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Dear DmitryFarber ccooley KyleWiddison rjacobsMGMAT MarkSullivan
Dear IanStewart GMATGuruNY
There is INCONSISTENCY between the two SC books.
According to Veritas SC P.58 Skillbuilder section,
However, according to MGMAT SC P. 99 Chapter 6 Comparisons. Verb can be omitted.
I'm not sure what's wrong with Software X crashes more often than Software J because "crashes" is understood after "Software J". So, it can be omitted?
Could you share me some thoughts?
Thank you all in advance!
Dear DmitryFarber ccooley KyleWiddison rjacobsMGMAT MarkSullivan
Dear IanStewart GMATGuruNY
There is INCONSISTENCY between the two SC books.
According to Veritas SC P.58 Skillbuilder section,
Quote:
In addition to making sure you avoid illogical, noun-to-noun comparisons, you must also make sure to avoid action to noun comparisons.
Incorrect: Software X crashes more often than Software J.
In this sentence you are comparing the action of Software X crashing with Software J itself.
Incorrect: Software X crashes more often than Software J.
In this sentence you are comparing the action of Software X crashing with Software J itself.
However, according to MGMAT SC P. 99 Chapter 6 Comparisons. Verb can be omitted.
Quote:
Right: I walk faster than Brian [walks].
I'm not sure what's wrong with Software X crashes more often than Software J because "crashes" is understood after "Software J". So, it can be omitted?
Could you share me some thoughts?
Thank you all in advance!
11 Feb 2020, 08:59
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We omit words in comparisons all the time, and as long as that doesn't create ambiguity of meaning, it's fine. I don't see anything wrong with saying "Software A crashes more often than Software B", since that sentence only admits one interpretation.
It's when you say something like "Americans hire more doctors than Canadians" that extra words are clearly required, since we don't know from the literal wording of that sentence if Americans are hiring more doctors than Canadians are hiring, or if the number of doctors hired by Americans exceeds the number of Canadians hired by Americans. Presumably the former meaning is what is intended, but both meanings at least make some logical sense. To ensure clarity of meaning, that sentence would need to be fixed.
It's when you say something like "Americans hire more doctors than Canadians" that extra words are clearly required, since we don't know from the literal wording of that sentence if Americans are hiring more doctors than Canadians are hiring, or if the number of doctors hired by Americans exceeds the number of Canadians hired by Americans. Presumably the former meaning is what is intended, but both meanings at least make some logical sense. To ensure clarity of meaning, that sentence would need to be fixed.
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