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The social activist ran in the election to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than be prevented from progressing because of the concentration of wealth with a select few.
(A) to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than be prevented from progressing because of
(B) to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities instead of to prevent from progressing due to
(C) that would enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities instead of to prevent from progressing because of
(D) so that his country’s people are allowed to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than preventing them from progressing due to
(E) enabling his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than by preventing them from progressing because of
(A) to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than be prevented from progressing because of
(B) to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities instead of to prevent from progressing due to
(C) that would enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities instead of to prevent from progressing because of
(D) so that his country’s people are allowed to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than preventing them from progressing due to
(E) enabling his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than by preventing them from progressing because of
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The first split of the sentence is because of vs due to, because of is an adverb and due to is an adjective.
The social activist ran in the election to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than be prevented from progressing because of the concentration of wealth with a select few. - Here because of correctly modifies the action prevented. Due to wouldn't make sense here. If you're confused when to use because of or when to use due to, replace it in the sentence with caused by, if it makes sense then due to should be used else because of should be used.
(B) & (D) are eliminated
The second split is between instead of and rather than. Instead of is a preposition and it must be followed by a noun. In (C), it is followed by a preposition. Hence (C) can also be eliminated.
In (E), There is no comma between election and enabling which hints that the part enabling his country’s people is modifying the election which doesn't make sense. Hence (E) is eliminated.
(A) is the correct answer.
The social activist ran in the election to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than be prevented from progressing because of the concentration of wealth with a select few. - Here because of correctly modifies the action prevented. Due to wouldn't make sense here. If you're confused when to use because of or when to use due to, replace it in the sentence with caused by, if it makes sense then due to should be used else because of should be used.
(B) & (D) are eliminated
The second split is between instead of and rather than. Instead of is a preposition and it must be followed by a noun. In (C), it is followed by a preposition. Hence (C) can also be eliminated.
In (E), There is no comma between election and enabling which hints that the part enabling his country’s people is modifying the election which doesn't make sense. Hence (E) is eliminated.
(A) is the correct answer.
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Hi Experts,
The reason I rejected A was because 'by having equal economic opportunities rather than be prevented from progressing' did not seem parallel enough. Maybe I am comparing the wrong elements.
Can any of the experts please weigh in.
Thanks in advance,
Akash
Hello, Akash. I will admit to taking a whopping 2:12 to work through this one. Yes, I did answer correctly, but the process of elimination took me much longer than usual. My timing on a Sentence Correction question tends to hover around a minute; this speaks to the complex construction of the sentence by the e-GMAT question-writers. Regarding your concern, first, be careful not to be too quick to the draw to eliminate seemingly non-parallel elements. Sometimes they come in disguise. Parallelism is a secondary or tertiary concern: the expression of vital meaning should always come first. Second, in this particular sentence, you can check for parallelism by removing the first apparent parallel element and replacing it with the second. Consider the correct sentence with your proposed parallel elements:The reason I rejected A was because 'by having equal economic opportunities rather than be prevented from progressing' did not seem parallel enough. Maybe I am comparing the wrong elements.
Can any of the experts please weigh in.
Thanks in advance,
Akash
The social activist ran in the election to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than be prevented from progressing because of the concentration of wealth with a select few.
Now, tease apart the two and check the meaning:
1) The social activist ran in the election to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities √
The meaning is clear, and the sentence is seamless.
2) The social activist ran in the election to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy rather than be prevented from progressing √
The meaning is clear once again, and we have unwittingly revealed the parallel elements in the process. Notice that the two phrases in the comparison begin with an infinitive form of a verb, to realize and [to] be. Now we can appreciate how the sentence is wound together:
The social activist ran in the election to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than be prevented from progressing because of the concentration of wealth with a select few.
You might wonder why the first parallel element is not to enable. Why would that not work? Because the comparison in the sentence focuses on his country's people, not on the social activist himself. We understand that the activist ran to allow the people to realize or achieve an aim, rather than be denied that opportunity. If we attempt to make the first parallel element to enable, then we have the following sentence that distorts the meaning I just described:
The social activist ran in the election to enable his country’s people to realize the essence of democracy by having equal economic opportunities rather than be prevented from progressing because of the concentration of wealth with a select few.
Now we are saying that the politician ran so as not to be prevented from progressing, and that misses the heart of the comparison. I hope that all makes sense. If not, feel free to follow up.
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