In 1982 the median income for married-couple families with a wage-earn

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In 1982 the median income for married-couple families with a wage-earning wife was $9,000 more than  a family where the husband only  was employed.

(A) a family where the husband only

(B) of a family where only the husband

(C) that for families in which only the husband

(D) a family in which only the husband

(E) those of families in which the husband only

Choices A and D illogically compared  the median income  to a  family  rather than to another median income. Also,  families  would be preferable to a  family  in A, B, and D because the comparison is between groups of families. In A and B,  in which  would be preferable to  where , since  where  properly refers to location.

Choices A and E misplace  only  so that it seems to modify  was employed  rather than  the husband .

In B and E,  of  is less idiomatic than  for , and the plural pronoun  those  in E does not agree with the singular noun referent  income .

C, the best choice, uses the singular pronoun  that  to stand for  income , thus establishing a logical comparison.

riteshgupta1 · Answer

only is misplaced in F

You need ONLY (the husband) was employed.

Check this

He only hates her. ---- but might like her...
He hates only her. ---- but likes someone else...

Only should modify husband. 

Although there are numerous examples where post positives are used. But here husband is the subject and only is modifying husband. 

If you reverse it, only becomes the subject and husband is without any reference.

saurya_s · Answer

so waht does only modify in A? What is post positive in your previous post?

riteshgupta1 · Answer

This is exactly the problem in A that only is not modifying anything...

Post positive are adjectives or adverbs that come after the noun they modify

For example

The jury present delivered the verdict..

Meaning the members of the jury who were present at that time...

Here present is an adjective that is modifying the noun Jury. Technically the noun should follow the adjective. But in this case, adjective is following the noun. This is a case of post positive adjective.

bmwhype2 · Answer

In 1982 the median income for married-couple families with a wage-earning wife was $9,000 more than  a family where the husband only  was employed.
(A) a family where the husband only
(B) of a family where only the husband
(C) that for families in which only the husband
(D) a family in which only the husband
(E) those of families in which the husband only
(F) that for families in which husband only



 (the median income)  for married-couple families with a wage-earning wife was $9,000 
more than 
 (that)  for families in which only the husband was employed.

ioiio · Answer

Go with C for

1. right placement of only
2. using "that"

nevergiveup · Answer

This is test the comparison.
A and D are comparing income to a family; therefore, wrong
B is a little awkward
You need to compare income to income. Since income is singular, therefore you need the 'that' which refers to income and not the plural those. So E is wrong also.

x2suresh · Answer

A,B,C out .. because Median income is comapred with family

C)    Median income for  ..X ( marrried couple families with...blah blah..) more than   that   for  Y  ( families in which only the husdand was employed)

E)   Median income for   ..X ( marrried couple families with...blah blah..) more than    those   of   Y  ( families in which only the husdand was employed)

So C for proper comparision..

prasun9 · Answer

We can tell from the use of more than that this sentence is trying to compare 2 things. Now the question is what is it comparing. The clue is in the non underlined part : the median income for married-couple families with a wage-earning wife was $9,000 more than X Now we can only compare like things, so X must also be income or a pronoun referring to income. Also the 2 parts must be parallel so the sentence must be the median income for married-couple families was $X more than the median income for other families We can use the pronoun That, which makes the statement the median income for married-couple families was $X more than that for other families So we can narrow it down to C & F. Now comes the question of the placement of Only. If we read the sentence with the last non underlined part then it reads as follows. (C) that for families in which only the husband was employed. (F) that for families in which husband only was employed. Now C is pointing to the families in which the husband is the only employed person. But F is pointing to the families in which husband's only task is to be employed. (Very bad husband indeed :wink:

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deucebigalow · Answer

I think it is C .
Any ideas about the OA??

BillyZ · Answer

Choices A and D illogically compared  the median income to a family  rather than to another median income.

Also,  families  would be preferable to a  family  in A, B, and D because the comparison is between groups of families.

In A and B,  in which  would be preferable to  where , since  where  properly refers to location.

Choices A and E misplace  only  so that it seems to modify  was employed  rather than  the husband .

In B and E,  of  is less idiomatic than  for , and the plural pronoun  those  in E does not agree with the singular noun referent  income .

C, the best choice, uses the singular pronoun  that  to stand for  income , thus establishing a logical comparison.

thangvietnam · Answer

if we see a comparision, immediately look for 2 compared elements or 2 contexts presened by adverbs which are compared. this way would make it more easy to solve

pratik2018 · Answer

use of in which is prefarable to where? or use of where is completely wrong here?

thangvietnam · Answer

In 1982 the median income for married-couple families with a wage-earning wife was $9,000 more than  a family where the husband only  was employed.

(A) a family where the husband only

(B) of a family where only the husband

(C) that for families in which only the husband

(D) a family in which only the husband

(E) those of families in which the husband only

look at choice B.
if we see only preposition phrase begins the second part of comparison , this phrase must be adverb of the second clause and,so, the whole preceding clause is implied in the second part of comparison. this is the rule for a correct sentence. we can not find this case in choice b.

if the two nouns are different because their adjectival phrases are different, we use "that/those". but if the two nouns are different because two clauses modifying them are different, we can use only adverb in the second part of comparison. this is terrible case

AjiteshArun · Answer

I think we should go with  preferable .

Dungavath · Answer

MORE THAN THAT ......... WHAT IS ROLE OF THAT, WHETHER IT IS MODIFYING COMPOUND NOUN "MEDIAN INCOME"

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

In this context, "that" is a demonstrative pronoun, and as you suggested, it refers to "the median income."

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