12 Days of Christmas GMAT Competition - Day 3: More people travel to

Correct Answer: B

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
Incorrect option as the parallelism is not drawn between the experience of cities.

(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities

Time parallelism correct, frequency of travel comparison correct.

(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities

THE NUMBER, not the correct construction of meaning for the sentence.

(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities

More people modifier in an average week. Not correct. Eliminate the choice.

(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities

This was my 2nd choice, it's like people are choosing between destination to travel, however we are trying to compare the duration and frequency of people travelling.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience comparison done is wrong ;

(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities we have same error as in option A ; comparison issue
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities the number is a not a quantifiable number so usage of greater is wrong
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities ( in an average week) is a non- essential modifier , without it also sentence makes sense and is correct
also we have comparison also correct travel to hong kong than to many other ,,,

(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities meaning issue

OPTION D is correct

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
Comparison is not correct, due to wrong placement of modifier, 'in an average week'. Also experience is redundant. Eliminate

(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
Placement of modifier is correct and it applies to both Hong Kong and other large cities. The comparison is also correct and parallel. Keep B.

(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities
Eliminate the modifiers 'who travel....week', the sentence gives wrong meaning as it compares with the number of people of other large cities which is wrong. Eliminate.

(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
Wrong placement of modifier 'in an average week' modifies the subject incorrectly. Eliminate

(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities
Comparison is not parallel due to wrong placement of modifier 'in an average week'. Eliminate

Hence B is the best answer choice.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience - Illogical comparison between people and what cities experience
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities - Changes the meaning. Here it means to say that same people travel to Hong Konga and other cities whereas the question stem is concerned with the quantum of people only
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities - Here that refers back to 'The number'. So statement becomes: The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than (the number) of other cities. Illogical
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities - 'In an average week' is a non essential modifier. Without it the sentence structure means that the more people travel to HK than any other city in an year. Here it fails to compare the weekly commute of people to HK
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities -Correct answer choice

More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
Incorrect. average week compared to many other large cities

(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
Incorrect. comparison is not clear. Changes meaning - in an average week,.. to.. in an entire year

(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities
Incorrect. what is that referring to? comparison error

(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
Incorrect. in an average week is made a non-essential modifier. This changes the meaning of the sentence

(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities
Correct

Need to check parallelism
(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience--- experience is wrong ; out
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities-wrong comparison ,out
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities out
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities-out
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities-correct

oa:e

The sentence is giving a fact of the tourist footfall in Hongkong and comparing it with other cities.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience X
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities X
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities. Clearly tells us the idea.
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities. In a average week is a essential modifier, we need this.
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities Eliminate

Ans C

More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
Here people are compared with cities. This is an incorrect comparison. Moreover, << many other large cities experience >> is an awkward construction. We do not know what other large cities experience in a year. INCORRECT!!


(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities

The presence of comma after << In an average week >> is unnecessary. We are comparing the no. of people travelling to Hong Kong to the number of people travelling to other large cities in an entire year. INCORRECT!!


(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities
We cannot use pronoun Who for number of people. INCORRECT!!

(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
The split of << In an average week >> from the original sentence by commas is unnecessary as we are comparing the no. of people travelling to Hong Kong to the number of people travelling to other large cities in an entire year. INCORRECT!!


(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities

This option maintains parallelism. There are no obvious errors. Likely the CORRECT answer.

Answer: Option E

Solution:
(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience ( Structure is vague, many other cities is incorrect)
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities ( To MANY is wrong)
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities ( clear meaning, not vague or redundant- Modifier THAT Of is used- Right)
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities ( Sentence Structure is complicated by prepositions and to many ..
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities ( More and Many are used, modifier is not used with large cities) )

Right answer is C.

More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience --> wrong comparison (people with cities)
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities --> correct answer
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities -->wrong
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities --> wrong
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities ---> wrong answer

More people travel
to Hong Kong in an average week
than
many other large cities experience in an entire year.


to Hong Kong in an average week is not parallel to many other large cities experience in an entire year.
Incorrect


The modifier in a average week should be placed after more people travel to Hong Kong
Incorrect


The use of that of is incorrect



E is better option since in an average week is correctly placed after travel to Hong Kong
Incorrect


More people travel
to Hong Kong in an average week
than
to many other large cities in an entire year.
is correctly parallel sentence construction.

IMO E

Answer is D
More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience wrong comparison
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities In an average week modifies the whole sentence doesn't make sense if the sentence is ending with "an entire year"
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities wrong comparison
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities same as B
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities in an average week modifies people who travel to Hong Kong. in an entire year modifies people who travel to other large cities. Correct

D is the answer.
Q:
More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities

Interpret:
Clearly, the meaning of the sentence is that
In a week, more people travel to Hong Kong than the number that travel to other large cities in an entire year. Now, we need to find the sentence that has no critical errors in it and states this without allowing misinterpretation.
Regarding the comparison, I must compare the # of people traveling to the number of people traveling, not to the experience of a city!

D does this.
D. The appositive "in an average week" clearly modifies the number of people (more) that travel to Hong Kong... in a week. As to the comparison: The # of people traveling to HK (more in a week) is now clearly compared to the # that travel to other large cities... in a year. The modifier errors have been removed! Both time frames are clear. The comparison is clearly stated and is valid.

Now to see why the other answers are incorrect:
(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
At a minimum, this sentence is not parallel and the comparison is not valid.
More people travel to HK... should be compared to the (number) of people traveling... Not to the experience of a city. This fails to be a valid comparison and fails in its parallelism.

(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
It is not entirely clear what "in an entire year" modifies.
The comparison starts out perfectly. We are comparing the number of people who travel to HK in a week... to the # who travel to many other large cities... OOOooops, this sounds like the comparison is to other large cities ALSO in a week. The time frame is not clear. B is not the answer.

(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities
"of" other cities messes up this comparison. People are traveling "TO" HK and other cities.
The comparison is also not valid or parallel... "the number of people who travel to HK in an average week" ... is compared to "that of other cities." This fails the same way A fails.

(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities
This fails the same way B does. "in an average week" is now modifying "many other large cities", yet "in an entire year" is also modifying the same phrase. Confusion is the result. E does not make the coparison clear.

More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience in an entire year.

(A) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than many other large cities experience
(B) In an average week, more people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
(C) The number of people who travel to Hong Kong in an average week is greater than that of other cities
(D) More people, in an average week, travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities
(E) More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than to many other large cities

The sentence compares more people to large cities, making it illogical, so A is eliminated.
B is confusing as the sentence starts with average week but then implies weeks in an entire year
C is incorrect, as the sentence aims to make a comparison between the situation in Hongkong and other cities and number of people is an object not the subject
D makes the same mistake
E is correct with syntax, grammar and meaning

OA: E
2 things being compared A) People travelling to a place to another place,People travelling in one time frame to another, both need to be compared properly

A: Faulty comparison: People travelling to Hong Kong in a week are compared to what cities experience. Totally rudderless comparison. Eliminate A
B: The comparison of the timing is lost out over here.
C: Usage of that of is inapplicable & thus grammatically incorrect
D: The average week hidden in the comma pair makes it non-essential part of the sentence which can be dropped. Post that the new sentence becomes. "More people travel to Hong Kong than to many other large cities in an entire year. Here the comparison of the timing is lost

If we look from a comparison and meaning view then only C does it.

So, IMO the answer is C

Neat question!

A) We can safely eliminate this. Other cities experience? Experience what? tourism, traveling, etc. Out.
B) Tempting choice. Keep.
C) "that" can only refer to "the number of". Replacing it in the sentence it makes no sense: is greater than the number of other cities in a year. The number of people who travel to Hong Kong is greater than the number of other cities in a year? Illogical.
D) The usage of a non-essential modifier ruins the meaning of the sentence. Out.
E) Tempting choice. Keep.

B vs E.

This is down to the wire, as usual for these questions.
I prefer E here. The structure is better (More people travel to Hong Kong in an average week than (people travel) to other large cities in a year).
Placing "in an average week" as an opening modifier is not the best choice IMO.

I am going with E.