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The twenty-four biochemical labs in the state all compete for shares of the same government allotment, and so all strive to present their case for funding more successfully than each other.
A) all strive to present their case for funding more successfully than each other
B) all strive more successfully to present their own case for funding than the others
C) each strives to present their case for funding more successfully than one other
D) each strives to present its case for funding more successfully than the others
E) each strives successfully to present its case for funding than another
02 Feb 2022, 00:15
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
MAGOOSH OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
[My slight edits and comments are in brackets.]
Split #1: to have a comparison with the word than, we need a comparative [word such as more in the sentence.]
Choice (E) uses no comparative, so it is wrong.
Split #2: [each other, another, all others]
Think about the competition.
If I am in one lab, I want my lab to be more successful than whom?
(A) "each other" — no, this is not the "each other"/"one another" case.
[We use each other to describe situations in which two actors are dealing with each other.
If more than two actors interact, we use one another.]
(B) & (D) "the others" - maybe
(C) "one other team" - no, a lab wants to beat all others, not just one other
Choices (A) & (C) are incorrect.
Split #3: Pronoun-antecedent agreement in the underlined section.
(A) "all ... their" -- both plural = correct
(B) "all ... their" -- both plural = correct
(C) "each ... their" -- singular/ plural = incorrect
(D) "each ... its" -- both singular = correct
[(E) "each ... its" -- both singular = correct]
Choice (C) is incorrect.
Split #4: as mentioned above, think about the logic of the situation.
Each lab wants something unique: they want their own lab, and no other lab, to be the most successful.
In this sense, each lab wants a different outcome, so we can[not] lump them all together in a plural subject.
[In essence, we want to use "each" in order to stress that each lab is pitted against all others.]
The plural all is logically incorrect: we need the singular each.
Choices (A) & (B) are incorrect.
[Split #5: Placement of the modifier "more successfully."
Each lab is striving to present its case for funding more successfully than the others.
In options B and E, more successfully seems to modify striving rather than present its case for funding.
More successfully should come after we know what each lab strives for.
Options B and E are incorrect.]
Because of these splits, choice (D) is the only possible answer.
COMMENTS
MorallyDeficient and desertEagle (great usernames, the both of you), welcome to SC Butler.
(desertEagle, I believe this welcome may be your second. Date-wise, I believe this is your first. Automatic kudos on the first welcome.)
I am always glad to see new people join this loosely knit and wide-ranging Butler crew.
All aspirants have a standing invitation to post.
I promise that doing so will help your verbal score.
In my experience, the best indication of having mastered a concept, bar none, is the ability to teach and explain it.
Shy? Okay. Post anyway.
MorallyDeficient , I am bumping your answer to Best Community Reply.
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The twenty-four biochemical labs in the state all compete for shares of the same government allotment, and so all strive to present their case for funding more successfully than each other.
A) all strive to present their case for funding more successfully than each other
B) all strive more successfully to present their own case for funding than the others
C) each strives to present their case for funding more successfully than one other
D) each strives to present its case for funding more successfully than the others
E) each strives successfully to present its case for funding than another
A) all strive to present their case for funding more successfully than each other
B) all strive more successfully to present their own case for funding than the others
C) each strives to present their case for funding more successfully than one other
D) each strives to present its case for funding more successfully than the others
E) each strives successfully to present its case for funding than another
MAGOOSH OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
[My slight edits and comments are in brackets.]
Split #1: to have a comparison with the word than, we need a comparative [word such as more in the sentence.]
Choice (E) uses no comparative, so it is wrong.
Split #2: [each other, another, all others]
Think about the competition.
If I am in one lab, I want my lab to be more successful than whom?
(A) "each other" — no, this is not the "each other"/"one another" case.
[We use each other to describe situations in which two actors are dealing with each other.
If more than two actors interact, we use one another.]
(B) & (D) "the others" - maybe
(C) "one other team" - no, a lab wants to beat all others, not just one other
Choices (A) & (C) are incorrect.
Split #3: Pronoun-antecedent agreement in the underlined section.
(A) "all ... their" -- both plural = correct
(B) "all ... their" -- both plural = correct
(C) "each ... their" -- singular/ plural = incorrect
(D) "each ... its" -- both singular = correct
[(E) "each ... its" -- both singular = correct]
Choice (C) is incorrect.
Split #4: as mentioned above, think about the logic of the situation.
Each lab wants something unique: they want their own lab, and no other lab, to be the most successful.
In this sense, each lab wants a different outcome, so we can[not] lump them all together in a plural subject.
[In essence, we want to use "each" in order to stress that each lab is pitted against all others.]
The plural all is logically incorrect: we need the singular each.
Choices (A) & (B) are incorrect.
[Split #5: Placement of the modifier "more successfully."
Each lab is striving to present its case for funding more successfully than the others.
In options B and E, more successfully seems to modify striving rather than present its case for funding.
More successfully should come after we know what each lab strives for.
Options B and E are incorrect.]
Because of these splits, choice (D) is the only possible answer.
COMMENTS
MorallyDeficient and desertEagle (great usernames, the both of you), welcome to SC Butler.
(desertEagle, I believe this welcome may be your second. Date-wise, I believe this is your first. Automatic kudos on the first welcome.)
I am always glad to see new people join this loosely knit and wide-ranging Butler crew.
All aspirants have a standing invitation to post.
I promise that doing so will help your verbal score.
In my experience, the best indication of having mastered a concept, bar none, is the ability to teach and explain it.
Shy? Okay. Post anyway.
MorallyDeficient , I am bumping your answer to Best Community Reply.
04 Feb 2022, 07:36
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The twenty-four biochemical labs in the state all compete for shares of the same government allotment, and so all strive to present their case for funding more successfully than each other.
A) all strive to present their case for funding more successfully than each other - it is not clear what the comparison is, the cases of all the labs are compared with the cases of each other (lab). Also do we need cases here instead of case?
B) all strive more successfully to present their own case for funding than the others - successfully must modify present rather than strive. Also do we need cases here instead of case?
C) each strives to present their case for funding more successfully than one other - incorrect possessive pronoun, their instead of its, each has to be compared with the others (the other 24 biochemical labs), not with one other
D) each strives to present its case for funding more successfully than the others - Correct
E) each strives successfully to present its case for funding than another - successfully must modify present rather than strive, comparison missing (more), each has to be compared with the others (the other 24 biochemical labs), not with another.
A) all strive to present their case for funding more successfully than each other - it is not clear what the comparison is, the cases of all the labs are compared with the cases of each other (lab). Also do we need cases here instead of case?
B) all strive more successfully to present their own case for funding than the others - successfully must modify present rather than strive. Also do we need cases here instead of case?
C) each strives to present their case for funding more successfully than one other - incorrect possessive pronoun, their instead of its, each has to be compared with the others (the other 24 biochemical labs), not with one other
D) each strives to present its case for funding more successfully than the others - Correct
E) each strives successfully to present its case for funding than another - successfully must modify present rather than strive, comparison missing (more), each has to be compared with the others (the other 24 biochemical labs), not with another.
