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Hi, recently came across two questions where the expert posts direct towards different reasoning:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/local-reside ... 76729.html
Local residents claim that San Antonio, Texas, has more good Mexican American restaurants than any city does in the United States.
(A) any city does
(B) does any other city
(C) other cities do
(D) any city
(E) other cities
Here, Tommy from Manhattan says, C. other cities do
PROBLEM: We need to parallel the original verb (has), and "do" doesn't parallel it, because it's plural, when we want singular.
Second question: https://gmatclub.com/forum/ramon-pointe ... 94386.html
Ramón pointed out that food high in whole-grain fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses—as do vegetables and lean proteins.
(A) fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses—as do vegetables and lean proteins
(B) fiber in addition to vegetables and lean proteins, create the energy we need to fight illnesses
(C) fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses, along with vegetables and lean proteins
(D) fiber, vegetables, and lean proteins creates the energy we need to fight illnesses
(E) fiber, as vegetables and lean proteins, create the energy we need to fight illnesses
Here, the correct answer is A where do replaces creates and will become create. How is this fine wrt to the first question?
To be clear: in the first post, the expert does not allow do to replace has as has is singular and do is plural
in second question, we replace creates with do, defying the above rule. Please experts help and provide the reasoning for this.
GMATNinja KarishmaB CrackVerbal
https://gmatclub.com/forum/local-reside ... 76729.html
Local residents claim that San Antonio, Texas, has more good Mexican American restaurants than any city does in the United States.
(A) any city does
(B) does any other city
(C) other cities do
(D) any city
(E) other cities
Here, Tommy from Manhattan says, C. other cities do
PROBLEM: We need to parallel the original verb (has), and "do" doesn't parallel it, because it's plural, when we want singular.
Second question: https://gmatclub.com/forum/ramon-pointe ... 94386.html
Ramón pointed out that food high in whole-grain fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses—as do vegetables and lean proteins.
(A) fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses—as do vegetables and lean proteins
(B) fiber in addition to vegetables and lean proteins, create the energy we need to fight illnesses
(C) fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses, along with vegetables and lean proteins
(D) fiber, vegetables, and lean proteins creates the energy we need to fight illnesses
(E) fiber, as vegetables and lean proteins, create the energy we need to fight illnesses
Here, the correct answer is A where do replaces creates and will become create. How is this fine wrt to the first question?
To be clear: in the first post, the expert does not allow do to replace has as has is singular and do is plural
in second question, we replace creates with do, defying the above rule. Please experts help and provide the reasoning for this.
GMATNinja KarishmaB CrackVerbal
07 Jul 2022, 03:37
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Local residents claim that San Antonio, Texas, has more good Mexican American restaurants than any city does in the United States.
(A) any city does
(B) does any other city
(C) other cities do
(D) any city
(E) other cities
Consider changing the verb HAS to something else (i.e. DESTROYS). Perhaps it'll help you to get a better sense which of the two to choose DOES/DO.
(A) any city does
(B) does any other city
(C) other cities do
(D) any city
(E) other cities
Consider changing the verb HAS to something else (i.e. DESTROYS). Perhaps it'll help you to get a better sense which of the two to choose DOES/DO.
08 Jul 2022, 10:03
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Hi, recently came across two questions where the expert posts direct towards different reasoning:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/local-reside ... 76729.html
Local residents claim that San Antonio, Texas, has more good Mexican American restaurants than any city does in the United States.
(A) any city does
(B) does any other city
(C) other cities do
(D) any city
(E) other cities
Here, Tommy from Manhattan says, C. other cities do
PROBLEM: We need to parallel the original verb (has), and "do" doesn't parallel it, because it's plural, when we want singular.
Second question: https://gmatclub.com/forum/ramon-pointe ... 94386.html
Ramón pointed out that food high in whole-grain fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses—as do vegetables and lean proteins.
(A) fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses—as do vegetables and lean proteins
(B) fiber in addition to vegetables and lean proteins, create the energy we need to fight illnesses
(C) fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses, along with vegetables and lean proteins
(D) fiber, vegetables, and lean proteins creates the energy we need to fight illnesses
(E) fiber, as vegetables and lean proteins, create the energy we need to fight illnesses
Here, the correct answer is A where do replaces creates and will become create. How is this fine wrt to the first question?
To be clear: in the first post, the expert does not allow do to replace has as has is singular and do is plural
in second question, we replace creates with do, defying the above rule. Please experts help and provide the reasoning for this.
GMATNinja KarishmaB CrackVerbal
There's no general rule that says you can't switch between singular and plural in cases like this. The switch to plural in choice (C) of the "local residents" question is a problem because of how it affects the meaning.https://gmatclub.com/forum/local-reside ... 76729.html
Local residents claim that San Antonio, Texas, has more good Mexican American restaurants than any city does in the United States.
(A) any city does
(B) does any other city
(C) other cities do
(D) any city
(E) other cities
Here, Tommy from Manhattan says, C. other cities do
PROBLEM: We need to parallel the original verb (has), and "do" doesn't parallel it, because it's plural, when we want singular.
Second question: https://gmatclub.com/forum/ramon-pointe ... 94386.html
Ramón pointed out that food high in whole-grain fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses—as do vegetables and lean proteins.
(A) fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses—as do vegetables and lean proteins
(B) fiber in addition to vegetables and lean proteins, create the energy we need to fight illnesses
(C) fiber creates the energy we need to fight illnesses, along with vegetables and lean proteins
(D) fiber, vegetables, and lean proteins creates the energy we need to fight illnesses
(E) fiber, as vegetables and lean proteins, create the energy we need to fight illnesses
Here, the correct answer is A where do replaces creates and will become create. How is this fine wrt to the first question?
To be clear: in the first post, the expert does not allow do to replace has as has is singular and do is plural
in second question, we replace creates with do, defying the above rule. Please experts help and provide the reasoning for this.
GMATNinja KarishmaB CrackVerbal
- In (C), it seems as though we're comparing (1) the number of good Mexican American restaurants that San Antonio has and (2) the number of good Mexican American restaurants that other cities have.
- Does that mean that we're adding up the total in all other cities and comparing that number to the number in San Antonio alone? That doesn't make much sense, given the context of the sentence.
- The plural noun+verb pair ("cities do") doesn't work because it suggests an illogical meaning, not because it breaks some (made-up) singular/plural rule.
More broadly, a central challenge of GMAT SC is that there are very few ironclad "rules" that always work. Instead, the test forces you to think hard about meaning every time, and there isn't much benefit in trying to invent rules based on a handful of official questions.
I hope that helps a bit!
