Among the litany of threats that many Israelis face, the potential for

Question

Competition Mode Question

Among the litany of threats that many Israelis face, the potential for a nuclear-armed Iran is perhaps the more scary as this scenario could engulf the region in a violent war. This would likely result in historically unseen amounts of destruction, even for a region whose history is marred by perennial violence.

A) perhaps the more
B) perhaps the most
C) possibly, perhaps the most
D) possibly the greatest
E) possibly the great

A) perhaps the more
B) perhaps the most
C) possibly, perhaps the most
D) possibly the greatest
E) possibly the great

PTD1995 · Answer

The superlative form   most scary   must be used instead of the comparative form   more scary   since the author is indicating that among all the threats, a specific threat is the most scary.

A)  more must be replaced by most as the superlative form (most) must be used since the author is not comparing threats but stating that a single threat is the scariest
 B)  The superlative form is correctly used
 C)  Although the superlative form is correctly used, this choice makes the sentence unduly long; the phrase possibly, perhaps is awkward and not idiomatically correct
 D)  While a superlative is used, the sentence is exceedingly awkward as the phrase possibly the greatest scary is not idiomatic
 E)  The superlative form is not used; the phrase possibly the great scary as this scenario is awkward and not idiomatic

Archit3110 · Answer

IMO B ; 
perhaps the most

Among the litany of threats that many Israelis face, the potential for a nuclear-armed Iran is perhaps the more scary as this scenario could engulf the region in a violent war. This would likely result in historically unseen amounts of destruction, even for a region whose history is marred by perennial violence.

A) perhaps the more
B) perhaps the most
C) possibly, perhaps the most
D) possibly the greatest
E) possibly the great

A) perhaps the more
B) perhaps the most
C) possibly, perhaps the most
D) possibly the greatest
E) possibly the great

daagh · Answer

Scary things are countable. Therefore we use the most; possibly and perhaps are redundant. Answer is B.

madgmat2019 · Answer

A) perhaps the more.....more is used in case of comparision...here only single reason is stated....so superlative degree needs to be used.
B) perhaps the most,........CORRECT
C)  possibly , perhaps the most
D)  possibly  the greatest
E)  possibly  the great.........USAGE OF possibly is incorrect

OA:B

exc4libur · Answer

MEANING: Among the threats many face, the potential for a nuclear-armed Iran is perhaps the MOST scary.

NOTES: "possibly, perhaps" is redundant; "more" is used with quantity/numbers; here "among the threats" imps there are more than 2 threats, so we use "most" the superlative.

Ans (B)

eakabuah · Answer

The right answer is option B.

Meaning:  Among  the lithany of threats that many Israelis face, the potential for a nuclear-armed Iran is perhaps the most scary as this scenario could engulf the region in a violent war.
The keyword to note in the non-underlined portion of the sentence is  among . Among modifies three or more entities. Hence in the context of the sentence, Israel faces at least three more threats, out of which the threat from Iran's nuclear program is perhaps the most scary. More scary will not work since we have more than two threats. A can, therefore, be eliminated.
In C, possibly, perhaps is redundant since possibly and perhaps express the same idea of probability. We can eliminate C for wordiness.
In D and E, greatest and great are not appropriate because we are dealing with countable nouns. Threats are countable and they are modified rightly with among. We can eliminate D and E and be left with B as the best answer.

Among the litany of threats that many Israelis face, the potential for a nuclear-armed Iran is perhaps the more scary as this scenario could engulf the region in a violent war. This would likely result in historically unseen amounts of destruction, even for a region whose history is marred by perennial violence.

A) perhaps the more
B) perhaps the most
C) possibly, perhaps the most
D) possibly the greatest
E) possibly the great

A)  perhaps the   more 
B)  perhaps the most 
C)  possibly,   perhaps   the most 
D) possibly the  greatest 
E) possibly the  great

ann1111 · Answer

'Among the litany of threats' indicates that there are more than 2 threats. So superlative 'most' must be used for comparison. 
C- possible, perhaps- redundant usage.
D,E- 'great' is the wrong comparison word. '...great scary..' makes no sense.

lacktutor · Answer

The superlative adjective should be used to compare three or more nouns (because of AMONG) 
—> A and E— out

C) possibly, perhaps ....redundancy 
In D, after the greatest, the should be a noun. Scary is an adjective here. D is out

In B, everything seems Ok. — the most scary ... CORRECT one

The answer is B

Posted from my mobile device

800GMAT2019 · Answer

B boy.

A. "more" is wrong not a comparison
B. "Perhaps" is good...indicates it "maybe" could happen
C. "Possibly/perhaps" cant go together
D. "Possibly the great scary" "Possibly the greatest scary" not a proper comparison. Would need to say "most scary" or "possibly the greatest threat..." etc

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

The superlative form  most scary  must be used instead of the comparative form  more scary  since the author is indicating that among all the threats, a specific threat is the most scary.

A.  more  must be replaced by  most  as the superlative form ( most ) must be used since the author is not comparing threats but stating that a single threat is the scariest

B. The superlative form is correctly used

C. Although the superlative form is correctly used, this choice makes the sentence unduly long; the phrase  possibly, perhaps  is awkward and not idiomatically correct

D. While a superlative is used, the sentence is exceedingly awkward as the phrase  possibly the greatest scary  is not idiomatic

E. The superlative form is not used; the phrase  possibly the great scary as this scenario  is awkward and not idiomatic

VerbalBot · Answer

Automated notice from GMAT Club VerbalBot: 

A member just gave Kudos to this thread, showing it’s still useful. I’ve bumped it to the top so more people can benefit. Feel free to add your own questions or solutions.

 This post was generated automatically.

Among the litany of threats that many Israelis face, the potential for

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards

GMAT Sentence Correction (SC - EA only) Questions

Among the litany of threats that many Israelis face, the potential for

Prep Toolkit

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards