To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally

Question

To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally  effective as, and  less addictive than, most sedatives.

a. effective as, and

b. as effective as, while being

c. effectively equal to, but

d. as effective as, and

e. effective, and

code19 · Answer

I would go for (d)

equality is constructed "as X as" (a),(c),(e) are out

The connector "and" should connect similar constructs, in this case two comparisons were connected via "and".
"as effective as," and "less addictive than" (both sides of 'and' are similar) that's why (b) is not correct.

nsp007 · Answer

D

as effective as  most sedatives and  less addictive than  most sedatives !

nsp007 · Answer

E is wrong because -

" moderate exercise can be    equally  effective  than    most sedatives" is incorrect

Option E would have been correct if equally was replaced by less or more !

Equality is always compared as : "As X As Y"

RaviChandra · Answer

D straight away

as  effective  as , and

urchin · Answer

Could not reason out for D ... need explanation.
IMO E .... wats the OA & OE ??

angel2009 · Answer

OA is D

code19 · Answer

E is wrong because both sides of "and" should be gramatically similar, so right side of "and" is a "comparison", so left side should also be a comparison, "as effective as" and "less addictive than" are grammatically similar, ie. both comparisons.

Indien · Answer

it got me. I thought that if 'equally' is given 'as ...as' construction is not needed. So, I picked A. CODE19's explanation is good.

To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally

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