Compared with the nuclear arsenal of thE US, the Sovet Union

Question

Compared with the nuclear arsenal of thE US, the Sovet Union has fewer but considerably larger intercontinental warheads at its disposal. I. Same 2. the Soviet Union has at its disposal less numerous but considerably larger intercontinental warheads 3. the intercontinental warheads at the Soviet Union's disposal are less numerous but considerably larger 4. the Soviet Union's less numerous but considerably larger intercontinental warheads are at its disposal. 5. there are less numerous but considerably larger intercontinental warheads are at the Siviets Union's disposal

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mistdew · Answer

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stolyar · Answer

(A) wrong comparison
(B) the same
(C) the best
(D) a problem with a pronoun its
(E) double are is wrong, the underlined part is a run-on sentence.

I still vote for C

AkamaiBrah · Answer

As Stolyar points out, in (1), the sentence is comparing the "nuclear arsenal" with "the Soviet Union".

mistdew · Answer

Hi,
The answer is apparently A. I think C is the best ans too ( but according to the answer sheet I was wrong) If anyone can come up with the best fit as A - pls explain. 
Else the answer in my workbook is wrong.

stolyar · Answer

A is certainly wrong, for it compares zebras with oranges. Burn your workbook down. :bouncer2

mistdew · Answer

Okie, I burnt it :-D

GMATT73 · Answer

Answer must be 3 (C) because it makes a balanced comparison.

Compared with the nuclear arsenal of thE US, the Sovet Union

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