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The investor who is uncertain about the future is more likely to put money into blue-chip stocks or treasury bills than into gold.
(A) than into
(B) than they do
(C) than they are
(D) as into
(E) as
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Dear Friends,
Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
Concepts tested here: Pronouns + Comparisons + Idioms
• A comparison can only be made between similar things.
• "more A than B" is the correct, idiomatic comparison; A and B must be comparable and parallel.
A: Correct. This answer choice avoids the pronoun error seen in Options B and C, as it uses no pronouns. Further, Option A correctly compares the prepositional phrases “into blue-chip stocks” and “into gold”. Further, Option A correctly uses the idiomatic construction “more A than B”.
B: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun "The investor" with the plural pronoun "they". Further, Option B incorrectly compares the prepositional phrase “into blue-chip stocks” to the clause “they do gold”; remember, a comparison can only be made between similar things.
C: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun "The investor" with the plural pronoun "they". Further, Option C incorrectly compares the prepositional phrase “into blue-chip stocks” to the clause “they are gold; remember, a comparison can only be made between similar things.
D: This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “more A as B”; remember, "more A than B" is the correct, idiomatic comparison; A and B must be comparable and parallel.
E: This answer choice incorrectly compares “into blue-chip stocks” to “gold”; remember, a comparison can only be made between similar things. Moreover, Option E incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “more A as B”; remember, "more A than B" is the correct, idiomatic comparison; A and B must be comparable and parallel.
Hence, A is the best answer choice.
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Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
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Concepts tested here: Pronouns + Comparisons + Idioms
• A comparison can only be made between similar things.
• "more A than B" is the correct, idiomatic comparison; A and B must be comparable and parallel.
A: Correct. This answer choice avoids the pronoun error seen in Options B and C, as it uses no pronouns. Further, Option A correctly compares the prepositional phrases “into blue-chip stocks” and “into gold”. Further, Option A correctly uses the idiomatic construction “more A than B”.
B: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun "The investor" with the plural pronoun "they". Further, Option B incorrectly compares the prepositional phrase “into blue-chip stocks” to the clause “they do gold”; remember, a comparison can only be made between similar things.
C: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun "The investor" with the plural pronoun "they". Further, Option C incorrectly compares the prepositional phrase “into blue-chip stocks” to the clause “they are gold; remember, a comparison can only be made between similar things.
D: This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “more A as B”; remember, "more A than B" is the correct, idiomatic comparison; A and B must be comparable and parallel.
E: This answer choice incorrectly compares “into blue-chip stocks” to “gold”; remember, a comparison can only be made between similar things. Moreover, Option E incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “more A as B”; remember, "more A than B" is the correct, idiomatic comparison; A and B must be comparable and parallel.
Hence, A is the best answer choice.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
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The investor who is uncertain about the future is more likely to put money into blue-chip stocks or treasury bills than into gold.
An easy pick is more : More X than Y so we need THAN :eliminate D and E
also investor is singular so eliminate they has no antecedent so eliminate B and C
A is correct
(A) than into
(B) than they do
(C) than they are
(D) as into
(E) as
An easy pick is more : More X than Y so we need THAN :eliminate D and E
also investor is singular so eliminate they has no antecedent so eliminate B and C
A is correct
(A) than into
(B) than they do
(C) than they are
(D) as into
(E) as
Hi experts,
In answer choice A, how is "than into" correct? Shouldn't it be "than to" to make proper parallelism?
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In answer choice A, how is "than into" correct? Shouldn't it be "than to" to make proper parallelism?
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The 2 relevant parts of the comparison are "INTO blue chips stocks" .... "INTO Gold"
The full comparison is ellipsed -- the blue part below is not repeated:
The investor who is uncertain about the future is more likely to put money into blue-chip stocks or treasury bills than (the investor is to put money) into gold.
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Short underline - read the underline first (and/or answer choices) before reading the whole question
than - into ---> may be parallelism and/or comparison concepts being tested
Now, focus on the relevant part.
The investor who is uncertain about the future is more likely to put money into blue-chip stocks or treasury bills than into gold.
put money into....than into... - correct usage of parallelism
(A) than into - keep it
(B) than they do - they - pronoun- why?
(C) than they are - why pronoun?
(D) as into - 'than' is missing
(E) as - no parallelism
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than - into ---> may be parallelism and/or comparison concepts being tested
Now, focus on the relevant part.
put money into....than into... - correct usage of parallelism
(A) than into - keep it
(B) than they do - they - pronoun- why?
(C) than they are - why pronoun?
(D) as into - 'than' is missing
(E) as - no parallelism
Hope the explanation helped!
Please give kudos, it motivates
Here's the official explanation provided by the GMAC for this question:
The sentence makes a comparison using than, which requires parallelism in the two terms of the comparison. In this case, what are compared are the likelihoods of two different investment choices: investors uncertain about the future are more likely to put money into … bills than [to put money] into gold.
Option A: Correct. The comparison is correctly expressed using than. The parallelism consists of a structure more likely to do X than [to do] Y. In this case, the phrase to put money is correctly omitted in the second term of the comparison for the sake of economy of expression. Such an omission is idiomatically standard in this type of construction and thus is not ungrammatical.
Option B: Although than is the correct word for making the comparison, the parallelism with to put money into blue-chip stocks or treasury bills is absent in the incoherent wording they do gold. Although both they and the investor are undoubtedly intended to refer generally to investors who are uncertain about the future, the plural pronoun they creates some tension with the singular noun phrase the investor. With the use of they, the phrasing Investors who are would have been preferable to The investor who is.
Option C: The parallelism required with to put money into blue-chip stocks or treasury bills is absent in the incoherent wording they are gold. The sentence provides no information about what the pronoun they is meant to refer to.
Option D: As explained, than is required in making a comparison using more; as is incorrect.
Option E: As explained, than is required in making a comparison using more; as is incorrect. It is structurally unclear whether gold is being compared to the investor, to money, or to blue-chip stocks or treasury bills.
The correct answer is A.
Please note that I'm not the author of this explanation. I'm just posting it here since I believe it can help the community.
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The sentence makes a comparison using than, which requires parallelism in the two terms of the comparison. In this case, what are compared are the likelihoods of two different investment choices: investors uncertain about the future are more likely to put money into … bills than [to put money] into gold.
Option A: Correct. The comparison is correctly expressed using than. The parallelism consists of a structure more likely to do X than [to do] Y. In this case, the phrase to put money is correctly omitted in the second term of the comparison for the sake of economy of expression. Such an omission is idiomatically standard in this type of construction and thus is not ungrammatical.
Option B: Although than is the correct word for making the comparison, the parallelism with to put money into blue-chip stocks or treasury bills is absent in the incoherent wording they do gold. Although both they and the investor are undoubtedly intended to refer generally to investors who are uncertain about the future, the plural pronoun they creates some tension with the singular noun phrase the investor. With the use of they, the phrasing Investors who are would have been preferable to The investor who is.
Option C: The parallelism required with to put money into blue-chip stocks or treasury bills is absent in the incoherent wording they are gold. The sentence provides no information about what the pronoun they is meant to refer to.
Option D: As explained, than is required in making a comparison using more; as is incorrect.
Option E: As explained, than is required in making a comparison using more; as is incorrect. It is structurally unclear whether gold is being compared to the investor, to money, or to blue-chip stocks or treasury bills.
The correct answer is A.
Please note that I'm not the author of this explanation. I'm just posting it here since I believe it can help the community.
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