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31 May 2023, 01:30
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In 2017, completing the journey in six less days than was previously done, the record for sailing around the world alone was broken by French sailor François Gabart.
A. In 2017, completing the journey in six less days than was previously done, the record for sailing around the world alone was broken by French sailor François Gabart.
B. Completing the journey in six fewer days than was previously done, the record for sailing around the world alone in 2017 was broken by French sailor François Gabart.
C. Completing the journey in six fewer days than the previous record, the record for sailingaround the world alone was broken by French sailor François Gabart in 2017.
D. In 2017, completing the journey in six fewer days than the previous record holder, French sailorFrançois Gabart broke the record for sailing around the world alone.
E. In 2017, completing the journey in six less days than the previous record, French sailor FrançoisGabart broke the record for sailing around the world alone.
A. In 2017, completing the journey in six less days than was previously done, the record for sailing around the world alone was broken by French sailor François Gabart.
B. Completing the journey in six fewer days than was previously done, the record for sailing around the world alone in 2017 was broken by French sailor François Gabart.
C. Completing the journey in six fewer days than the previous record, the record for sailingaround the world alone was broken by French sailor François Gabart in 2017.
D. In 2017, completing the journey in six fewer days than the previous record holder, French sailorFrançois Gabart broke the record for sailing around the world alone.
E. In 2017, completing the journey in six less days than the previous record, French sailor FrançoisGabart broke the record for sailing around the world alone.
04 Jun 2023, 19:00
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KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
(D)
Step 1: Read the Original Sentence Carefully, Looking for Errors
The original sentence contains several errors. An efficient approach when a large amount of text is underlined is to focus on one error, evaluate the choices, and then proceed to the next error. Because days are countable,the sentence should state that the journey was completed in six fewer days.
Step 2: Scan and Group the Answer Choices
There’s a 3-2 split between (B), (C), and (D), which use “fewer,” and (A) and (E), which use “less.”
Step 3: Eliminate Choices Until Only One Remains
Since you identified “less” as an error in step 1, eliminate (A) and (E). To evaluate the three remaining answer choices, consider the modifying phrase between commas, “completing the journey . . . done.” It must refer to the first noun that follows the phrase, but “the record” did not complete the journey; it was François Gabart as written in (D). Eliminate (B) and (C) for committing this error. (D) is correct.
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