|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
04 Dec 2009, 01:44
Kudos
Bookmarks
E
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
45%
(medium)
Question Stats:
54% (01:02) correct
46%
(01:02)
wrong
based on 1600
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
It is as difficult to prevent crimes against property as those that are against a person.
(A) those that are against a
(B) those against a
(C) it is against a
(D) preventing those against a
(E) it is to prevent those against a
(A) those that are against a
(B) those against a
(C) it is against a
(D) preventing those against a
(E) it is to prevent those against a
It is as difficult to prevent crimes against property as those that are against a person.
A. those that are against a
B. those against a
C. it is against a
D. preventing those against a
E. it is to prevent those against a
POE:
The clue lies in fixing the appropriate arms of comparison. Difficulty to prevent crimes against property should be compared with a similar difficulty to prevent crimes against persons
A. those that are against a ----- comparison is between ‘to prevent “and ‘ those’ standing for the crimes. --- wrong
B. those against a -------- same as A
C. it is against a ---- A plausible weird meaning here is that it is difficult to prevent crimes against property as it goes against a person
D. preventing those against a --- to prevent and preventing are not // --- wrong
E. it is to prevent those against a --- The best of the lot as ‘it is’ is an expletive in both arms.
A. those that are against a
B. those against a
C. it is against a
D. preventing those against a
E. it is to prevent those against a
POE:
The clue lies in fixing the appropriate arms of comparison. Difficulty to prevent crimes against property should be compared with a similar difficulty to prevent crimes against persons
A. those that are against a ----- comparison is between ‘to prevent “and ‘ those’ standing for the crimes. --- wrong
B. those against a -------- same as A
C. it is against a ---- A plausible weird meaning here is that it is difficult to prevent crimes against property as it goes against a person
D. preventing those against a --- to prevent and preventing are not // --- wrong
E. it is to prevent those against a --- The best of the lot as ‘it is’ is an expletive in both arms.
11 Dec 2009, 10:31
Kudos
Bookmarks
rgarg1nortel
if we rewrite the s/c then it will of something like this
It is as difficult to prevent crimes against property as difficult to prevent crimes against a person
now if we insert a correct pronoun then the s/c will be of form
It is as difficult to prevent crimes against property as it is to prevent those against a person
hence E
