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Studies on criminal rehabilitation, particularly on patterns that occur in the parole system, show that criminals convicted of certain violent crimes stand a worse chance of being paroled early than do criminals convicted of non-violent crimes.
a) a worse chance of being paroled early than do criminals
b) a worse chance to be paroled early than are those
c) less likely to be paroled early than those criminals
d) a less likely chance of early parole as criminals
e) a lesser chance for parole early as are those criminals
Please help with detailed explanation. I thought that being is wrong english in GMAT. Here, however the correct answer is A, which has "being" in it!
a) a worse chance of being paroled early than do criminals
b) a worse chance to be paroled early than are those
c) less likely to be paroled early than those criminals
d) a less likely chance of early parole as criminals
e) a lesser chance for parole early as are those criminals
Please help with detailed explanation. I thought that being is wrong english in GMAT. Here, however the correct answer is A, which has "being" in it!
01 Nov 2013, 13:53
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This is a comparative and in general fuller comparisons are better (as A shows).
In other words, to avoid ambiguity or confusion about what is being compared it is sometimes necessary to add a fuller comparison (ex. He loves the GMAT more than Jane does. Without the 'does' we are not sure whether he loves Jane more than he loves the GMAT or more than Jane loves the GMAT).
B - The 'are' is the wrong verb to be used here- in the original the verb in the first half is 'stand' and to replace that 'stand' we need to used the verb 'to do' (If you do it longform you can figure it out- for example: Does he stand? Yes he does...NOT Yes he is)
C - A less likely what? See the article 'a' before the underlined portion (unless this was an error in itself)? We need a noun for that article.
D - The 'as' is wrong- you would need the 'as...as' formula which would denote a equalizing comparison (he is as likely as she is to win the lotto). But in a comparison with less/more or adjectives + er + 'than' we are comparing, not equating. Very different types of comparison.
E - Same as in D but now the placement of early is a bit awkward as an adjective.
In other words, to avoid ambiguity or confusion about what is being compared it is sometimes necessary to add a fuller comparison (ex. He loves the GMAT more than Jane does. Without the 'does' we are not sure whether he loves Jane more than he loves the GMAT or more than Jane loves the GMAT).
B - The 'are' is the wrong verb to be used here- in the original the verb in the first half is 'stand' and to replace that 'stand' we need to used the verb 'to do' (If you do it longform you can figure it out- for example: Does he stand? Yes he does...NOT Yes he is)
C - A less likely what? See the article 'a' before the underlined portion (unless this was an error in itself)? We need a noun for that article.
D - The 'as' is wrong- you would need the 'as...as' formula which would denote a equalizing comparison (he is as likely as she is to win the lotto). But in a comparison with less/more or adjectives + er + 'than' we are comparing, not equating. Very different types of comparison.
E - Same as in D but now the placement of early is a bit awkward as an adjective.
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31 Oct 2013, 20:09
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I understand the issue with being. Though I am no expert, I will try and break it down
B) the correct expression would be Xs stands a better chance than do Ys... Xs stand a better chance than are Ys is incorrect.
C) D) E) distort the meaning by using less likely with the rest of the sentence. They don't sound grammatically correct. Moreover they also have comparison errors.
B) the correct expression would be Xs stands a better chance than do Ys... Xs stand a better chance than are Ys is incorrect.
C) D) E) distort the meaning by using less likely with the rest of the sentence. They don't sound grammatically correct. Moreover they also have comparison errors.
