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Updated on: 22 Apr 2023, 23:45
Originally posted by HarshaBujji on 22 Apr 2023, 23:39.
Last edited by HarshaBujji on 22 Apr 2023, 23:45, edited 1 time in total.
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The new restaurant in town offers a wider variety of menu items than any restaurant in the area, fresher ingredients, and the chefs are more skilled.
(A) than any restaurant in the area, fresher ingredients, and the chefs are more skilled.
(B) than any restaurant in the area, fresher ingredients, and more skilled chefs.
(C) than any other restaurant in the area, fresher ingredients, and more skilled chefs.
(D) than any other restaurant in the area, fresher ingredients, and the chefs are more skilled.
(E) than any restaurant in the area, and they have fresher ingredients and chefs who are more skilled.
(A) than any restaurant in the area, fresher ingredients, and the chefs are more skilled.
(B) than any restaurant in the area, fresher ingredients, and more skilled chefs.
(C) than any other restaurant in the area, fresher ingredients, and more skilled chefs.
(D) than any other restaurant in the area, fresher ingredients, and the chefs are more skilled.
(E) than any restaurant in the area, and they have fresher ingredients and chefs who are more skilled.
22 Apr 2023, 23:45
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Explanation:
The original sentence is not grammatically correct because it does not use a parallel structure. The sentence compares three things - the variety of menu items, the freshness of ingredients, and the skill level of chefs - but it does not structure them in a parallel manner.
The second point is that restaurant offers wider varieties than any other restaurant. (Other is necessary as it needs to exclude itself from the list of restaurants.)
Option A uses the same structure as the original sentence, which is not parallel, and also does not use a proper comparison structure.
Option B uses parallel structure for the comparison by making all the items in the list parallel to each other: "a wider variety of menu items", "fresher ingredients", and "more skilled chefs". However, it does not use the proper comparison structure, which should be "than any other restaurant in the area" to compare to other restaurants.
Option C corrects the comparison structure and uses parallel structure, making it a better option than B. It uses "any other restaurant" to compare the new restaurant to other restaurants in the area, and also makes all items in the list parallel.
Option D also corrects the comparison structure and uses parallel structure like C, but it differs in that it uses "the chefs are more skilled" instead of "more skilled chefs." While this is not a major error, it is slightly less parallel than C, which makes C the better choice.
Option E changes the structure of the sentence by using "they have" to start the list of items being compared, making it less parallel than C or D. It is also incorrect to use "any restaurant in the area" instead of "any other restaurant in the area."
Therefore, the correct answer is C.
The original sentence is not grammatically correct because it does not use a parallel structure. The sentence compares three things - the variety of menu items, the freshness of ingredients, and the skill level of chefs - but it does not structure them in a parallel manner.
The second point is that restaurant offers wider varieties than any other restaurant. (Other is necessary as it needs to exclude itself from the list of restaurants.)
Option A uses the same structure as the original sentence, which is not parallel, and also does not use a proper comparison structure.
Option B uses parallel structure for the comparison by making all the items in the list parallel to each other: "a wider variety of menu items", "fresher ingredients", and "more skilled chefs". However, it does not use the proper comparison structure, which should be "than any other restaurant in the area" to compare to other restaurants.
Option C corrects the comparison structure and uses parallel structure, making it a better option than B. It uses "any other restaurant" to compare the new restaurant to other restaurants in the area, and also makes all items in the list parallel.
Option D also corrects the comparison structure and uses parallel structure like C, but it differs in that it uses "the chefs are more skilled" instead of "more skilled chefs." While this is not a major error, it is slightly less parallel than C, which makes C the better choice.
Option E changes the structure of the sentence by using "they have" to start the list of items being compared, making it less parallel than C or D. It is also incorrect to use "any restaurant in the area" instead of "any other restaurant in the area."
Therefore, the correct answer is C.
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it is mentioned D as the correct answer choice. But I believe C to be the right answer choice, offers a wider...fresher,...more skilled seems to be in parallel. can you please explain ?
