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Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government

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sharmarahul12 · Answer

Answer to the question above should be 'B'

Because we are comparing people employed by mining corporations than any other government does!

Skywalker18 · Answer

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
Correct
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
the word 'other' government is redundant . 
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government

D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
Illogical .
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government.
the word 'other' government is redundant .

Answer A

saikiransomala · Answer

Hi

"B" is the best choice with the sentence ending with 'Does'

Action of mining corporations must be compared with the action of other corporations.

regards

JackH · Answer

QUESTION #7:

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government

The correct answer is A.
B compares Mining Corporation with  any other Government , but corporation is not even a government. hence deviation from meaning.
C talks about much larger proportions, a multiple. Quantity may be more but  share of proportion is singular .
D  faulty comparison  with government.
E  faulty comparison  with other government.

kanigmat011 · Answer

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government

IMO A is correct
It correctly states the comparison between mining corporations and government.

mvictor · Answer

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

the comparison is between mining corporations and governments. Corporations employ much more anthropologists than does any government.
Original sentence is correct. The comparison is correctly used. Moreover, Any Government is correct, since we do not compare one government with other governments.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government 
correct

B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does 
any other government - comparison error. we are comparing mining corporations with governments, not government with governments.

C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government 
this choice has several errors. First of all, proportions - this changes the meaning of the sentence. Second, the helping verb must be "does" and not has. We are talking about a possible fact, not what has happened up until this moment.

D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government 
this choice has comparison error. As per this choice, 2 comparisons are possible:
Corporations might be employing more anthropologists than does any government - OR
Corporations might be employing more anthropologists than employing any government.
Due to comparison ambiguity - this choice is incorrect.

E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government 
This choice has the same comparison error as in D. Moreover, "any other" - is another comparison error.

dominicraj · Answer

I would go with E for this.

We need specifically "other" before government to show that the comparison is with "other governments".

Hence we narrow it down to B and E.

Between B and E.. E makes more sense.. in sense reading like.."than any other government"(might be employing).

Regards,
Dom.

Kurtosis · Answer

Comparison is appropriate in E. 
In my opinion, any other government is the correct usage and 'does' is not required.

sahil7389 · Answer

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government

Ans:B
The comparison and parallelism go hand in hand.
So whatever there is before THAN should be parallel to whatever there is after THAN.
A--Subject Verb Than Verb Subject--- Not Parallel 
B--SV THAN SV-- Clearly parallel-correct answer 
C--SV THAN VS--  Not parallel  
D--SV THAN S only --  NO verb is there 
E--SV THAN S only -- Same as D

sowragu · Answer

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government

Intended meaning:   Mining corporation may employ more anthropologist when compared to other government employment rate of anthropologist.

Error Analysis:

But the original sentence conveys the meaning "THAN DOES ANY GOVERNMENT" --> This "ANY GOVERNMENT" includes Mining corporation also. Now the comparison states as Mining corporation may employ more anthropologist when compared to Mining corporation   
It should be Any other government. Hence Mining corporation will be compared with other governments, which is correct.

A) Eliminated for the above stated reason. It should be "Any other government"
B) Looks good. Any other government excluded Mining corporation and hence correct the error from the original sentence. Also the Verb does compares the entity without any ambiguity in the meaning. Hold.
C) Eliminating for the same reason as stated in Option A.  
D) Eliminating for the same reason as stated in Option A.  
E) Even though it rectifies the error in the original statement, the exclusion of Verb Does creates ambiguity in the meaning of the sentence.
 Meaning 1 : Comparison of employing large number of anthropologist.
 Meaning 2 : Comparison of study of tribal land.
Hence E is also wrong.

Hence B is the best answer choice.

Nevernevergiveup · Answer

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.....correct. 
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does....... wrong comparison between corporation employment and government 
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government.......... might be is not parallel wiht present perfect tense verb has 
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government.......... wrong comparison between corporation employment and government 
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government......... wrong comparison between corporation employment and government

vinod265 · Answer

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

here mining corporation action is compared with government action

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
 It is correct answer ....there is no problem with this answer

B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
 Here "any other government" is "Awkward" because.....mining corporations compared with government.... not government with other government.....

C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
 action comparison is incorrect.....here meaning is the issue... 
 
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
 action is compared with government.....not correct..

E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government
 action is compared with other government....so it is incorrect...

Deepak66 · Answer

Correct answer is--E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government.

rakshithbabu · Answer

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
 - does is unnecessary 
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
 - Other is not needed as the subject is not a govt.
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
 - has is not correct(not present perfect), and 'a' is necessary
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
 - Correct
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government
 - Other is not needed as the subject is not a govt.

Ans: D

AmoyV · Answer

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government  Correct 
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any  other  government does  Mining corporations are not a type of government. So we don't need "other" here. 
C. much larger  proportions  of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than  has  any government  Verb tense changes the meaning. 
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government  Incorrect comparison. Verb needs to be repeated. Here it can also mean the the mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of anthropologists than any government. The mining corporation cannot employ government. 
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any  other  government  Also the comparison is incorrect. We need to repeat the verb.

sri1sastra · Answer

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government -  Correct choice 
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does -  "Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion" is not parallel to "than any other government does". It should be rather "than does any other government". 
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government -   Than does is better than than has. 
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government -  Illogical comparison. Instead of comparing mining and government's recruitment of anthropologists, it compares tribal land holding patterns with government. 
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government - Illogical comparison. Instead of comparing mining and government's recruitment of anthropologists, it compares tribal land holding patterns with government.

pksam · Answer

Mining corporations might be employing  a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.
 
A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government
Explanation:-

Meaning analysis-As per the original sentence ,comparison is between Mining corporations & any govt.
a) Meaning is clear and sentence is correct as it is.  .Does is correctly used instead of repeating the verb "might be employing ".
b)Because Mining corporations are not the govt ,use of any  other  govt is not correct.
c)Verb does is missing.
d)Meaning error. Here ,Comparision is between tribal land holding patterns and any government. 
e)Same meaning error as in case of D.

Hence A is the correct answer.

prakharsworld · Answer

Mining corporations might be employing  a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.

The statement intends to compare "proportion of anthropologists employed by Mining Corporations" with "proportion of anthropologists employed by government". The correct answer choice must make this comparison clear. We now analyze the answer choises.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government
The verb "does" makes the comparison clear and accurate. This is the correct answer.  CORRECT .

B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does
This is similar to A except that the use of verb "does" at the end makes it less effective. It doesn't sound right.  Incorrect .

C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government
This incorrectly omits starting article "a". Also the use of verb "has" is incorrect because the goverment employs something, so action verb (i.e. does) is preferred over possessive verb.  Incorrect .

D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government
Incorrect comparison. Here the statement compares "proportion of anthropologists employed by Mining Corporations" with "government".  Incorrect .

E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government
Similar to D. Incorrect comparison. Here the statement compares "proportion of anthropologists employed by Mining Corporations" with "government".  Incorrect .

TheUltimateWinner · Answer

In every answer option, there is a word (than), which indicates to make comparison to each other in a specific sentence.

A. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than does any government.
The intended meaning and grammar structure are perfectly fine.

B. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government does.
The comparison between Mining Corporation and   other   government does not make sense.

C. much larger proportions of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than has any government.
 So what?  It is a general statement. There is no proper comparison here.

D. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any government.
 So what?  It is a general statement. There is no proper comparison here.

E. a much larger proportion of anthropologists to study tribal land holding patterns than any other government.
The comparison between Mining Corporation and   other    government does not make sense.

Mining corporations might be employing a much larger proportion of

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