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The greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease belongs not to the dynamic executive, male or female, nor the single mother, but the married woman who holds a full-time job while still performing most household tasks at home.
A. greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease belongs not to the dynamic executive, male or female, nor the single mother,
B. greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is not risked by the dynamic executive, male or female, or the single mother,
C. one who most risks developing stress-related heart disease is not the dynamic executive, male or female, or the single mother
D. one who risks the greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is not the dynamic executive, male or female, nor the single mother
E. one most risking the greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is neither the dynamic executive, male nor female, nor the single mother
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A. greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease belongs not to the dynamic executive, male or female, nor the single mother,
B. greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is not risked by the dynamic executive, male or female, or the single mother,
C. one who most risks developing stress-related heart disease is not the dynamic executive, male or female, or the single mother
D. one who risks the greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is not the dynamic executive, male or female, nor the single mother
E. one most risking the greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is neither the dynamic executive, male nor female, nor the single mother
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Here's the official explanation provided by the GMAC for this question:
All but one of the versions of this sentence use the phrase the greater chance. In standard usage, the greater contrasts one quantity with one other, not with multiple others. Unless the risk referred to in this sentence is being compared to the risk incurred by someone in an unseen previous context, the greater is the wrong expression, because the contrast is between the level of risk incurred by one type of person and the levels of risk incurred by two other types of people.
Option A: The chance ... belongs not to ... nor is awkward and unidiomatic. Not is followed by a prepositional phrase starting with to, which is not parallel to the noun phrases following nor and but. The greater is the wrong expression; since three levels of risk are being compared, the appropriate expression would be the greatest.
Option B: The greater chance ... is not risked by is illogically redundant. The greater is the wrong expression; since three levels of risk are being compared, the appropriate expression would be the greatest.
Option C: Correct. This version uses the words correctly and is structured using concise parallel constructions that clearly express the relationships among the levels of risk and among those incurring the risks.
Option D: Who risks the greater chance is illogically redundant. The greater is the wrong expression; since three levels of risk are being compared, the appropriate expression would be the greatest.
Option E: Most risking the greater chance is illogically redundant. In the phrase male nor female, the conjunction should be or instead of nor. The greater is the wrong expression; since three levels of risk are being compared, the appropriate expression would be the greatest.
The correct answer is C.
Please note that I'm not the author of this explanation. I'm just posting it here since I believe it can help the community.
All but one of the versions of this sentence use the phrase the greater chance. In standard usage, the greater contrasts one quantity with one other, not with multiple others. Unless the risk referred to in this sentence is being compared to the risk incurred by someone in an unseen previous context, the greater is the wrong expression, because the contrast is between the level of risk incurred by one type of person and the levels of risk incurred by two other types of people.
Option A: The chance ... belongs not to ... nor is awkward and unidiomatic. Not is followed by a prepositional phrase starting with to, which is not parallel to the noun phrases following nor and but. The greater is the wrong expression; since three levels of risk are being compared, the appropriate expression would be the greatest.
Option B: The greater chance ... is not risked by is illogically redundant. The greater is the wrong expression; since three levels of risk are being compared, the appropriate expression would be the greatest.
Option C: Correct. This version uses the words correctly and is structured using concise parallel constructions that clearly express the relationships among the levels of risk and among those incurring the risks.
Option D: Who risks the greater chance is illogically redundant. The greater is the wrong expression; since three levels of risk are being compared, the appropriate expression would be the greatest.
Option E: Most risking the greater chance is illogically redundant. In the phrase male nor female, the conjunction should be or instead of nor. The greater is the wrong expression; since three levels of risk are being compared, the appropriate expression would be the greatest.
The correct answer is C.
Please note that I'm not the author of this explanation. I'm just posting it here since I believe it can help the community.
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The greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease belongs not to the dynamic executive, male or female, nor the single mother, but the married woman who holds a full-time job while still performing most household tasks at home.
A. greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease belongs not to the dynamic executive, male or female, nor the single mother,
B. greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is not risked by the dynamic executive, male or female, or the single mother,
C. one who most risks developing stress-related heart disease is not the dynamic executive, male or female, or the single mother
D. one who risks the greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is not the dynamic executive, male or female, nor the single mother
E. one most risking the greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is neither the dynamic executive, male nor female, nor the single mother
Here The is used and 'the' is always followed by superlative, so use of greater(comparitive form) is incorrect, ruling out options A,B,D
E is out because of use of nor instead of 'or' in male nor female
Answer is C
A. greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease belongs not to the dynamic executive, male or female, nor the single mother,
B. greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is not risked by the dynamic executive, male or female, or the single mother,
C. one who most risks developing stress-related heart disease is not the dynamic executive, male or female, or the single mother
D. one who risks the greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is not the dynamic executive, male or female, nor the single mother
E. one most risking the greater chance of developing stress-related heart disease is neither the dynamic executive, male nor female, nor the single mother
Here The is used and 'the' is always followed by superlative, so use of greater(comparitive form) is incorrect, ruling out options A,B,D
E is out because of use of nor instead of 'or' in male nor female
Answer is C
