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Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to 12 Dec 2016, 21:01
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Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.

A. Same
The point of comparison is 'rate' and thus the United States must be turned to possessive.
B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the
C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States's, their
Logically, 'their' must refer to people in France but grammatically it has two possible antecedents - fatty foods and people in France. Thus, the pronoun is ambiguous.
D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the
In this option, 'the rate of' refers to the price of the fatty foods and that is out of context.
E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the
'the rate of people' appears to be troublesome to me. Moreover, since we the sentence is trying to establish a contrast on a comparison, I believe a better structure would be - ...fatty foods is about the same in France as in the US

Left with B.
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Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.


(A) people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their

(B) people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the

(C) fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their

(D) the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the

(E) the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the
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is there anything wrong with the same in choice (D) and (E)? generis
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Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.


(A) people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their

(B) people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the

(C) fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their

(D) the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the

(E) the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the
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A) incorrect comparison ( comparing rate to united states)

B) correct answer

C) possessive united states incorrect

D)rate of what is same of who (illogical meaning)

E)rate of something is just not correct here
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(A) people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their

1) error of comparison: "a rate comparable to the United States". "Rate" is being compared with "the US".

2) Redundancy: Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.

Here, "their" refers to "people in France", Hence the sentence says that people in France have death rates that are lower in France. Do "people in France" have other, higher, rates in other countries? :lol:


(B) people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the

(C) fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their

1) "their" seems to refer to "fatty foods", which is the subject of the preceding clause. Even if you say "their" can safely refer to "people in France", you will still have the same problem as in (A). Don't forget that "their" must stand for "people in France", not just "people"

2) "United States’s" what? "United States’s fatty foods", "United States’s rate". NOTHING. It is not clear

(D) the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the

1) Let's look at some examples to understand why (D) is wrong.

1) Sherlock Holmes has found the evidence of Jerry killed by Tom.
2) Sherlock Holmes has found the evidence that Jerry has been killed by Tom.

The first says that Sherlock Holmes has found evidence of Jerry, whereas the second says that Sherlock Holmes has found evidence of What Tom has done to Jerry. Hence, The first example does not convey the intended meaning. Likeqwise, (D) suffers from the same meaning problem.

Instead, the sentence should say: "the rate at which foods are consumed"

2) Foods don't have "rates"

(E) the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the

1) The same problems as in (D)
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Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.


(A) people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their

(B) people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the

(C) fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their

(D) the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the

(E) the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the
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People of France are compared with the people united states in consuming fatty acid. The correct answer is B.
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(C) fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their

is "rate to the United States’s" correct? I believe it is. We can say "United State's rate"
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(C) fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States’s, their

is "rate to the United States’s" correct? I believe it is. We can say "United State's rate"
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Hi Hoozan, while using the possessive form (United States’s in this case) in comparison sentences, we would typically prefer a more parallel construct, before and after the comparison indicator.

For example:

Michael's salary is comparable to Jim's.
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