Even though a notable hedge fund manager dumped more shares

Question

Even though a notable hedge fund manager dumped more shares of ABC company in March  as in any month since the October 2008 credit crisis, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as  market analysts had previously expected.

(A) as in any month since the October 2008 credit crisis, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as

(B) as had been in any other month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as what

(C) then there was in any other month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as that which

(D) than in any month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as

(E) than in any other month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as what

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ratinarace · Accepted Answer

1) The correct Idiom is more than and not more as so A and B are out
2) C is very awkward with the use of there and which
3) Its between D and E....in D by saying "any month" we mean that March is not month hence "any other month" should be used instead
"What" though not required doesn't harm the sentence in any way and hence can be accepted

My pick is E

mal208213 · Answer

The options are all different from the original sentence - "price per share" changed to "the sales of ABC company's stock"
IMO anyway D seems to be the answer

kalpal · Answer

1. Strike out A, B, C because of As and then
2. Between D and E -- I selected E because of any other -- Its a comparison with all the other months
3. I also think what should be used for correct comparison

ramannanda9 · Answer

Marking for review.
OE is E 
b/w D and E, E is correct because of parallelism as shown below.

sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not 
 as low as  
what market analysts had previously expected.

Whereas in D

It says

sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not
as low as 
market analysts ....

and sales is being compared to market analysts.

sanjoo · Answer

straight E..

More......than..is the idiomatic construction

A B C out..

D ..is wrong "in any month" is wrong..there shud b "IN ANY OTHER MONTH"..
so E..

ElCorazon · Answer

Surely this is not a question which could appear on the GMAT, because option E entirely changes the original meaning by removing mention of the Credit Crunch?

Ergenekon · Answer

the answer is E. Any other month.

sudhirgupta93 · Answer

Why is the word credit crisis removed in options C, D and E. Got me confused..

brs1cob · Answer

although i have got option E, i have also noted your point while looking for the correct answer.

Can we assume that 2008 financial crisis is a well-known fact.

gmatdordie · Answer

Even though a notable hedge fund manager dumped more shares of ABC company in March  as in any month since the October 2008 credit crisis, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as  market analysts had previously expected.

(A) as in any month since the October 2008 credit crisis, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as

(B) as had been in any other month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as what

(C) then there was in any other month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as that which

(D) than in any month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as

(E) than in any other month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as what

E is correct answer as there is a paralellism and idiom error in original statement
for correct comparison than in is correct and as in is incorrect 
verb error in line as low as market analysts had previously expected, changing the acutal meaning

deveshj21 · Answer

Dear Expert why option D "(D) than in any month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as" IS incorrect?
What change in meaning does it make if we do not use"other" along with "ANY" as done in option D.
Why is it necessary to use WHAT in the end as done by correct answer E

Gauriii · Answer

GMATNinjaTwo  Dear Sir, Can you please explain in detial why D is incorrect? Is it because of the comparison between sales vs market analysts? or is there something more to it. Thanks

svasan05 · Answer

Even though a notable hedge fund manager dumped more shares of ABC company in March  as in any month since the October 2008 credit crisis, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as  low as market analysts had previously expected.

(A) as in any month since the October 2008 credit crisis, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as  The sentence is trying to compare shares dumped in March with shares sold in other months - usage of "as" is incorrect since "as" is used to indicate sameness. Eliminate.

(B) as had been in any other month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as what  Same error as (A). Eliminate.

(C) then there was in any other month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as that which  The sentence is trying to compare shares dumped in March with shares sold in other months - usage of "then" is incorrect since "then" is used to indicate a point in time. Eliminate.

(D) than in any month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as  This is an attractive answer option. Only potential issue is the comparison between stock share sales in March and analyst predictions is not very clearly brought out. We can hold on to this at this point.

(E) than in any other month since October 2008, sales of ABC company's stock shares in March were not as low as what  This is perfect. The problem in (D) is resolved by the usage of "what analysts predicted". Correct answer. Eliminate (D).

Hope this helps.

RakshithTN · Answer

How I tackled this Question:

'As' - when used as a conjunction, then it shows the similarity between two different things. But here we are comparing the sale of company stock shares for two different months.

'Any other' is the right usage as we are comparing the selling of the stock shares of the same company and in the same year.

Stock shares should be referred by a plural pronoun 'were'

And 'E' is the best fit!

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