In contrast to the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities suc

Question

In contrast to  the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently  than many people expect.

(A) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently

(B) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, those of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates

(C) supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury

(D) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury

(E) supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently

Verbal Question of The Day: Day 105: Sentence Correction 
 Subscribe to GMAT Question of the Day:   E-mail  |  RSS 
 For All QOTD Questions  Click Here

GMATNinja · Accepted Answer

The comparison is pretty off here: “In contrast to  the injury rates  of (dangerous activities)… in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur…” Somewhere, we need something that’s logically comparable to injury  rates , and we just don’t have that here. (A) is out.

This almost sounds better, but the comparison still doesn’t quite work. “Those” is a demonstrative pronoun here – basically, the plural version of “that”, as discussed in our  long-winded guide to the word “that.”  The best thing to do here is to identify the antecedent of “those”, and then reread the sentence, replacing “those” with its referent.

So we have: “In contrast to  the injury rates  of (dangerous activities)…  the injury rates  of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates…” Wait, that sounds good at first, but then it stops making sense: “the injury rates of… soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates…”?? Nope, (B) is gone.

I’m OK with this. Now, the comparison is between “supposedly dangerous activities” and “’safe’ sports such as soccer and basketball. The “which” is fine – and it’s in all five answer choices, anyway. I don’t see any problems here. Keep (C).

Another illogical comparison: “the injury rates” are compared to “’safe’ sports such as soccer and basketball.” (D) is gone.

This looks a little bit like (A): “supposedly dangerous activities” is being compared to “in such safe sports as soccer and basketball”, and that doesn’t work. (E) is gone, and (C) is our winner.

sahilvijay · Answer

IMO : C awaiting Official Answer -

elegantm · Answer

In contrast to  the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently  than many people expect.

(A) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm,  in such “safe” sports  as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently 
 - Comparison is made between Injury Rates of X and other Sport, an incorrect comparison. Hence incorrect.

(B) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm,  those  of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher  injury rates  
 - Use of THOSE along with Injury Rates in the end leads to REDUNDANCY. Hence incorrect.

(C) supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury  - CORRECT

(D) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm,  “safe” sports  such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury
 - Comparison is made between Injury Rates of X and SAFE Sport, an incorrect comparison. Hence incorrect.

(E) supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm,  in  such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball,  injuries  occur far more frequently 
 - Comparison is made between Dangerous activities and Injury Rates, an incorrect comparison. Moreover, IN is not at all required. Hence incorrect.

gmatexam439 · Answer

My opinion: C -As per the below analysis (Awaiting OA)

Also, I have a question for  GMATNinja , Is the usage -injury rates "of" supposedly dangerous activities - correct? 
Shouldn't it be -injury rates "in" supposedly dangerous activities?

Example: We always say that " The rate of injury  in  cycling is greater than that in swimming " than that " The rate of injury  of  cycling is greater than that of swimming ".

The rate of SOMETHING is greater/lesser than the rate of SOMETHING while we are engaged IN an activity.

Please throw some light on this doubt.

In contrast to  the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently  than many people expect.

(A) the  injury rates  of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball,  injuries  occur far more frequently 
- This option is comparing "injury rates" with "injuries". Invalid comparison

(B) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm,  those of  “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far  higher injury rates  
- Both the portions in red are redundant

(C) supposedly  dangerous activities  such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm,  “safe” sports  such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury 
 -Correct. The comparison is between the type of sports - a correct comparison

(D) the  injury rates  of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm,  “safe” sports  such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury
- This option is comparing "injury rates" with "sports". Invalid comparison

(E) supposedly  dangerous activities  such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball,  injuries  occur far more frequently 
- This option is comparing "dangerous sports" with "injuries". Invalid comparison

doeadoer · Answer

I have marked E.
It does away with the anomaly in the original sentence (A)that compares injuries to games.

gmatexam439 · Answer

Hi  elegantm ,

I think in option A, the comparison is between "injury rate" and "injuries" instead of "injury rate" and "sports". "in such sports as" is a prepositional phrase, so the comparison can't be between "injury rate" and "sports".

I think that for the same reason you have marked the error in option E correctly (invalid comparison between "activities" and "injuries").

What are your thoughts?

Regards

doeadoer · Answer

GMATNinja has promised to resolve this.

goalMBA1990 · Answer

Only C and E to be considered. A,B,D have wrong comparison. Injury rates are compared with sports in A,B,D. 
Injuries after comma is wrong in E.
So answer should be C.

Sent from my XT1663 using  GMAT Club Forum mobile app

kanthaliya · Answer

Hi GmatNinja, thank you for the explaination of this question. I have a different doubt- which is modifying injury rates, dangerous activities or bungee jumping ? I am getting confused with which when modifiers are in front of it. Please help me clarify this doubt. thanks.

GMATNinja · Answer

Take another look at the relevant part of the sentence, "supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping,  which  rarely result in serious harm." "Which" is right next to "skydiving and bungee jumping," and it makes perfect sense to interpret the writer's intention to mean that these two activities are emblematic of the kinds of "supposedly dangerous activities" that rarely result in serious harm. So don't overthink it - the "which" modifier is right next to a noun it can logically describe.

More importantly: "which" is in the same place in every answer choice! Don't expend any mental energy on something that cannot be a decision point! All the incorrect options have comparison errors, so this is where you want to focus the bulk of your attention.

I hope that helps!

Rv7622 · Answer

A E and D all compare ‘injury rates’ to ‘safe sports’, so they’re clearly wrong. In B ‘those’ refers to ‘the injury rates’, so the sentence becomes odd and doesn’t make sense.
 
C is the only correct option.

ravigupta2912 · Answer

(A) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently  Incorrect. Injury rates compared to "safe" sports. Illogical

(B) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, those of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates  Incorrect. While this rectifies the error in A but it reads awkward if you replace "those" with injury rates i.e. injury rates of safe sports as X & Y have far higher injury rates. Doesn't make sense.

(C) supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury  Correctly compares supposedly dangerous activities with safe sports. No other error. Correct answer

(D) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury  Incorrect. Same error as in A. Compares "injury rates" with "safe sports"

(E) supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently  Incorrect. Same error as in A. Compares supposedly dangerous activities with "in such safe sports". It is like comparing a noun with some missing adjective of another noun (in such safe sports; what in?)

Would request if experts can validate my reasoning here? Thanks!

warrior1991 · Answer

Injury rates compared with sports.Eliminate

The comparison is correct but those is redundant when at the end of the sentence we already have injury rates.Eliminate

The comparison is correct. Keep this.

Injury rates compared with sports.Eliminate

In contrast to  supposedly dangerous activities such as ........,  in such  “safe” sports as 
 Not a correct comparison. Eliminate

C is correct

Nasha90 · Answer

Hi can someone explain what "in" refers to and whether injuries occur more frequently is correct usage in option e .

VerbalBot · Answer

Hello from the GMAT Club VerbalBot!

Thanks to another GMAT Club member, I have just discovered this valuable topic, yet it had no discussion for over a year. I am now bumping it up - doing my job. I think you may find it valuable (esp those replies with Kudos).

Want to see all other topics I dig out? Follow me (click follow button on profile). You will receive a summary of all topics I bump in your profile area as well as via email.

In contrast to the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities suc

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards

GMAT Sentence Correction (SC - EA only) Questions

In contrast to the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities suc

Prep Toolkit

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards