized classrooms.
A. small classrooms cost twice as much as maintaining regular sized classrooms.
B. small classrooms cost twice as much to maintain as regular sized classrooms do.
C. maintaining small classrooms cost twice as much as regular sized classrooms do.
D. maintaining small classrooms cost twice as much as it does for regular sized classrooms.
E. to maintain small classrooms cost twice as much as for regular sized classrooms.
A. small classrooms cost twice as much as maintaining regular sized classrooms.
B. small classrooms cost twice as much to maintain as regular sized classrooms do.
C. maintaining small classrooms cost twice as much as regular sized classrooms do.
D. maintaining small classrooms cost twice as much as it does for regular sized classrooms.
E. to maintain small classrooms cost twice as much as for regular sized classrooms.
17 Dec 2010, 09:28
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Let us appreciate that the verb in the text is the plural ‘cost ‘ and so we do need a plural subject here. All choices starting with singular subjects such as ‘maintaining’ and ‘to maintain’ are out (C, D and E)
Between A and B, B maintains the comparison llism by comparing what small classrooms do with what regular sized classrooms do.So B.
Perhaps forum members may be interested in an OG 10 question that is somewhat similar to this and I wouldn’t like to preempt its answer.
Dirt roads may evoke the bucolic simplicity of another century, but financially strained townships point out that dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads.
(A) dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads
(B) dirt roads cost twice as much to maintain as paved roads do
(C) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as paved roads do
(D) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as it does for paved roads
(E) to maintain dirt roads costs twice as much as for paved roads
Between A and B, B maintains the comparison llism by comparing what small classrooms do with what regular sized classrooms do.So B.
Perhaps forum members may be interested in an OG 10 question that is somewhat similar to this and I wouldn’t like to preempt its answer.
Dirt roads may evoke the bucolic simplicity of another century, but financially strained townships point out that dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads.
(A) dirt roads cost twice as much as maintaining paved roads
(B) dirt roads cost twice as much to maintain as paved roads do
(C) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as paved roads do
(D) maintaining dirt roads costs twice as much as it does for paved roads
(E) to maintain dirt roads costs twice as much as for paved roads
17 Dec 2010, 21:16
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aimkp, I would rate it as a sub-600 level question.
daagh, provides excellent explanations.
Only B makes scence here, because it maintains parallelism.
Look "small classrooms cost twice as much to maintain as regular sized classrooms do."
both cost to maintain and do=[cost to maintain] must be parallel here.
daagh, provides excellent explanations.
Only B makes scence here, because it maintains parallelism.
Look "small classrooms cost twice as much to maintain as regular sized classrooms do."
both cost to maintain and do=[cost to maintain] must be parallel here.
