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UB001
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Within the scientific community, the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton are referred to
more often than any scientist, living or dead.
A) than any
B) than any other
C) than those of any
D) than are those of any
E) than those of any other
Source: GMAT Sentence Correction by Brandon Royal
more often than any scientist, living or dead.
A) than any
B) than any other
C) than those of any
D) than are those of any
E) than those of any other
Source: GMAT Sentence Correction by Brandon Royal
udaypratapsingh99
Joined: 12 Jan 2019
Last visit: 17 May 2026
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Location: India
Concentration: Strategy, Leadership
Schools: Oxford Said'25 (D)
GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V34
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A) than any
WRONG: accomplishment is compared to scientists. Meaningless
B) than any other
WRONG: same as A
C) than those of any
WRONG: Any includes Sir Newton himself too.
D) than are those of any
WRONG: same as C
E) than those of any other
CORRECT
CORRECT ANSWER IS: E
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WRONG: accomplishment is compared to scientists. Meaningless
B) than any other
WRONG: same as A
C) than those of any
WRONG: Any includes Sir Newton himself too.
D) than are those of any
WRONG: same as C
E) than those of any other
CORRECT
CORRECT ANSWER IS: E
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Schools: Stanford '23 Sloan '23
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Posts: 301
UB001
The meaning is pretty clear, heart of the comparions is "the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton and the accomplishments of other scientists". But the original sentence compares the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton to scientists themselves, it is nonsencical and wrong.
A) than any
("any" meaning includes Newton himself, this is not intended meaning. So (A) is out)
B) than any other
(Comparison between the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton and other scientists themselves - (B) is out)
C) than those of any
("those of" - plural - correctly refers to the accomplishments, but "any" includes Newton himself, this is not intended meaning. So (C) is out)
D) than are those of any
("those of" - plural - correctly refers to the accomplishments, but "any" includes Newton himself, this is not intended meaning, moreover "are" - can be eclipsed, So (D) is out)
E) than those of any other
(the comparisons between "the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton and the accomplishments of other scientists", "any other" is also correct to convey intended meaning)
E is the winner
Within the scientific community, the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton are referred to more often than any scientist, living or dead.
A) than any --> wrong comparison between "accomplishments" & "scientist"
B) than any other --> same as A
C) than those of any --> "Sir Isaac Newton" is also a scientist, so comparison should use "any other scientist"
D) than are those of any --> same as C
E) than those of any other --> correct
A) than any --> wrong comparison between "accomplishments" & "scientist"
B) than any other --> same as A
C) than those of any --> "Sir Isaac Newton" is also a scientist, so comparison should use "any other scientist"
D) than are those of any --> same as C
E) than those of any other --> correct
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