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19 Jun 2011, 22:20
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Hi,
The explanation to one of the problem set example in MGMAT SC book is not clear to me. Can you please give more details for my concern?
4th edition; Chapter 6; problem# 5 from Problem set:
Question: Each of the following sentences contains one or more underlined modifiers. For each of these modifiers, (1) identify the word or words, if any, that it modifies, and (2) indicate whether the modifier is correct. If the modifier is incorrect, suggest a way to correct the error.
Problem# 5. Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but where there are fewer calories than in an
equivalent amount of corn syrup
Answer:
Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an equivalent amount of corn syrup.
The part I do not understand in the Answer is:
How can you justify the use of fragment "than does an" in the sentence: ......fewer calories than does an
equivalent ....
The explanation to one of the problem set example in MGMAT SC book is not clear to me. Can you please give more details for my concern?
4th edition; Chapter 6; problem# 5 from Problem set:
Question: Each of the following sentences contains one or more underlined modifiers. For each of these modifiers, (1) identify the word or words, if any, that it modifies, and (2) indicate whether the modifier is correct. If the modifier is incorrect, suggest a way to correct the error.
Problem# 5. Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but where there are fewer calories than in an
equivalent amount of corn syrup
Answer:
Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an equivalent amount of corn syrup.
The part I do not understand in the Answer is:
How can you justify the use of fragment "than does an" in the sentence: ......fewer calories than does an
equivalent ....
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20 Jun 2011, 08:37
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Hi,
Comparisons must be unambiguous on GMAT. I would have solved this question in the following manner:
Essence: SugerFree contains fewer calories than does an equivalent amount of corn syrup.
I will not discuss the "where" ambiguity in the original sentence because the mistake is obvious. Lets say we do away with does. So we end up with something like -
SugerFree contains fewer calories than an equivalent amount of corn syrup.
The above comparison is flawed because we are comparing SugerFree's calories with corn syrup. To resolve this ambiguity we have to introduce a verb - does, not a preposition - in, to parallel contains. The resultant structure maintains parallelism and resolves any ambiguity.
I hope the above explanation clears your doubt to some extent. :-D
Comparisons must be unambiguous on GMAT. I would have solved this question in the following manner:
Essence: SugerFree contains fewer calories than does an equivalent amount of corn syrup.
I will not discuss the "where" ambiguity in the original sentence because the mistake is obvious. Lets say we do away with does. So we end up with something like -
SugerFree contains fewer calories than an equivalent amount of corn syrup.
The above comparison is flawed because we are comparing SugerFree's calories with corn syrup. To resolve this ambiguity we have to introduce a verb - does, not a preposition - in, to parallel contains. The resultant structure maintains parallelism and resolves any ambiguity.
I hope the above explanation clears your doubt to some extent. :-D
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