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Hi Sam,

The issue of ambiguous pronouns is more a matter of logic than a GMAT 'trick'. If the pronoun has more than one logical referent, there is ambiguity.

Ex. Computer A is next to computer B, and it is broken.

In this sentence both computers are logical referents for "it". When you are presented with an ambiguous pronoun you will have trouble understanding what your sentence is saying. A correct answer will be a version of the sentence that is easier for you to understand because it is clearer.

Ex. Computer A, which is next to computer B, is broken.

In the problem at hand, "refiners" are the only word that make sense as the subject for the verb "were (paying)". Nothing else in the sentence has the ability to pay, so there is no problem with ambiguity here.

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Thank You for a gr8 & also a very prompt reply.

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Hi, Sarai! thanks for the nice explanation first, helps a lot.

but I still have a question concerning A...

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A. Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were What is compared here are the times-- "this year" and "last" (meaning "last year"-- this is an ellipses). OA says that "the sentense connects a comparison between this year's and last year’s heating-oil prices", not the time frame... i'm so confused, hope you can shed some light on this issue. thank you in advance:) Retired Moderator Status: 2000 posts! I don't know whether I should feel great or sad about it! LOL Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Posts: 1672 Location: Peru Schools: Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, MIT & HKS (Government) WE 1: Economic research WE 2: Banking WE 3: Government: Foreign Trade and SMEs Followers: 103 Kudos [?]: 992 [0], given: 109 Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last becau [#permalink] ### Show Tags 31 Oct 2010, 20:01 4 This post was BOOKMARKED Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.

A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did
C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's becuase refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did D) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher this year over last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were
E) It is the expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did _________________ "Life’s battle doesn’t always go to stronger or faster men; but sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can." My Integrated Reasoning Logbook / Diary: http://gmatclub.com/forum/my-ir-logbook-diary-133264.html GMAT Club Premium Membership - big benefits and savings Intern Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 20 Followers: 0 Kudos [?]: 13 [0], given: 1 Re: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last becau [#permalink] ### Show Tags 31 Oct 2010, 21:18 i did this question based on elimination, rather than selection. you can straight away rule out c, d, and e because of the wordy nature of the sentences and the wrong grammar used. from a and b, higher should be followed by 'than', so the OA should be A. The options you suggested don't go with this construction of the sentence as the word prices has been mentioned in the start of the sentence. ps: if you give gmat prep's sc's, you'll find plenty of sc qsns which are not about the correct sentence/construction but finding the best of the lot. Current Student Joined: 15 Jul 2010 Posts: 247 GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42 Followers: 11 Kudos [?]: 202 [3] , given: 65 Re: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last becau [#permalink] ### Show Tags 31 Oct 2010, 21:51 3 This post received KUDOS A. This is a comparison question I often have trouble with, but I will do my best to explain. Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.

A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than (heating-oil prices were) last (year) Parentheses are omitted. - correct compoarison Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last year's or last's (Heating-oil prices) -wrong comparison. We are comparing this year to last year. If you want to use last year's, we must write This year's heating-oil prices are expected to be higher than last year's or last's -correct Let's say Heating-oil prices are just A. We can rewrite A is expected to be higher this year than (A was) last (year). - correct A is expected to be higher this year than last's (A) - wrong as this sentence is comparing this year to last year's A. This year's A is expected to be higher than last year's/last's A - correct B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did
Higher over is unidiomatic. Higher...than is correct.
rise higher is redundant.

C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's becuase refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did are for heating-oil prices to be is wordy and confusing last year's should be last year for the same reason mentioned in A. are paying should be followed by they were D) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher this year over last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were
It is the expectation that is unnecessarily wordy. It is expected that is better.
'higher....over' is wrong. 'higher...than' is correct.

E) It is the expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did I think that you made a typo. Answer choice must be 'It is expected that' not 'it is the expected that,' which is correct. rise higher is redundant. last year's is wrong for the same reason explained earlier in answer A. _________________ Consider KUDOS if my post was helpful. My Debrief: http://gmatclub.com/forum/750-q49v42-105591.html#p825487 Last edited by scheol79 on 31 Oct 2010, 22:46, edited 1 time in total. VP Status: There is always something new !! Affiliations: PMI,QAI Global,eXampleCG Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 1335 Followers: 17 Kudos [?]: 254 [0], given: 10 Re: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last becau [#permalink] ### Show Tags 31 Oct 2010, 22:24 scheol79 wrote: A. This is a comparison question I often have trouble with, but I will do my best to explain. Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.

A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than (heating-oil prices were) last (year) Parentheses are omitted. - correct compoarison Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last year's or last's (Heating-oil prices) -wrong comparison. We are comparing this year to last year. If you want to use last year's, we must write This year's heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last year's or last's -correct Let's say Heating-oil prices are just A. We can rewrite A is expected to be higher this year than (A was) last (year). - correct A is expected to be higher this year than last's (A) - wrong as this sentence is comparing this year to last year's A. This year's A is expected to be higher this year than last year's/last's A - correct B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did
Higher over is unidiomatic. Higher...than is correct.
rise higher is redundant.

C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's becuase refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did are for heating-oil prices to be is wordy and confusing last year's should be last year for the same reason mentioned in A. are paying should be followed by they were D) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher this year over last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were
It is the expectation that is unnecessarily wordy. It is expected that is better.
'higher....over' is wrong. 'higher...than' is correct.

E) It is the expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did I think that you made a typo. Answer choice must be 'It is expected that' not 'it is the expected that,' which is correct. rise higher is redundant. last year's is wrong for the same reason explained earlier in answer A. IMO A too. it's all correct.Moreover, in options B and E rise higher is redundant. _________________ Visit -- http://www.sustainable-sphere.com/ Promote Green Business,Sustainable Living and Green Earth !! Manager Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 167 Location: singapore Schools: Wharton,NY Stern,INSEAD,Stanford Followers: 3 Kudos [?]: 41 [0], given: 25 Re: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last becau [#permalink] ### Show Tags 01 Nov 2010, 00:49 C, D, E Out B --> Higher ...over incorrect idiom A is best option _________________ Regards, Nagesh My GMAT Study Plan: http://gmatclub.com/forum/my-gmat-study-plan-112833.html Idioms List : http://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-idioms-104283.html?hilit=idioms#p813231 -------------------------------------- Consider Kudos if you like my posts Intern Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 6 Followers: 0 Kudos [?]: 0 [0], given: 0 Re: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher th is year than [#permalink] ### Show Tags 27 Apr 2011, 08:41 kindly post OA along with the questions Senior Manager Joined: 05 Jul 2010 Posts: 356 Followers: 15 Kudos [?]: 51 [0], given: 17 Re: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher th is year than [#permalink] ### Show Tags 20 Aug 2011, 07:51 Why "they were" is correct in A? Why not they did? In-fact, should we be repeating the entire verb when we change the tense - Re: MGMAT SC? Director Status: Prep started for the n-th time Joined: 29 Aug 2010 Posts: 692 Followers: 6 Kudos [?]: 176 [2] , given: 37 Re: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher th is year than [#permalink] ### Show Tags 20 Aug 2011, 09:37 2 This post received KUDOS 2 This post was BOOKMARKED abhicoolmax wrote: Why "they were" is correct in A? Why not they did? In-fact, should we be repeating the entire verb when we change the tense - Re: MGMAT SC? This is a very good question. The general strategy followed is, whenever you come across an ellipsis (ommitting a part of the sentence if there is no ambiguity) the best way to check is to complete the sentence and see if the verb is correct. Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were paying ...

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Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they did paying ... As you can see the second version does not make sense (it should have been pay for did to be correct). However if the original sentence is reworded as Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners paid about$5 a barrel more for crude oil than they did pay ... => did is correct here. (I agree this version does not make logical sense , just for illustration purposes).

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Hi, Sarai! thanks for the nice explanation first, helps a lot.

but I still have a question concerning A...

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A. Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were What is compared here are the times-- "this year" and "last" (meaning "last year"-- this is an ellipses). OA says that "the sentense connects a comparison between this year's and last year’s heating-oil prices", not the time frame... i'm so confused, hope you can shed some light on this issue. thank you in advance:) Can anybody explain this one? Yes the OG mentions 'the possessive last year's does not parallel the adverbial phrase this year' as one of the reasons for 'E' being wrong. We are comparing last year's heating-oil prices to this year's heating-oil prices! And option 'E' clearly creates a parallel between the prices. I don't understand what is OG's point. Any expert please? Thanks a lot in advance!! Intern Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Posts: 10 Followers: 1 Kudos [?]: 2 [0], given: 3 Re: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher th is year than [#permalink] ### Show Tags 24 Aug 2011, 18:53 SaraiGMAXonline wrote: papillon86 wrote: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.

(A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were (B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did
(C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (D) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were
(E) It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did You've done a good job guys! Let me see if I can help you out with some of the confusion regarding comparisons and ellipses: A. Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were
What is compared here are the times-- "this year" and "last" (meaning "last year"-- this is an ellipses).

When comparing time or place, you have two options for structuring the comparison:

1. Joe studies more at night that he does during the day. (The sentence compares Joe to himself.)

2. Joe studies more at night than during the day. (The sentence compares "at night" to "during the day.")

B. Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did Important Note!! The comparative structure requires that you use "than" after the "--er". Correct: Tom is older than Bob. Incorrect: Tom is older compared to/in comparison with/over Bob You must use "than" after you've used a word ending with --er. C. Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did

You can stop reading as soon as you get to "for heating-oil prices" because that is not a correct description of the the expectations. The expectations are not for prices, but rather that prices will....

Important Note: Do not change a relative clause into a mere prepositional phrase!!

Ex. "I think that chickens fly" (relative clause: that+subject+verb) IS NOT EQUIVALENT TO "I think of chickens flying" (prepositional phrase: of chickens)

D. It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were Same problem as B. E. It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did

"prices will rise higher this year than last year's" uses ellipses that hide the logic problem. Complete everything that was left out, and the resulting sentence is: "prices will rise higher this year than last year's prices rose. This is not intended meaning of the sentence.

Second, the word "more" is not correctly placed.

Correct: I paid 5 dollars more for my sandwich today than I did yesterday.

Incorrect: I paid 5 dollars for my sandwich more than I did yesterday.

"More" describes $5 and must therefore be placed next to$5.

These are great points! Although I did not analyze this sentence so thoroughly, I came to A since the more was oddly placed in most sentences I would have considered

$5 a barrel more for crude oil Vs.$5 a barrel for crude oil more

After narrowing those down, then I started comparing the options.
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Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year. A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were
B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's becuase refiners are paying about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did
D) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher this year over last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were E) It is the expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did

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Option A is not clear to me because it seems that it is comparing "heating-oil prices" with "last [year]", so it would be incorrect, but it is the OA. In this sense, I suppose that option A is ommiting some words, but I cannot identify which words. It is not clear whether the prices in this year are expected to be higher than the estimated prices in the last year or the real prices in that year. For example:
Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than [they were] last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were. The first "were" seems that it is ommiting "expected to be", so we would be talking about the estimated prices last year. But if it is not omitting "expected to be", it could seem that we are talking about the real prices. But if we write in this way: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last year's [prices] because .... Here we are comparing nouns: heating-oil prices of this year with those prices of the las year (last year's). However, the OE says that this is not parallel. Why? I don't understand it. Please your comments about it. _________________ "Life’s battle doesn’t always go to stronger or faster men; but sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can." My Integrated Reasoning Logbook / Diary: http://gmatclub.com/forum/my-ir-logbook-diary-133264.html GMAT Club Premium Membership - big benefits and savings Director Status: Finally Done. Admitted in Kellogg for 2015 intake Joined: 25 Jun 2011 Posts: 537 Location: United Kingdom Concentration: International Business, Strategy GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V45 GPA: 2.9 WE: Information Technology (Consulting) Followers: 77 Kudos [?]: 3372 [0], given: 217 Re: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last becau [#permalink] ### Show Tags 17 Nov 2011, 16:10 Ok - lets consider why others are NOT correct. B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did. Higher than something is correct and not higher...over...[color=#4000FF][/color]

C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices(distorts meaning) to be higher this year than last year's becuase refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did. Clearly a run on sentence and is not preferred on GMAT. D) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher this year over last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were. (It is the expectation----(wordy) and higher....over is oncorrect too)

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(A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were (8) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did
(C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (d) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were
(E) It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did [Reveal] Spoiler: Whats going on with this problem? Is this a comparsion problem or some kind of Idiom like OG12 classifies it. If its Idiom do I even need to worry about this problem? Thanks in advance! Intern Joined: 31 Jul 2011 Posts: 5 Location: India GPA: 3.45 WE: Sales (Consumer Products) Followers: 0 Kudos [?]: 7 [1] , given: 17 Re: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher th is year than [#permalink] ### Show Tags 06 Feb 2012, 02:50 1 This post received KUDOS gmatpunjabi wrote: Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher th is year than last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.

(A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were (8) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did
(C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did (d) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about$5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were
(E) It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about \$5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did

Whats going on with this problem?

Is this a comparsion problem or some kind of Idiom like OG12 classifies it.

B- Whenever you have comparative ie words ending with 'er' you should also have than, which is missing in B.
C- Ecpectation are for- is awakward
D-It is ecpectation that- again awakwardly worded,
E-Tense issue, the first part of the sentence is in present, the second part to be parallel should also be in present tense, ie refiners are paying about

A is correct
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B = than is missing
C = awakward
D = awakward
E = last years´ awakward and tens issue
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C - Awkward.
D - Higher "FOR" This year - Incorrect & "Paying.... now than what they were PAYING last year"

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