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In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2019, 03:09
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In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old than under it.

(A) than under it
(B) than were they under it
(C) than had been under it
(D) than were the babies
(E) than those were under it
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Re: In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2019, 05:14
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In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old than under it.

(A) than under it
(B) than were they under it
(C) than had been under it
(D) than were the babies
(E) than those were under it

Actually A is one of best in all 5.

1: technically it is following parallelism.

2: It's simple preset so B,C,D,E out.

3: over thirty years old than under it - this is parallel - over-under
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Re: In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2019, 03:27
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In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old than under it.

What is the justification of use of Present Simple when we are talking about the past period "In 1990's"? Could we explain use of P.S. here as the sentence says sort of common truth?

The comparison, perhaps, should look as follows:
In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old than those born by women under thirty years old

Could we use "it" to refer to "thirty years old"? :?
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In 1990s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old [#permalink] New post   19 Jun 2020, 07:44
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Since no one gave a full explanation , I will try to explain it by myself.

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In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old than under it.

(A) than under it
(B) than were they under it
(C) than had been under it
(D) than were the babies
(E) than those were under it



B is wrong because it is not a parallel structure and "they" might refer to "babies" and "women".
C since the sentence is using the present tense "there are more babies" , past perfect isn't necessary , even if the meaning is about a situation in the past , nothing stops us from using the past simple since it was not used.
D Wrong comparison "... women over thirty years old than ..." comparing women age to a confusing situation of the babies.
E those is referring to both "the babies" and "women" so we drop E

Sentence A is the best choice.
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Re: In 1990s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old [#permalink] New post   22 Jul 2023, 10:19
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Shouldn't the correct answer be-
"than by those under it"
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Which was not any of the options given.

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Re: In 1990s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old [#permalink] New post   22 Jul 2023, 10:28
And moreover, is it not -babies "borne" by....

Is -babies "born" by...correct?

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Re: In 1990s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old [#permalink] New post   25 Feb 2024, 04:07
In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old than under it.

(A) than under it (the best option)
Comparison is between two age categories. Over thirty than under thirty. It conveys the message.
(B) than were they under it (incorrect: comparison and pronoun error)
Pronoun they giving unclear meanings as they can be babies or women. Moreover, the comparison should be between two ages women not clause.
(C) than had been under it (Tenses and comparison error)
Had been is wrong as the main clause is in present and there is a clause comparison error.
(D) than were the babies (incorrect: comparison and tenses error)
Babies is in comparison with thirty years which is incorrect and the main clause is in the present hence rest should be in the present.
(E) than those were under it (incorrect: pronoun and comparison error)
The same error as options D and E.
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