Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of

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Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking  as being less efficient than in  modern human beings.

(A) as being less efficient than in
(B) as less efficient than it is in
(C) as less efficient than that of
(D) to be less efficient than that of
(E) to have been less efficient than it is in

Can someone explain C and D, what is "that" referring to is it "manner of walking"?

GMATNinja · Accepted Answer

Typically, when we use "it" we're referring back to the same entity mentioned elsewhere in the sentence. For example:

"Tim's beachball deflated after he ran over  it  with his lawnmower, much to the chagrin of his children, who were forced to play at the beach with an old soda can instead."

Here, there's only one beachball, and "it" refers to this ball.

In contrast, if I use "that" as a demonstrative pronoun, I'll be introducing a different entity than the one mentioned earlier. Consider:

"After Tim ran over his beachball, he saved the day by swapping his sad, deflated ball with  that  of his unsuspecting neighbor."

Notice the difference: "that" here is referring to a second ball, one we're differentiating from the original ball. Put another way, when we used "it" there was a single ball. When we used "that" there were two.

Now take another look at (B):

"It" here seems to imply that we're referring to a single entity, the "early hominids' manner of walking." But that doesn't make any sense. How could the early hominids' manner of walking be compared to the early hominid's manner of walking in modern humans?

Contrast this with (C): 
 
Because we're using "that," we know we're introducing a second entity that we're distinguishing from the first. This time, we're comparing the early hominid's manner of walking to the manner of walking in modern humans. Perfectly logical, so (C) is our answer.

I hope that helps!

Zarrolou · Answer

"that" in D and C refers to   manner of walking

Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking  as being less efficient than in  modern human beings.

The first split I can think of is "  in  " VS "  of  ". We are comparing the "manner of walking" and the not underlined portion uses a possessive construct:
hominids' manner of walking ==   manner of walking of the hominids  
the second term should mantain this construct: out A B E.

(C) as less efficient than that of
(D) to be less efficient than that of

Now it's an idiomatic issue. "regard Something   AS   or   TO BE  ". The correct form is the first one and C is the correct answer.

Some anthropologists regard the early hominids'  manner of walking   as less efficient than that ( manner of walking ) of  modern human beings.

Hope it's clear

matzetx · Answer

Hi!
The correct idiom is: regard as.
Example: The level of ash is at higher density than aircraft manufacturers  regard   as  safe for engines.

1. Using the idiom regards as - one can eliminate answer choices D & E.
2. Now the sentence structure: Some people regard the (the early hominids' manner) as less efficient than  that  (that is used to compare ''manner'') of modern human beings.

Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking  as less efficient than that of  modern human beings.

(A) as being less efficient than in (wrong comparison)
(B) as less efficient than it is in (wrong comparison)
(C) as less efficient than that of  --> correct. the manner of X is compared to the manner of Y. 
(D) to be less efficient than that of  (eliminated--> idiom is: regard as.) 
(E) to have been less efficient than it is in  (eliminated--> idiom is: regard as.)

greatps24 · Answer

Some anthropologists  regard  the early hominids' manner of walking  as  being less efficient than in modern human beings.

(A) as being less efficient than in
(B) as less efficient than  it is in   Manner of walking in modern Human beings is nonsensical 
(C) as less efficient than that of
(D) to be less efficient than that of
(E) to have been less efficient than it is in

Regard X as Y. X (the early hominids' manner of walking) is Noun, thus, Y should be Noun.
Thus, A, D, E are out

kanigmat011 · Answer

Hi experts,

Why is D incorrect?

abrakadabra21 · Answer

Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking as being less efficient than in modern human beings.

(C) as less efficient than that of
(D) to be less efficient than that of

regard X as Y is correct idiom

anairamitch1804 · Answer

The idiom is “Regard as / Regarded as” and based on this D and E are out.

Skywalker18 · Answer

Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking  as being less efficient than in  modern human beings.

(A) as being less efficient than in -- Parallelism issue , usage of being
(B) as less efficient than it is in - 'it' is troublesome, because it seems to refer back to the early hominids' manner of walking (something that clearly can't be seen in modern human beings) ;bad parallelism: the first part uses a possessive construction, not the preposition 'in', so the second must use a similar construction 
(C) as less efficient than that of -- Correct
(D) to be less efficient than that of -- regard to be is unidiomatic
(E) to have been less efficient than it is in -- same as D

Answer C

'that of' (singular) and 'those of' (plural) are possessive constructions that allow us to write parallel comparisons without the bothersome repetition of specific nouns.

for instance: 
Beethoven's symphonies were more revolutionary than Bach <-- wrong, because music is being compared to a person 
Beethoven's symphonies were more revolutionary than Bach's symphonies <-- correct, but with bothersome repetition 
Beethoven's symphonies were more revolutionary than Bach's <-- ok according to most sources, but i've never seen the gmat use the apostrophe+s for a plural 
Beethoven's symphonies were more revolutionary than those of Bach <-- the best way to write this sentence. 
in the last of these, 'those of bach' = 'bach's symphonies'.

LakerFan24 · Answer

Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking as being less efficient than in modern human beings.

(A) as being less efficient than in
- Incorrect. "being" = wrong. also, illogical comparison -- here, compares the hominids' manner of walking to modern human beings.

(B) as less efficient than it is in
- Incorrect. Doesn't make sense.

(C) as less efficient than that of
- Correct. "That of" makes the [manner of walking] a clear comparison.

(D) to be less efficient than that of
- Incorrect. "regard to be" = wrong idiom. Should be "regard as".

(E) to have been less efficient than it is in
- Incorrect. Same as "D". "regard to be" = wrong idiom. Should be "regard as".

Kudos please if you find this helpful

seychelles · Answer

Here's my POE. Please correct me if something is incorrect.

First split:  Use "AS" because we have to compare clauses. D and E out.

Second split:  To maintain parallelism, and because it is idiomatically correct, "THAT OF" is better than "than it is" or "than in" . A and B out.

nikunjbali21 · Answer

It should be D as in C it means that Morden man also has efficient but it is better than hominids

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thangvietnam · Answer

look at choice A
being is not idiomatic. we do not have "regard something as doing...". we have "regard something as+adjective/noun". 
A suffer meaning error.
A mean
 hominid's manner of walking is less efficient than hominid's manner of walking in modern human beings. this is no sense.

when the different things are compared , we have to use "that,those". when the same thing is compared , we used "it/they" or use Zero. choice A use "ZEro", and choice B use "it". both of them suffer the same meaning errors.

following comed from og books.

Most of the country’s biggest daily newspapers had lower circulation in the six months from October 1995 through March 1996 than a similar period a year earlier.

(A) a similar period

(B) a similar period’s

(C) in a similar period

(D) that in a similar period

(E) that of a similar period

choice C, not D is OA here. I have difuculty realizing that "that" is not needed. do not thing that we have a different circulation to use 'that". in face , it is the same circulation in different periods
this is to say that it is not easy to know different or the same things compared.

thangvietnam · Answer

I think I need to rewrite

"it,they" refer to noun+noun modifier in the preceding part of comparison. remember that "it/they" refers to the same thing in the preceding phrase. reference of the same thing can make illogic comparison. check the logicness
we use "that/those" to refer to words and just words in the preceding phrase. regarding meaning, "that/those " refer to the different things. when we see "that/those" make sure the comparison is clear and weather "that /those " is redundant. dont focus on wether the reference is to the same thing or different thing.

we use "zero" pronoun when the comparison is already clear. Zero pronoun can refer to the same thing in the preceding clause or to the different things. if the comparison is clear, we use zero pronoun and do not use "that/those" as with the case of example "circulation" above. dont focus on weather the reference is to the same or different thing. instead, focus on weather the comparison is clear.

in the example "circulation" , circulation in this period is different from circulation in that period, but , zero pronoun is used because the comparison is clear.

if I write
walking manner in hominid is less efficient than in human being.

we use zero pronoun here because comparison is clear. I think above sentence is correct and similar to the Official answer of the problem "circulation " above.

in choice A of our problem, we can not use zero pronoun "in human being" because the second element of comparison is not clear.

Anthropologist regard hominid's walking manner as less efficient that that of human being. (choice C).

in choice B of problem "walking manner', "it" refers to "hominid's walking manner", so, comparison is not logic.

thangvietnam · Answer

Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking  as being less efficient than in  modern human beings.

(A) as being less efficient than in
(B) as less efficient than it is in
(C) as less efficient than that of
(D) to be less efficient than that of
(E) to have been less efficient than it is in

I study comparison in these days. it is hard. 
how to make ellipsis correct in comparison. we have only 2 kind of comparison
kind 1.
the two preposition phrases modifying the two nouns compared are different. in this case, we use "that/those". 
the book on the table is mine but that on the shelf is yours . 
kind 2
the two clauses modifying the two nouns compared are different. in this case , only adverb, normally a preposition phrase, exist in the second clause of comparison
the prices is higher in this area than in your country.

if you see comparison, ask yourself is comparison between two adjectival (kind 1) or between two clauses (kind 2). this will help you realize wrong choice soon.
come back to our problem.

choice a
"than in modern human being". a preposition phrase exists after "than", this indicates that two clauses are compared and the second clause is different from the first one in that the adverb of the second clause is different and parallel to the adverb of the first clause. so, only adverb, preposition phrase, is left in the second clause. 
to find the cut off second clause, we use parallelism. "than in modern human being" needs a similar phrase to be parallel with. we do not see any parallel phrase in the preceding clause. so, choice a is wrong.

choice c

"than that of" indicates that two nouns are compared when two nouns are different in that the two preposition phrases as their adjectival are different . as is the case with case 1, we use parallelism to find the phrase cut off.
"that of " should parallel with "manner of worlking of hominid". bingo. the two nouns compared are clear and logical compared. choice c is correct.

dabaobao · Answer

(A) as being less efficient than  in   - Wrong: 1) Comparison 
(B) as less efficient than  it  is in  - Wrong: 1) Comparison with "it"  
(C) as less efficient than that of  - Correct: Idiom: "regard as"  
(D)  to be  less efficient than that of  - Wrong: 1) Wrong Idiom: "regard to be"  
(E)  to  have been less efficient than  it  is in  - Wrong: 1) Comparison with "it" 2) Wrong Idiom: "regard to be"

akshat3010 · Answer

GMATNinja  Please explain the diff b/w B and C

georgioskonst · Answer

The comparison refers to the manner , so this is why we choose "than  that  "

Answer: C

jaisonsunny77 · Answer

Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking  as being less efficient than in  modern human beings.
  
(A) as being less efficient than in   - the main verb ''regard'' is in the simple present tense, whereas the verb in the underlined portion ''being'' is in the present progressive tense. Therefore, in (A), the verb tenses do not match.   
(B) as less efficient than it is in  - 'it' could possibly refer to ''manner'' of walking. So, let us replace the pronoun with the noun itself to see if the sentence makes any sense

Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking as being less efficient than in modern human beings.

(C) as less efficient than that of
(D) to be less efficient than that of

regard X as Y is correct idiom

(C) as less efficient than that of - has no error. Moreover, the demonstrative pronoun ''that'' unambiguously refers to the ''manner of walking''. Hence,  (C) is the right answer choice.

the idiom structure for ''regard'' is : .... regard     as   .

Since both (D) and (E) do not have the ''regard...as'' structure, we can  eliminate (D) and (E) .

Hoozan · Answer

Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking  as being less efficient than in  modern human beings.

Meaning Analysis:   Some people believe that modern human beings walks in a more efficient manner than early hominids  (did)

Sentence structure:  
Some anthropologists  (Subject) 
regard  (Verb) 
the early hominids' manner of walking  (element 1 of comparison) 
as being less efficient than  (Comparison marker) 
in modern human beings.  (element 2 of comparison marker)

(A) as being less efficient than in
(1)  Usage of being  - Being can be used in the following ways
- Noun entity -->  being disrespectful  (noun)  to elders is not acceptable 
- Progressive tense --> The tenants  are being evacuated  from the building
(2)  in  - the manner of walking   of   human beings and not   in   human beings. "Manner of walking" is not inside a human being

(B) as less efficient than it is in
(1)  it  - the "it" would refer back to the noun  along with the modifier used for the noun . In this case "it" refers to hominids' manner of walking. Now if we replace "it" with this noun + modifier the sentence wouldn't make sense
(2)  in  - As mentioned above

(C) as less efficient than  that   of .  Correct  
(1)  That  - "that" refers back to the noun and drops the modifier used along with the noun. In this case "that" refers to "manner of walking"
(2)  Of  - correctly replaces "in" check option (A) analysis

(D) to be less efficient than that of - there are cases in which we have seen that "to be" is used correctly. Based on my knowledge "to be" is now often omitted or rather isn't the best way to convey the meaning

(E) to have been less efficient than it is in - Same errors of (B). I do not believe "to have been" is incorrect. It gives a sense of past tense out here. Further I believe that "To have been" is an infinitive and not a verb tense"

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