There are over 110 million dogs and cats in the United

Question

There are over 110 million dogs and cats in the United States,  which is more than the population of any Western European country.

a. which is more than the population of any Western European country

b.which are more than the population of any Western European country.

c. being more than the population of any Western European country.

d.more than any Western Eurpean country in population.

e. more than in any Western European country by population

sbs · Answer

Think this is D. E is 'than in'...doesn't seem correct.

huntgmat · Answer

E for me.
A,B out for "which".
C = being ?
D is wrong comparison.

sanjay_gmat · Answer

in E, "by population" is redundant.

C looks good (except for being).

what's the OA?

ritula · Answer

I go for E.
A and B are out for the use of which 
C- being
D wrong comparison 
E seems to be the best choice

agold · Answer

OA is A

sanjay_gmat · Answer

terp06, Lexis posted the question, so let the OA come from her.

vksunder · Answer

I'll go for A.

b.which are more than the population of any Western European country.// -- usage of ARE is incorrect

c. being more than the population of any Western European country. //-- being is incorrect

d.more than any Western Eurpean country in population. //- in population is awkward

e. more than in any Western European country by population //- by population is awkward

marshpa · Answer

I choose D. E, In any does not sounds right.

On second thought, Relative pronoun which can refer to 110 million dogs and cats so B is correct.

incognito1 · Answer

Hmm, I had my doubts about this one. What is the source of this problem? Can someone explain why A is correct, and not D or E?

huntgmat · Answer

Well to be honest i participate in this forum not to get the ans correct but to get my concepts corrected by people in the forum.

Guys ! GMAT has been very specific about the usage of "which". It is clear , from many gmat guides, the pronoun "which" refers to the what is immediately preceding it.
For me, the which in A is referring to United States.

What is the source of the Q ?

lexis · Answer

OA is A.

OE (Arco Master GMAT 2007)
B: Plural: Wrong
C: Being ... (always wrong in GMAT). It indicates that dogs & cats population is in progress larger than... Also, Being does not fit with THERE.
D: Distort the meaning. Compare the number of dogs and cats in US with number of people in EU :-D

:D (Thâm thật)
E: Grammatically wrong

:D (Thâm thật) E: Grammatically wrong

vksunder · Answer

Can someone please confirm the subject of this sentence

huntgmat - I have the same issue as you do with the usage of which.

prasannar · Answer

There are over  110 million  dogs and cats in the United States, which is more than the population of any Western European country.

Key is "110 million" ignore dogs and cats and now try picking up the options. You will understand by A is the best

Sunny143 · Answer

Still...the use of which is very specific...it relates to the noun closest to it and in this case United States...doesn't make sense to me..

Agree Huntgmat...

I am sure any official source would not have A as the answer...

chan_nhu78 · Answer

Agreed with huntgmat. We have a problem with "which" in A. 
However, in E, can we say "...by population"?

lexis · Answer

Chân Nhú,
I have never seen any structure like those in E. Meaning in E is also ambiguous because many people think that author compares number of dog and cats in US with number of people in EU.

There are over 110 million dogs and cats in the United

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