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02 Apr 2010, 08:46
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Balding is much more common among White males than males of other races.
(A) than
(B) than among
(C) than is so of
(D) compared to
(E) in comparison with
(A) than
(B) than among
(C) than is so of
(D) compared to
(E) in comparison with
B, the best choice, correctly uses the idiomatic construction more common among x than among y. In A, the
comparison is not parallel and not clear; one illogical but available reading is that balding is more common
among White males than are males of other races. To be clear, the sentence should read more common
among White males than among .... In C, the phrase is so cannot refer to the process Balding, and more
common among ... than is so lacks parallelism. In D and E, the phrases more common... compared to and
more common ... in comparison with are redundant and unidiomatic. The correct form is more common
than.
comparison is not parallel and not clear; one illogical but available reading is that balding is more common
among White males than are males of other races. To be clear, the sentence should read more common
among White males than among .... In C, the phrase is so cannot refer to the process Balding, and more
common among ... than is so lacks parallelism. In D and E, the phrases more common... compared to and
more common ... in comparison with are redundant and unidiomatic. The correct form is more common
than.
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08 Mar 2020, 23:23
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These questions are a good way to understand how GMAT plays around with parallel structures.
This question can be a little tricky. But if you pay close attention to the question, you’ll see that what is given does not make a lot of sense. It compares ‘balding’ with ‘males’ and seems to suggest that ‘males’ are not that common among White males!
So let’s look at the options one-by-one:
(A) than
Wrongly compares ‘balding’ with ‘males’. Eliminate.
(B) than among
This is the correct parallel structure and it resolve the comparison error. This is the best choice.
(C) than is so of
This is awkward. Substitute it back into the question to check. White males than is so of males of. Eliminate.
(D) compared to
This does not fit into the parallel structure that is given. Similar to A, this compares different things and is logically incorrect. Eliminate.
(E) in comparison with
This option does not fit into the parallel structure of the question. Eliminate.
Hope this helps!
This question can be a little tricky. But if you pay close attention to the question, you’ll see that what is given does not make a lot of sense. It compares ‘balding’ with ‘males’ and seems to suggest that ‘males’ are not that common among White males!
So let’s look at the options one-by-one:
(A) than
Wrongly compares ‘balding’ with ‘males’. Eliminate.
(B) than among
This is the correct parallel structure and it resolve the comparison error. This is the best choice.
(C) than is so of
This is awkward. Substitute it back into the question to check. White males than is so of males of. Eliminate.
(D) compared to
This does not fit into the parallel structure that is given. Similar to A, this compares different things and is logically incorrect. Eliminate.
(E) in comparison with
This option does not fit into the parallel structure of the question. Eliminate.
Hope this helps!
General Discussion
02 Apr 2010, 08:56
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156. Balding is much more common among White males than males of other races.
(A) than
(B) than among
(C) than is so of
(D) compared to
(E) in comparison with
A - than does not seem correct due to presence of among
B - seems correct as among is required otherwise we can not use among to compare between two things or items
C - awkard and does not make sense
D - compared to is unidiomatic
E - does not parallel with the given sentence
Hope this helps and I am correct !
(A) than
(B) than among
(C) than is so of
(D) compared to
(E) in comparison with
A - than does not seem correct due to presence of among
B - seems correct as among is required otherwise we can not use among to compare between two things or items
C - awkard and does not make sense
D - compared to is unidiomatic
E - does not parallel with the given sentence
Hope this helps and I am correct !
, Why is option A wrong ?
