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Hi

"B" is the best choice with the sentence ending with 'Does'

Action of mining corporations must be compared with the action of other corporations.

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QUESTION #7:

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government

The correct answer is A.
B compares Mining Corporation with any other Government, but corporation is not even a government. hence deviation from meaning.
C talks about much larger proportions, a multiple. Quantity may be more but share of proportion is singular.
D faulty comparison with government.
E faulty comparison with other government.

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government

IMO A is correct
It correctly states the comparison between mining corporations and government.

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

the comparison is between mining corporations and governments. Corporations employ much more anthropologists than does any government.
Original sentence is correct. The comparison is correctly used. Moreover, Any Government is correct, since we do not compare one government with other governments.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
correct

B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
any other government - comparison error. we are comparing mining corporations with governments, not government with governments.

C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
this choice has several errors. First of all, proportions - this changes the meaning of the sentence. Second, the helping verb must be "does" and not has. We are talking about a possible fact, not what has happened up until this moment.

D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
this choice has comparison error. As per this choice, 2 comparisons are possible:
Corporations might be employing more anthropologists than does any government - OR
Corporations might be employing more anthropologists than employing any government.
Due to comparison ambiguity - this choice is incorrect.

E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government
This choice has the same comparison error as in D. Moreover, "any other" - is another comparison error.

I would go with E for this.

We need specifically "other" before government to show that the comparison is with "other governments".

Hence we narrow it down to B and E.

Between B and E.. E makes more sense.. in sense reading like.."than any other government"(might be employing).

Regards,
Dom.

Comparison is appropriate in E.
In my opinion, any other government is the correct usage and 'does' is not required.

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government

Ans:B
The comparison and parallelism go hand in hand.
So whatever there is before THAN should be parallel to whatever there is after THAN.
A--Subject Verb Than Verb Subject---Not Parallel
B--SV THAN SV--Clearly parallel-correct answer
C--SV THAN VS-- Not parallel
D--SV THAN S only -- NO verb is there
E--SV THAN S only --Same as D

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government

Intended meaning: Mining corporation may employ more anthropologist when compared to other government employment rate of anthropologist.

Error Analysis:

But the original sentence conveys the meaning "THAN DOES ANY GOVERNMENT" --> This "ANY GOVERNMENT" includes Mining corporation also. Now the comparison states as Mining corporation may employ more anthropologist when compared to Mining corporation [ANY GOVT includes Mining corporation]
It should be Any other government. Hence Mining corporation will be compared with other governments, which is correct.

A) Eliminated for the above stated reason. It should be "Any other government"
B) Looks good. Any other government excluded Mining corporation and hence correct the error from the original sentence. Also the Verb does compares the entity without any ambiguity in the meaning. Hold.
C) Eliminating for the same reason as stated in Option A. [Any govt - It should be "Any other govt"]
D) Eliminating for the same reason as stated in Option A. [Any govt - It should be "Any other govt"]
E) Even though it rectifies the error in the original statement, the exclusion of Verb Does creates ambiguity in the meaning of the sentence.
Meaning 1 : Comparison of employing large number of anthropologist.
Meaning 2 : Comparison of study of tribal land.
Hence E is also wrong.

Hence B is the best answer choice.

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.....correct.
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does.......wrong comparison between corporation employment and government
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government..........might be is not parallel wiht present perfect tense verb has
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government..........wrong comparison between corporation employment and government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government.........wrong comparison between corporation employment and government

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

here mining corporation action is compared with government action

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
It is correct answer ....there is no problem with this answer

B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
Here "any other government" is "Awkward" because.....mining corporations compared with government.... not government with other government.....

C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
action comparison is incorrect.....here meaning is the issue...

D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
action is compared with government.....not correct..

E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government
action is compared with other government....so it is incorrect...

Correct answer is--E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government.

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
- does is unnecessary
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
- Other is not needed as the subject is not a govt.
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
- has is not correct(not present perfect), and 'a' is necessary
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
- Correct
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government
- Other is not needed as the subject is not a govt.

Ans: D

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government Correct
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does Mining corporations are not a type of government. So we don't need "other" here.
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government Verb tense changes the meaning.
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government Incorrect comparison. Verb needs to be repeated. Here it can also mean the the mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists than any government. The mining corporation cannot employ government.
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government Also the comparison is incorrect. We need to repeat the verb.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government - Correct choice
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does - "Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion" is not parallel to "than any other government does". It should be rather "than does any other government".
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government - Than does is better than than has.
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government - Illogical comparison. Instead of comparing mining and government's recruitment of anthropologists, it compares tribal land holding patterns with government.
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government -Illogical comparison. Instead of comparing mining and government's recruitment of anthropologists, it compares tribal land holding patterns with government.

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government
Explanation:-

Meaning analysis-As per the original sentence ,comparison is between Mining corporations & any govt.
a)Meaning is clear and sentence is correct as it is. .Does is correctly used instead of repeating the verb "might be employing ".
b)Because Mining corporations are not the govt ,use of any other govt is not correct.
c)Verb does is missing.
d)Meaning error. Here ,Comparision is between tribal land holding patterns and any government.
e)Same meaning error as in case of D.

Hence A is the correct answer.

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

The statement intends to compare "proportion of anthropologists employed by Mining Corporations" with "proportion of anthropologists employed by government". The correct answer choice must make this comparison clear. We now analyze the answer choises.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
The verb "does" makes the comparison clear and accurate. This is the correct answer. CORRECT.

B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
This is similar to A except that the use of verb "does" at the end makes it less effective. It doesn't sound right. Incorrect.

C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
This incorrectly omits starting article "a". Also the use of verb "has" is incorrect because the goverment employs something, so action verb (i.e. does) is preferred over possessive verb. Incorrect.

D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
Incorrect comparison. Here the statement compares "proportion of anthropologists employed by Mining Corporations" with "government". Incorrect.

E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government
Similar to D. Incorrect comparison. Here the statement compares "proportion of anthropologists employed by Mining Corporations" with "government". Incorrect.

In every answer option, there is a word (than), which indicates to make comparison to each other in a specific sentence.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.
The intended meaning and grammar structure are perfectly fine.

B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does.
The comparison between Mining Corporation and other government does not make sense.

C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government.
So what? It is a general statement. There is no proper comparison here.

D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government.
So what? It is a general statement. There is no proper comparison here.

E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government.
The comparison between Mining Corporation and other government does not make sense.