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Unlike the invasions of the Italian peninsula by sea, as had been done by all previous aggressors, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps to invade by land from the north.
A) Unlike the invasions of the Italian peninsula by sea, as had been done by all previous aggressors, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps to invade
B) Unlike all previous aggressors, who invaded the Italian peninsula by sea, Hannibal had chosen to travel over the Alps, invading
C) Compared to all previous aggressors, who had invaded the Italian peninsula by sea, the choice of Hannibal was to travel over the Alps to invade
D) Rather than invade the Italian peninsula by sea, as all previous aggressors had done, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps to invade
E) Instead of all previous aggressors’ sea invasions of the Italian peninsula, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps, invading
18 Feb 2022, 00:50
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
MAGOOSH OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
In a logically sound comparison, we must compare like to like.
We can compare invasion to invasion, person to person, etc., but we cannot compare an invasion to a person.
Choice (A) compares invasions to Hannibal.
That is, (A) states, "Unlike the invasions … Hannibal," an illogical comparison.
This choice is incorrect.
Eliminate A
In Choice (B), the comparison is sound, person to person, but the verb tense is strange.
The "previous aggressors" obviously came before Hannibal, and their actions preceded his, so the past perfect tense of had chosen for Hannibal is illogical.
Past perfect describes the earlier of two actions in the past. Hannibal was not the earlier of the two (the further back in time).
This choice is incorrect.
Eliminate B
Choice (C) states, "Compared all previous aggressors, … the choice of Hannibal," and thus compares people to the choice made by one person.
That’s an illogical comparison.
This choice is incorrect.
Eliminate C
In Choice (D), the rather than structure compares verbs, so the comparison is invade vs. chose to travel, a sound comparison.
This version is error-free.
KEEP
In Choice (E), the object of the preposition instead of is sea invasions, which is illogically compared to the person Hannibal.
This option's errors are easier to see if we strip the sentence a bit.
E) Instead of . . . sea invasions of the Italian peninsula, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps . . .
This choice is incorrect.
Eliminate E
The only possible choice is (D).
COMMENTS
This iteration of the Butler crew
is in fine form.
Nice work.
Quote:
Unlike the invasions of the Italian peninsula by sea, as had been done by all previous aggressors, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps to invade by land from the north.
A) Unlike the invasions of the Italian peninsula by sea, as had been done by all previous aggressors, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps to invade
B) Unlike all previous aggressors, who invaded the Italian peninsula by sea, Hannibal had chosen to travel over the Alps, invading
C) Compared to all previous aggressors, who had invaded the Italian peninsula by sea, the choice of Hannibal was to travel over the Alps to invade
D) Rather than invade the Italian peninsula by sea, as all previous aggressors had done, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps to invade
E) Instead of all previous aggressors’ sea invasions of the Italian peninsula, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps, invading
A) Unlike the invasions of the Italian peninsula by sea, as had been done by all previous aggressors, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps to invade
B) Unlike all previous aggressors, who invaded the Italian peninsula by sea, Hannibal had chosen to travel over the Alps, invading
C) Compared to all previous aggressors, who had invaded the Italian peninsula by sea, the choice of Hannibal was to travel over the Alps to invade
D) Rather than invade the Italian peninsula by sea, as all previous aggressors had done, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps to invade
E) Instead of all previous aggressors’ sea invasions of the Italian peninsula, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps, invading
MAGOOSH OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
In a logically sound comparison, we must compare like to like.
We can compare invasion to invasion, person to person, etc., but we cannot compare an invasion to a person.
Choice (A) compares invasions to Hannibal.
That is, (A) states, "Unlike the invasions … Hannibal," an illogical comparison.
This choice is incorrect.
Eliminate A
In Choice (B), the comparison is sound, person to person, but the verb tense is strange.
The "previous aggressors" obviously came before Hannibal, and their actions preceded his, so the past perfect tense of had chosen for Hannibal is illogical.
Past perfect describes the earlier of two actions in the past. Hannibal was not the earlier of the two (the further back in time).
This choice is incorrect.
Eliminate B
Choice (C) states, "Compared all previous aggressors, … the choice of Hannibal," and thus compares people to the choice made by one person.
That’s an illogical comparison.
This choice is incorrect.
Eliminate C
In Choice (D), the rather than structure compares verbs, so the comparison is invade vs. chose to travel, a sound comparison.
This version is error-free.
KEEP
In Choice (E), the object of the preposition instead of is sea invasions, which is illogically compared to the person Hannibal.
This option's errors are easier to see if we strip the sentence a bit.
E) Instead of . . . sea invasions of the Italian peninsula, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps . . .
This choice is incorrect.
Eliminate E
The only possible choice is (D).
COMMENTS
This iteration of the Butler crew
is in fine form.Nice work.
18 Feb 2022, 01:25
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My answer is (D). It took me 01:13.
(A) Cannot compare "Hannibal" with "the invasions"
(B) Hannibal's choice must have occurred after all previous aggressors. It is therefore incorrect to use past perfect tense in "Hannibal had chosen".
(C) Cannot compare "the choice" with "all previous aggressors".
(D) Note the correct verb tense in "had invaded" and "chose".
(E) I can see a couple of issues with this version.
1. A long noun phrase is not as active / immediate as a verb phrase. Here: invasion VS. Invade.
2. "all previous aggressors’ sea invasions" belong to all previous aggressors. Hannibal does not have the choice to undertake "previous sea invasion". It would make more sense to write:
Instead of sea invasions of the Italian peninsula, as had done by previous aggressors, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps, invading....
I would be interested to find out if there are other issues with (E).
(A) Cannot compare "Hannibal" with "the invasions"
(B) Hannibal's choice must have occurred after all previous aggressors. It is therefore incorrect to use past perfect tense in "Hannibal had chosen".
(C) Cannot compare "the choice" with "all previous aggressors".
(D) Note the correct verb tense in "had invaded" and "chose".
(E) I can see a couple of issues with this version.
1. A long noun phrase is not as active / immediate as a verb phrase. Here: invasion VS. Invade.
2. "all previous aggressors’ sea invasions" belong to all previous aggressors. Hannibal does not have the choice to undertake "previous sea invasion". It would make more sense to write:
Instead of sea invasions of the Italian peninsula, as had done by previous aggressors, Hannibal chose to travel over the Alps, invading....
I would be interested to find out if there are other issues with (E).
