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When a product costs more, be it a bottle of wine or a handbag, the more likely it is to be esteemed by consumers.

A. When a product costs more, be it
B. When a product costs more, whether it is
C. As a product becomes more and more costly, like
D. The more a product costs, like
E. The more a product costs, whether it is
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Re: When a product costs more, be it a bottle of wine or a handbag, the [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2017, 07:00
E as the underlined and non underlined part are parallel.

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Re: When a product costs more, be it a bottle of wine or a handbag, the [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2017, 07:51
Kritesh wrote:
When a product costs more, be it a bottle of wine or a handbag, the more likely it is to be esteemed by consumers.

A. When a product costs more, be it
B. When a product costs more, whether it is
C. As a product becomes more and more costly, like
D. The more a product costs, like
E. The more a product costs, whether it is


The more X, The more likely y ir right construction....whether X or Y is the right construction...so it must be E
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[u]When a product costs more, be it[/u] a bottle of wine or a handbag, [#permalink] New post   16 Dec 2017, 16:42
When a product costs more, be it a bottle of wine or a handbag, the more likely it is to be esteemed by consumers.

A.○ When a product costs more, be it
B. When a product costs more, whether it is
C○ As a product becomes more and more costly, like
D ○ The more a product costs, like
E○ The more a product costs, whether it is
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Re: [u]When a product costs more, be it[/u] a bottle of wine or a handbag, [#permalink] New post   16 Dec 2017, 20:30
chesstitans wrote:
When a product costs more, be it a bottle of wine or a handbag, the more likely it is to be esteemed by consumers.

A.○ When a product costs more, be it
B. When a product costs more, whether it is
C○ As a product becomes more and more costly, like
D ○ The more a product costs, like
E○ The more a product costs, whether it is


When a product costs more, be it a bottle of wine or a handbag, the more likely it is to be esteemed by consumers.

A. When a product costs more, be it
B. When a product costs more, whether it is
C. As a product becomes more and more costly, like
D. The more a product costs, like
E. The more a product costs, whether it is - here is your answer.
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Re: When a product costs more, be it a bottle of wine or a handbag, the [#permalink] New post   17 Dec 2017, 21:17
Merged topics. Please, search before posting questions!
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Re: When a product costs more, be it a bottle of wine or a handbag, the [#permalink] New post   17 Dec 2017, 21:28
“The more ... the more” and “whether x or y” are two correct idioms in this question. So E is correct answer.
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