Doubt in comparisons

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Hi experts,

I wanted to clarify a very basic doubt I had on comparison. From what I understand, while comparing 2 entities, both entities should be parallel and the comparison should be across 2 logical entities. But I'm not able to differentiate between the below 3 sentences. Which would be correct and why? Please also explain why the wrong ones are wrong?

1. Ramesh has more money than Suresh
2. Ramesh has more money than Suresh does
3. Ramesh has more money than Suresh has

Thanks,
Akshay

akshaygundeti · Answer

Hi experts,

I wanted to clarify a very basic doubt I had on comparison. From what I understand, while comparing 2 entities, both entities should be parallel and the comparison should be across 2 logical entities. But I'm not able to differentiate between the below 3 sentences. Which would be correct and why? Please also explain why the wrong ones are wrong?

1. Ramesh has more money than Suresh
2. Ramesh has more money than Suresh does
3. Ramesh has more money than Suresh has

Thanks,
Akshay

Businessconquerer · Answer

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globaldesi · Answer

Looking at the sentences I felt only C is correct
1) Is Suresh some kind of prices items such as money.
2) ramesh has  more money than surest does  Incorrect comparison

sushigmat · Answer

Hi Akshaygundeti

For comparisons, you need to look at it like weighing balance and put equal weights on both sides. 
In your 3 example sentences, 
1. Ramesh has more money than Suresh. Here the sentence is comparing R with S and the ground of comparison is the amount of money each of them has. 
 So it is correct.  
2. Ramesh has more money than Suresh does.
Actually, from the GMAT point of view, the sentence should be phrased as
Ramesh has more money than does Suresh.
In the sentence above, we are not comparing R to S but rather comparing the action of who HAS more money than whom. So when actions are compared, the verb is repeated in the second part and it usually precedes the second subject. 
3. Ramesh has more money than Suresh has. 
 This is wrong because when verbs in simple present are compared, the substitute verb is DO or DOES. 
Note, in Sentence 3 has is simple present tense.
Hope this helps!
If you liked the explanation Kudos are welcome.

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MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

They are all correct, though I personally prefer the third.

In 1, "has" is unstated but understood to follow "Suresh." So, the comparison is logical, because what's missing is understood.

In 2, "does" is substituted for "has." So, the comparison is logical, because, although "has" is not repeated, "does" stands in for "has."

In 3, "has" is directly stated. So, the comparison is logical.

Comparisons like these are always a bit strange anyway, because they seem to compare money with "has," and if "money" were repeated after "has," the sentence would be considered incorrect.

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