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In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry.
(A) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in
(B) as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many in
(C) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of them in
(D) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, and many are
(E) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many are in
(A) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in
(B) as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many in
(C) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of them in
(D) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, and many are
(E) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many are in
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In most countries, an overwhelming proportion of women work; in Hungary, for instance, the figure is 80 percent, many of them in middle management and in light industry, two fields bound to be buffeted in the coming economic storms. In the Polish city of Lodz, for instance, which manufactures synthetic materials primarily for the Soviet and Eastern European market, the work force is almost entirely female, and highly vulnerable to mass layoffs.
In most countries, an overwhelming proportion of women work; in Hungary, for instance, the figure is 80 percent, many of them in middle management and in light industry, two fields bound to be buffeted in the coming economic storms. In the Polish city of Lodz, for instance, which manufactures synthetic materials primarily for the Soviet and Eastern European market, the work force is almost entirely female, and highly vulnerable to mass layoffs.
13 Jul 2010, 05:47
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Hi Guys,
First of all, it is unlikely that this is a real GMAT question. A real question would not have used "portion of women;" the correct answer would use "number of women". "Portion" or "amount" can be used for non-count or singular nouns ("portion of the population," "amount of money," BUT "number of people").
So let's leave the subject-verb agreement issue aside and focus on the other aspects of the sentence that you've correctly identified:
In Hungary,as in much of eastern Europe,an overwhelming propotion of women work,many of which are in middle management and light industry.
A. as in much of eastern Europe,an overwhelming propotion of women work,many of which are
To refere to people, use "who" or "whom", never "which" or "that".
B. as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming propotion of women works, many
Notice that the prepositional phrase, "with much of Eastern Europe," does not accurately describe anything here. There is nothing in the sentence that can be described as being "with Europe."
TIP: The GMAT SC from time to time likes to user "with..." to create an inaccurate modifier.
INCORRECT: The student with the highest grade was rewarded.
CORRECT: The student who received the highest grade was rewarded.
C. as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming propotion of women work,many of them
First, the comparison of the two prepositional phrases ("in Hungary" and "in ... Europe") is logical and properly uses the word "as".
Second, "many of them in in middle management and light industry," is a structure called an absolute phrase.
The absoluate phrase is just a noun+description (NO VERB!) This is not a clause and not a modifier, but rather just a form of additional info.
Ex. Sue drove down the street, the wind (noun) in her hair (description).
So "many of them (women) in the ..." is just a way of adding info to the already complete clause, "an overwhelming propostion/number of women work/s".
D. like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming propotion of women works,and many are
NOTE: "Like" can be used to compare only two nouns, not two descriptions or clauses.
So "like... Europe" would have worked if the sentence had begun with "Hungary," not "In Hungary."
E. like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming propotion of women works,many are
Same problem as D.
Also, "many are in..." is a full independent clause (subject + verb that could be a sentence on its own). Two independent clauses cannot be attached with just a comma!
INCORRECT: I am hungry, I will eat.
CORRECT: I am hungry [; / ,and / ,so...] I will eat.
Check out Lesson 6 for more on comparisons and Lessons 9 and 10 for count and non-count nouns at gmaxonline!
Best,
Sarai
First of all, it is unlikely that this is a real GMAT question. A real question would not have used "portion of women;" the correct answer would use "number of women". "Portion" or "amount" can be used for non-count or singular nouns ("portion of the population," "amount of money," BUT "number of people").
So let's leave the subject-verb agreement issue aside and focus on the other aspects of the sentence that you've correctly identified:
In Hungary,as in much of eastern Europe,an overwhelming propotion of women work,many of which are in middle management and light industry.
A. as in much of eastern Europe,an overwhelming propotion of women work,many of which are
To refere to people, use "who" or "whom", never "which" or "that".
B. as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming propotion of women works, many
Notice that the prepositional phrase, "with much of Eastern Europe," does not accurately describe anything here. There is nothing in the sentence that can be described as being "with Europe."
TIP: The GMAT SC from time to time likes to user "with..." to create an inaccurate modifier.
INCORRECT: The student with the highest grade was rewarded.
CORRECT: The student who received the highest grade was rewarded.
C. as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming propotion of women work,many of them
First, the comparison of the two prepositional phrases ("in Hungary" and "in ... Europe") is logical and properly uses the word "as".
Second, "many of them in in middle management and light industry," is a structure called an absolute phrase.
The absoluate phrase is just a noun+description (NO VERB!) This is not a clause and not a modifier, but rather just a form of additional info.
Ex. Sue drove down the street, the wind (noun) in her hair (description).
So "many of them (women) in the ..." is just a way of adding info to the already complete clause, "an overwhelming propostion/number of women work/s".
D. like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming propotion of women works,and many are
NOTE: "Like" can be used to compare only two nouns, not two descriptions or clauses.
So "like... Europe" would have worked if the sentence had begun with "Hungary," not "In Hungary."
E. like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming propotion of women works,many are
Same problem as D.
Also, "many are in..." is a full independent clause (subject + verb that could be a sentence on its own). Two independent clauses cannot be attached with just a comma!
INCORRECT: I am hungry, I will eat.
CORRECT: I am hungry [; / ,and / ,so...] I will eat.
Check out Lesson 6 for more on comparisons and Lessons 9 and 10 for count and non-count nouns at gmaxonline!
Best,
Sarai
05 Mar 2009, 17:57
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The key point in this question is to recognise wether to use like or as. This can be done by rewriting the statement as:
An overwhelming proportion of women work in Hungary,as in much of Eastern Europe, many of which are in middle management and light industry.
Since action is being compared so as would be used instead of like. Hence D and E are eliminated. B is wrong bcos it violates parallelism by using "with" instead of "in". Now b/w A and C, As wrong bcos of usage of "which" (distosts the meaning). C is the best choice
An overwhelming proportion of women work in Hungary,as in much of Eastern Europe, many of which are in middle management and light industry.
Since action is being compared so as would be used instead of like. Hence D and E are eliminated. B is wrong bcos it violates parallelism by using "with" instead of "in". Now b/w A and C, As wrong bcos of usage of "which" (distosts the meaning). C is the best choice
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