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Unlike the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States is chosen in an election separate from that which determines the majority party in the legislative branch.
A) Unlike the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
B) Unlike the United Kingdom party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament and chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
C) Unlike that of the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the United States has a chief executive that
D) In comparison with the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
E) In the United Kingdom, the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, but in the United States the chief executive
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Unlike the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States is chosen in an election separate from that which determines the majority party in the legislative branch.
A) Unlike the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
B) Unlike the United Kingdom party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament and chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
C) Unlike that of the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the United States has a chief executive that
D) In comparison with the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
E) In the United Kingdom, the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, but in the United States the chief executive
Because the underlined portion of the sentence contains the comparison word unlike, check to see whether the items compared are alike.
In option A, United Kingdom is incorrectly compared to chief executive.
This is a comparison error, so eliminate choice A and look for any obvious repeaters.
Choice D is an obvious repeater because it also compares United Kingdom and chief executive, so eliminate choice D.
Now evaluate the remaining answer choices individually, looking for reasons to eliminate each.
Choice B incorrectly compares United Kingdom party with chief executive, so eliminate choice B.
Choice C incorrectly compares that of the United Kingdom with the United States, and it is unclear what the pronoun that refers to, so eliminate choice C.
Choice E eliminates the comparison error in the original sentence by rewriting the sentence correctly to compare in the United Kingdom to in the United States. Nor does option E contain any new errors.
Keep choice E.
Thus—
Choice A: No. United Kingdom is incorrectly compared to chief executive.
Choice B: No. United Kingdom Party is incorrectly compared to chief executive.
Choice C: No. That of the United Kingdom is incorrectly compared to United States.
Choice D: No. United Kingdom is incorrectly compared to chief executive.
Choice E: Correct.
COMMENTS
Shikhar22 , you wrote:
I am glad that you asked the question, though I must give you more than one answer.
The first general disclaimer is that we are looking for the best of five answers, not for the perfect answer.
The second disclaimer is that on the GMAT, do not eliminate answer based on comma usage.
Comma usage informs two particular scenarios: lists that require an Oxford comma and comma splices (two clauses stuck together with nothing more than a comma).
In the first case, the presence of a comma might signal that you face a somewhat unusual list: such as A, B and C, and D, as well as E.
In the second case (a comma splice), the comma that incorrectly sutures two independent clauses together actually signals a construction error in which a conjunction is missing.
In general, your position probably carries the day, though with comparisons and place names, things get more complicated.
A prepositional phrase of fewer than five words such as In the United Kingdom is generally not set off by a comma.
On the other hand, in formal prose, we often see commas after intro prepositional phrases that involve dates or places.
I have written and edited just about every kind of prose.
In journalism, to save space and to keep my editor from yelling at me about space, I would leave out the comma.
In a high end journal, I would probably keep the comma, in order to highlight the comparison of the two countries.
When I place a comma after a place name, I emphasize that I am focused on the place.
On the GMAT? If I were writing the question, I would probably leave the comma in, but there is a good argument to remove it, too.
In short, there is no absolutely right answer to your question.
Option E is not made worse by the comma, in my opinion. You see the matter differently.
Both perspectives are valid.
The OWL-Purdue Writing Lab (a great resource) discusses the usage of commas here.
At any rate, I am glad to see you and the other posters engaged with the material.
Well done.
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Unlike the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States is chosen in an election separate from that which determines the majority party in the legislative branch.
A) Unlike the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
B) Unlike the United Kingdom party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament and chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
C) Unlike that of the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the United States has a chief executive that
D) In comparison with the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
E) In the United Kingdom, the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, but in the United States the chief executive
Because the underlined portion of the sentence contains the comparison word unlike, check to see whether the items compared are alike.
In option A, United Kingdom is incorrectly compared to chief executive.
This is a comparison error, so eliminate choice A and look for any obvious repeaters.
Choice D is an obvious repeater because it also compares United Kingdom and chief executive, so eliminate choice D.
Now evaluate the remaining answer choices individually, looking for reasons to eliminate each.
Choice B incorrectly compares United Kingdom party with chief executive, so eliminate choice B.
Choice C incorrectly compares that of the United Kingdom with the United States, and it is unclear what the pronoun that refers to, so eliminate choice C.
Choice E eliminates the comparison error in the original sentence by rewriting the sentence correctly to compare in the United Kingdom to in the United States. Nor does option E contain any new errors.
Keep choice E.
Thus—
Choice A: No. United Kingdom is incorrectly compared to chief executive.
Choice B: No. United Kingdom Party is incorrectly compared to chief executive.
Choice C: No. That of the United Kingdom is incorrectly compared to United States.
Choice D: No. United Kingdom is incorrectly compared to chief executive.
Choice E: Correct.
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Shikhar22 , you wrote:
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E. seems the most reasonable choice, but the placement of the comma before 'the party that wins' does make the sentence not-so-perfect imo. Is that comma necessary?
I am glad that you asked the question, though I must give you more than one answer.
The first general disclaimer is that we are looking for the best of five answers, not for the perfect answer.
The second disclaimer is that on the GMAT, do not eliminate answer based on comma usage.
Comma usage informs two particular scenarios: lists that require an Oxford comma and comma splices (two clauses stuck together with nothing more than a comma).
In the first case, the presence of a comma might signal that you face a somewhat unusual list: such as A, B and C, and D, as well as E.
In the second case (a comma splice), the comma that incorrectly sutures two independent clauses together actually signals a construction error in which a conjunction is missing.
In general, your position probably carries the day, though with comparisons and place names, things get more complicated.
A prepositional phrase of fewer than five words such as In the United Kingdom is generally not set off by a comma.
On the other hand, in formal prose, we often see commas after intro prepositional phrases that involve dates or places.
I have written and edited just about every kind of prose.
In journalism, to save space and to keep my editor from yelling at me about space, I would leave out the comma.
In a high end journal, I would probably keep the comma, in order to highlight the comparison of the two countries.
When I place a comma after a place name, I emphasize that I am focused on the place.
On the GMAT? If I were writing the question, I would probably leave the comma in, but there is a good argument to remove it, too.
In short, there is no absolutely right answer to your question.
Option E is not made worse by the comma, in my opinion. You see the matter differently.
Both perspectives are valid.
The OWL-Purdue Writing Lab (a great resource) discusses the usage of commas here.
At any rate, I am glad to see you and the other posters engaged with the material.
Well done.
30 Jan 2022, 01:53
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My answer is (E). It took me 56 seconds.
For "Unlike X, Y", it is imperative that X and Y be comparable.
(A) "the chief executive in the United States“ cannot be compared with "the United Kingdom"
(B) "the chief executive in the United States" cannot be compared with "the United Kingdom party". Also, "the United Kingdom party" is a rather unexpected proper noun.
(C) "the United States" should be compared with "the United Kingdom", not "that of the United Kingdom".
(D) "the chief executive in the United States“ cannot be compared with "the United Kingdom".
Moreover, the sentence suggests that "the chief executive in the United States is chosen ..." only when "In comparison with the United Kingdom".
(E) A properly constructed coordinating sentence: IC1 + Comma + FANBOYS + IC2. (IC stands for independent clause.)
For "Unlike X, Y", it is imperative that X and Y be comparable.
(A) "the chief executive in the United States“ cannot be compared with "the United Kingdom"
(B) "the chief executive in the United States" cannot be compared with "the United Kingdom party". Also, "the United Kingdom party" is a rather unexpected proper noun.
(C) "the United States" should be compared with "the United Kingdom", not "that of the United Kingdom".
(D) "the chief executive in the United States“ cannot be compared with "the United Kingdom".
Moreover, the sentence suggests that "the chief executive in the United States is chosen ..." only when "In comparison with the United Kingdom".
(E) A properly constructed coordinating sentence: IC1 + Comma + FANBOYS + IC2. (IC stands for independent clause.)
