Poojita wrote:
Hi
Hoozan I am still not very clear about explanation provided for option D after going though your explanation as well as the whole thread
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X2 does not have the modifier "in other countries" and based on the meaning of the sentence we need to show that this problem i.e. "shortage of regulations" exists in countries.
Why do we need 'in other countries' after X2 as well? It makes sense to me without that as well.I am still struck between choice A and D
Hoozan GMATNinja VeritasKarishma AndrewN egmatHello,
Poojita. I see a major difference between (A) and (D) that spells trouble for the latter, and the point has been touched on earlier in the thread by
IanStewart:
IanStewart wrote:
"ranging from X in some countries to Y in others" would be the only correct way to use the "ranging from..." construction, and only answer A does that.
Consider the shortlisted answer choices side by side:
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Despite its attractiveness, investing abroad can still pose big risks, ranging from the potential for political instability in some countries to the shortage of regulations to protect investors and a serious lack of information about investments in others.
(A) to the shortage of regulations to protect investors and a serious lack of information about investments in others
(D) and the shortage of regulations to protect investors to a serious lack of information about investments in others
Now, you may point out that both sentences preserve a
from... to construction. The problem with the second iteration, though, is that the first part, about
some countries, seems to resolve just prior to the underlined portion, as in,
ranging from X in some countries to Y in others [other countries]But, looking at (D), what are we to make of the extra bit that begins the underlined portion? It seems to be added on belatedly and sort of ends up in no-man's-land, between the two entities that are being compared.
ranging from X in some countries and [something] to Y in othersTo be sure, you could have a sentence in which X and Y occurred within the
same country without repeating the word
country (or some variant), but if the state of affairs from one place is to be compared with that from another, and the sentence adopts this
ranging from construct, then we need to see a reminder of what the range applies to, country to country, or the comparison will seem to be applicable to the earlier country only (a comment on internal matters).
I hope that helps. Thank you for thinking to ask.
- Andrew