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Though there is some overlap with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind.

A) with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind

B) between the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences must be borne in mind

C) spanning the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, one must bear several important differences between them in mind

D) among the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, there are several important differences between them that must be borne in mind

E) with the two concepts of market economy and laissez faire, one must bear in mind several important differences


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Though there is some overlap with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind.

A) with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind

B) between the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences must be borne in mind

C) spanning the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, one must bear several important differences between them in mind

D) among the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, there are several important differences between them that must be borne in mind

E) with the two concepts of market economy and laissez faire, one must bear in mind several important differences


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I think, "Overlap With", "Overlap Between" and "Overlap" all are correct. What makes difference is placement location of word in sentence. For example, please find following correct sentences.

My musical tastes don't overlap with my brother's at all. -- X overlap with Y
There is considerable overlap between the Paul's and Ingrid's test results.---Overlap between X and Y
Overlap between jacket and trousers is not good ---- Overlap between X and Y
His duties and mine overlap. ---X and Y overlaps.

Above SC has similar structure --> Overlap between X and Y.

Also look for concision. As per concision, only option B is better than others.

"AMONG" should be used for more than 2 items in a list.
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Though there is some overlap with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind.

A) with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind
Should be "between".

B) between the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences must be borne in mind
Correct.

C) spanning the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, one must bear several important differences between them in mind

D) among the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, there are several important differences between them that must be borne in mind
Among is for 2 or more items.

E) with the two concepts of market economy and laissez faire, one must bear in mind several important differences
"With" should be between.


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We have 2 items here, then why among is wrong...if it is for 2 or more items
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anothermillenial I guess what you meant to say was, "[b]Between is used when two things are compared and Among is used for more than two things."[/b]
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Could any instructor explain this problem?
I think this one is not friendly to a non-native speaker, since I don't know the idiom “overlap between”.
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Between is more suitable in my opinion if there are exactly 2 things to compare.

Among would have been suitable, if the usage is "Though there is some overlap among the various concepts of xxxx ,several important differences between them must be borne in mind."

I am no expert, please advice if my approach is correct.
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Option B seems to be a run on sentence and only point favorable with this is the word between,

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There is a though (conjunction) at the beginning of the sentence. That is what joins the two clauses.

Though there is some overlap between the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences must be borne in mind.
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Though there is some overlap with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind.

A) with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind

B) between the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences must be borne in mind

C) spanning the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, one must bear several important differences between them in mind

D) among the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, there are several important differences between them that must be borne in mind

E) with the two concepts of market economy and laissez faire, one must bear in mind several important differences
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A : Between repeated is not good
C : Not coincise
D : Among wrong usage
E : Not meaningful

B is correct
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Though there is some overlap with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind.

A) with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind

B) between the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences must be borne in mind

C) spanning the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, one must bear several important differences between them in mind

D) among the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, there are several important differences between them that must be borne in mind

E) with the two concepts of market economy and laissez faire, one must bear in mind several important differences


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A) with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences between them must be borne in mind

B) between the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences must be borne in mind

C) spanning the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, one must bear several important differences between them in mind

D) among the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, there are several important differences between them that must be borne in mind

E) with the two concepts of market economy and laissez faire, one must bear in mind several important differences

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Option B seems to be a run on sentence and only point favorable with this is the word between,

Please suggest,
There is a though (conjunction) at the beginning of the sentence. That is what joins the two clauses.

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So the first clause is the dependent clause and the second an independent clause? If so, is the clause "several important differences must be borne in mind" a complete sentence? I thought it couldn't stand on its own as a sentence so also thought that option B was a run on.

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Option B seems to be a run on sentence and only point favorable with this is the word between,

Please suggest,
There is a though (conjunction) at the beginning of the sentence. That is what joins the two clauses.

Though there is some overlap between the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences must be borne in mind.

So the first clause is the dependent clause and the second an independent clause? If so, is the clause "several important differences must be borne in mind" a complete sentence? I thought it couldn't stand on its own as a sentence so also thought that option B was a run on.

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Yes, "several important differences must be borne in mind" is an independent clause! The subject is "differences", and the verb is "must be borne" (note that "borne" is a form of the verb "to bear").

Now, that clause doesn't make a whole lot of sense on its own, but it's still a grammatical sentence. The same is true of the second sentence here:

    "The two editions have several significant differences. Those differences are important."

If you look at the second sentence in a bubble, you'll have no idea what it means. But it's still a grammatical sentence because it could stand alone.

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Option B seems to be a run on sentence and only point favorable with this is the word between,

Please suggest,
There is a though (conjunction) at the beginning of the sentence. That is what joins the two clauses.

Though there is some overlap between the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences must be borne in mind.

So the first clause is the dependent clause and the second an independent clause? If so, is the clause "several important differences must be borne in mind" a complete sentence? I thought it couldn't stand on its own as a sentence so also thought that option B was a run on.

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Yes, "several important differences must be borne in mind" is an independent clause! The subject is "differences", and the verb is "must be borne" (note that "borne" is a form of the verb "to bear").

Now, that clause doesn't make a whole lot of sense on its own, but it's still a grammatical sentence. The same is true of the second sentence here:

    "The two editions have several significant differences. Those differences are important."

If you look at the second sentence in a bubble, you'll have no idea what it means. But it's still a grammatical sentence because it could stand alone.

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Ahh.. gotcha. I was deciding based on meaning and that is probably why I thought it wasn't a complete sentence. Thanks GMATNinja!
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there is no "between them" in official answer. is this make the meaning unclear ?
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Why is spanning in option C incorrect? Can anyone please help.
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Why is spanning in option C incorrect? Can anyone please help.
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Hello makshay62,

I will be glad to help you with this one. :-)


The correct expression is: There is an overlap "BETWEEN A AND B". This is the correct way to use the word "overlap". The expression "overlap spanning A and B" is the incorrect or unidiomatic expression. Therefore, Choice C is incorrect.


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I don't know that I'd say "spanning" is definitively wrong here, but it does create an odd meaning. "Spanning" here suggests something like "extending across." It seems redundant to write that an "overlap" extends across two concepts. An overlap that didn't extend across two concepts wouldn't be an overlap at all, right?

It seems cleaner and clearer to write that the overlap is between the two concepts, as we get in (B).

Under pressure, I'm not sure if this alone would be enough for me to eliminate (C). But then I see the phrase "differences between them in mind." What is "in mind" describing here? The differences? That kind of makes it sound as though the differences are imaginary. That doesn't make sense.

If you read (C) in its entirety several times, you'll eventually realize that "in mind" appears to be modifying "bear". (Not the animal -- the phrase "bear in mind" basically means "keep in mind.") The problem is that "in mind" is so far from "bear" that it's difficult to make this connection.

Contrast this with (B), in which we get the phrase, "borne in mind," a much clearer and more logical construction.

Now (C) has two constructions that create illogical or confusing meanings, and both of these issues are resolved in (B). That's enough to justify going with (B).

I hope that helps!
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- Though (contrast; dependent clause)
- there is some overlap (there placeholder, some - part of SANAM, overlap cant be counted so - is) - (dependent clause)
- with the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, (pp modifier - modifying overlap)
several important differences (main subject - plural)
-between them (pp modifier; them - two concepts)
must be borne (main verb - plural)
- in mind.(pp modifier)

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Overlap with - incorrect
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B) between the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, several important differences must be borne in mind
Correct

C) spanning the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, one must bear several important differences between them in mind
Spanning - modifying two concepts; one - singular subject; bear - plural verb. - SVA error

D) among the two concepts market economy and laissez faire, there are several important differences between them that must be borne in mind
Among is used the >2 - Incorrect;

E) with the two concepts of market economy and laissez faire, one must bear in mind several important differences
2 concepts of X and y, meaning difference between 4 (sub-concepts) - alters meaning; one - singular, bear - plural - SVA

I have two queries-

1) can someone help me identify the SVA in option C (one must bear several important differences between them in mind) & E (one must bear in mind several important differences)
2) In option D - "differences between them that must be borne in mind" - is this correct?

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I have two queries-

1) can someone help me identify the SVA in option C (one must bear several important differences between them in mind) & E (one must bear in mind several important differences)
2) In option D - "differences between them that must be borne in mind" - is this correct?
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1) There's no problem with subject-verb agreement in (C) and (E). The relevant clause is "one must bear." We can write either "one bears" or "one must bear." If you like jargon, "must" is a helping verb, and it alters the form of the main verb, "bear." Not an issue here.

2) This isn't technically a grammar error, but it's not great either. Is "that must be borne in mind" describing "them," as though there are "them" that we should keep in mind and "them" that we can can safely ignore? Is it referring to the "differences?" At best, this is confusing. Contrast that with the construction in (B), where it's clear that it's the differences that must be borne in mind.

And if you had any doubts about whether this was enough of a reason to kill (D), fortunately, there's a nice concrete problem earlier in the sentence. "Among" should be used to refer to three or more entities. Here, it's used to refer to two, so it's wrong.

I hope that helps!
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