Establishing goals for a nonprofit organization is often different

Question

Establishing goals for a nonprofit organization is often different  than setting  goals for a profit-making enterprise because the stakeholders of the former may be more varied.

A. than setting

B. than the setting of

C. from

D. from setting

E. from the setting of

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Bunuel · Accepted Answer

KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

(D)

Step 1: Read the Original Sentence Carefully, Looking for Errors

The fact that the word “than” is underlined is a clue that there may be a comparison problem here. When one thing (a noun) is said to differ from another, the correct phrase is different from, not “different than.” In this sentence, the -ing words “ stablishing” and “setting” are verb forms that function as nouns, so the comparison needs to use from, not “than.”

Step 2: Scan and Group the Answer Choices

There’s a 3-2 split between the choices that use “from,” (C), (D), and (E), and the choices that use “than,” (A) and (B).

Step 3: Eliminate Choices Until Only One Remains

Eliminate (A) and (B) for being on the wrong side of the split. (C) compares “ stablishing” to “goals,” which would not be parallel, so this choice is incorrect. By introducing “the” and “of,” (E) violates parallelism and is unnecessarily wordy. Thus, (D) is correct. Confirm this by reading it back into the sentence:

Establishing goals for a nonprofit organization is often different  from setting  goals for a profit-making enterprise because the stakeholders of the former may be more varied.

Kavya2024 · Answer

IMO D ,
Idiomatically correct
Plus concise

asishron29181 · Answer

Clear and idiomatically correct.

Establishing goals for a nonprofit organization is often different  from setting  goals for a profit-making enterprise because the stakeholders of the former may be more varied.

ArindamLucky · Answer

IMO D

The correct idiom is X different from y

Hence D is correct option

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Hatakekakashi · Answer

the setting of is incorrect so B and E are incorrect

between A,C,D

from in C presents a different meaning

and the correct idiom is different from not than

so (D)

HoneyLemon · Answer

imo   D  
Establishing goals for a nonprofit organization is often different  than setting  goals for a profit-making enterprise because the stakeholders of the former may be more varied.

-- Different From is correct Idiom 
X is Different From Y .. -- X and Y must be parallel

A. than setting  - Wrong idiom

B. than the setting of  - Wrong idiom

C. from  - Establishing goals is not parallel to goals

D. from setting
 -- Establishing goals is parallel to setting goals  Correct  
 
E. from the setting of  - Establishing goals is not parallel to the setting of goals

private07 · Answer

My answer - D

Establishing goals for a nonprofit organization is often different than setting goals for a profit-making enterprise because the stakeholders of the former may be more varied.

A. than setting - Incorrect - Idiom different from

B. than the setting of - Incorrect - Idiom different from

C. from - Incorrect - comparing establishing goal to a goal

D. from setting - Correct

E. from the setting of - Incorrect - wordy and not parallel

winterschool · Answer

Establishing goals for a nonprofit organization is often different than setting goals for a profit-making enterprise because the stakeholders of the former may be more varied.

A.  than  setting  Incorrect

correct idioms - ..........different ...............from..........

B.  than  the setting of  Incorrect

correct idioms - ..........different ...............from.......... 
 
C. from  Incorrect

comparison error - Establishing goals compare with goals

D.  from setting   Correct

E. from  the setting of   Incorrect

parallelism problem - Establishing goals................................. the setting of............

TarunKumar1234 · Answer

Establishing goals for a nonprofit organization is often different than setting goals for a profit-making enterprise because the stakeholders of the former may be more varied.

A. than setting Incorrect

correct idioms - ..........different ...............from..........

B. than the setting of Incorrect

correct idioms - ..........different ...............from..........

C. from Incorrect

comparison error - Establishing goals compare with goals

D. from setting Correct

E. from the setting of Incorrect

parallelism problem - Establishing goals................................. the setting of............

RajatJ79 · Answer

Establishing goals for a nonprofit organization is often different  than setting  goals for a profit-making enterprise because the stakeholders of the former may be more varied.

Pre-thinking : This seems to be a decision between  different than  v/s  different from .
'Different from' is better suited in the comparison mentioned in the statement. 'Different than' is usually correct when a sentence compares a noun and a clause.

A.  than  setting

B.  than  the setting of

C. from

D.   from setting  
 'setting' is required after 'from' to make the right comparison.

E. from the setting of

IMO Answer should be Option D.

lakshya14 · Answer

Can we use ellipsis in (C) to substitute "establishing" in (C) to make the comparison "establishing goals for a non profit" to "(establishing) goals for a profit"?
 AndrewN

AndrewN · Answer

No, it does not quite work in the sentence at hand,  lakshya14 , considering that  establishing goals  is a gerund, and we anticipate a second gerundive phrase to parallel the first after the verb  is . If we wanted to allow one action to carry over as an understood element into a second part, we would write a sentence that placed both items ahead of the verb. Consider:

Running slow  rather than    fast   is  more difficult, since the strain on slow-twitch muscle fibers is more pronounced when engaging in prolonged movements.

As much as possible, you want to keep comparisons tight on the GMAT™. When in doubt, play it safe. Shortcuts often prove too short and end up being incorrect.

I hope that helps. Thank you for thinking to ask me.

- Andrew

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