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605-655 Level|   Comparisons|   Pronouns|   Verb Tense/Form|                     
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It is clearly 4 to 1 split.
'it' in the portion not underlined clearly states that the Army is supposed to be singular. (A), (B), (C) and (D) are refer to the Army as plural. Thus, (E) is correct

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Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.

(A) they had in their previous campaigns
(B) their previous campaigns had had
(C) they had for any previous campaign
(D) in their previous campaigns
(E) for any previous campaign

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Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.

(A) they had in their previous campaigns
(B) their previous campaigns had had
(C) they had for any previous campaign
(D) in their previous campaigns
(E) for any previous campaign

A, B, C, and D all have issues with the pronoun being plural, "army" is singular "it"
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Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.

(A) they had in their previous campaigns
(B) their previous campaigns had had
(C) they had for any previous campaign
(D) in their previous campaigns
(E) for any previous campaign

I took 18 Sec
subject verb agreement army singular so A B C D all out
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1. -er+n+than"q- relative pronoun

time(this time/any previous)

Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.

(A) they had in their previous campaigns
(B) their previous campaigns had had
(C) they had for any previous campaign
(D) in their previous campaigns
(E) for any previous campaign

time(this time/any previous)
Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.

(A) a greater proportion than it was

(B) a greater proportion than

(C) a greater proportion than they have been

(D) which is greater than was so

(E) which is greater than it has been
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I am confused as to what verb is had replacing in the comparison. Also, could you help me with the mistake in the option "than it did for any previous campaign" ?
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I am confused as to what verb is had replacing in the comparison.
Do you mean "had" in "it had provisions"? If so, that "had" doesn't replace anything.

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Also, could you help me with the mistake in the option "than it did for any previous campaign" ?
I don't see that choice in the question.

If it were in the question, it would be a little off because "did" wouldn't have anything great to replace. Perhaps "did" could replace "entered with" though. So, depending on how loose the question writer wanted to be with what's acceptable, that choice could be considered correct.
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