jabhatta2 wrote:
Hi
avigutman - other than the difference between
less &
lower [ i am completely confused on the nuanced difference between the two regarding when to use what if its acting as a noun modifer vs acting as an adverb vs comparative of Low.... I just cant follow as there is too many varying posts]
is there any other way to eliminate D in your view ? Here is my attempt
Option D analogy) Costs rose 2.8 % in 2021,
lower than in 2016
Given there is no clause in the 2nd half of option D -- the comparison in option D becomes between two time periods [But maybe ellipsis gaurantees the subject-verb (Costs Rose) crosses over so not sure about this attempt]
jabhatta2 Here's a good response I found on urch.com regarding lower vs less vs fewer:
for percents and fractions we use less not lower or fewer.
for time ,distance, money we use 'less'
for countable entities we use fewer
eg:fewer chocolates
less than $541
less than 3 weeks
less than 3 kms
higher and lower we use for physical entities
The height of the chair is lower than that of the table.
Regarding your query about the need to repeat the clause "they did":
Sentence Correction is about picking the best answer choice among the choices that are available. I don't think I've ever been in a situation that offered identical answer choices with the only difference being the presence or absence of a clause repetition. If answer choice A didn't exist, yes, I would pick your version of D (with "less than").