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Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer to the ubiquitous product as “the Hawaiian steak.”

(A) Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer
(B) Because they consume more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer
(C) Hawaiians consume more Spam per capita than do residents of any U.S. state; they refer
(D) In Hawaii, which consumes more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, they refer
(E) Hawaiians, who consume more Spam per capita than do the residents of any other U.S. state, refer


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Bunuel wrote:
Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer to the ubiquitous product as “the Hawaiian steak.”

(A) Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer
(B) Because they consume more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer
(C) Hawaiians consume more Spam per capita than do residents of any U.S. state; they refer
(D) In Hawaii, which consumes more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, they refer
(E) Hawaiians, who consume more Spam per capita than do the residents of any other U.S. state, refer


E, I think. I believe that "other" and "residents" are necessary for the comparison to be correct.
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Re: Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer to [#permalink] New post   28 Dec 2023, 00:16
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Can someone explain why "Because they consume more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer" can not be the right answer? or even A- Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer" --- This satisfies the - Verb-ing modifier, subject +verb + object is present.
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Re: Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer to [#permalink] New post   01 Jan 2024, 21:21
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Can someone explain why "Because they consume more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer" can not be the right answer? or even A- Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer" --- This satisfies the - Verb-ing modifier, subject +verb + object is present.


Hawaiians cannot be compared to “any U.S. state” - hence incorrect.

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Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer to [#permalink] New post   02 Jan 2024, 09:57
athakral wrote:
Can someone explain why "Because they consume more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer" can not be the right answer? or even A- Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer" --- This satisfies the - Verb-ing modifier, subject +verb + object is present.


If you don't use "other", that will mean Hawaii is not a US state.
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Re: Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer to [#permalink] New post   06 Jan 2024, 16:30
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Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer to the ubiquitous product as “the Hawaiian steak.”

(A) Consuming more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer
(B) Because they consume more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, Hawaiians refer
(C) Hawaiians consume more Spam per capita than do residents of any U.S. state; they refer
(D) In Hawaii, which consumes more Spam per capita than any U.S. state, they refer
(E) Hawaiians, who consume more Spam per capita than do the residents of any other U.S. state, refer


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Solution: E

This problem involves Comparison and Illogical Meaning errors, in that “Hawaiians” don’t consume more Spam than any other state, but rather the people of those states. Furthermore, as Hawaii is itself a state, Hawaiians can’t eat more Spam than the residents of “any state”, but rather “any OTHER state”. Once you’ve eliminated these errors, you’re left with answer choice E, the correct answer.
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