Astrophysicists measure cosmic distances in light years

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Astrophysicists measure cosmic distances in light years ; the more the number of light years, the longer the cosmic distance.

A.) Astrophysicists measure cosmic distances in light years ; the more the number of light years, the longer the cosmic distance

B.) Astrophysicists measure cosmic distances in light years ; the more the number of light years, the longer the cosmic distance is that much long

C.) Astrophysicists measure cosmic distances in light years ; the more the number of light years, the longer the cosmic distance is

D.) Astrophysicists measure cosmic distances in light years ; the more the number of light years, much longer the cosmic distance

E.) Astrophysicists measure cosmic distances in light years ; When the number of light years is more, the longer the cosmic distance.

deepverma · Answer

A or C ..... remaining options are wordy.
A looks runon sentence without verb in second half of d sentence.
So C

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Abhishek009 · Answer

Please check the highlighted part in (C) Astrophysicists measure cosmic distances in light years ; the more the number of light years, the longer the cosmic  distance is

Answer must be (A)

brendoM · Answer

Can someone correct me? Isn't the second clause after the semi colon in (A) NOT an independent clause? Isn't an independent clause required for a semi colon?

anvesh004 · Answer

Here's the official explanation

AdityaHongunti · Answer

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Though i agree that "the more the...the longer the.." is an idiom . But as per grammar doesnt a semi colon demand an independant clause?? "the more the...the longer the.." is an idiom and not an independant clause .Plz comment

C that has "is" at the end is an independant clause

mba20202022 · Answer

Raising this topic as well.
Agree that A is correct in terms of Idiom, but don't we need a verb for the independent clause after the semicolon?

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generis · Answer

AdityaHongunti  , you and  Eladt  are correct.

That semicolon should be an em dash or a colon.

Manhattan GMAT is different from Manhattan Prep.

I know that finding questions is difficult.

This question is not of good quality. I will tag it as such.

sucal000 · Answer

Question: 
Is "the higher the number" better than "the more the number" ?

generis · Answer

sucal000  - Aannndd with another excellent question demonstrating that  this topic is riddled with errors , it gets put to rest.

You are very close. We use "the greater" for quantities of things that are themselves numbers, such as distance (light years), volume, and cost.

The greater the number of light years,  the longer the cosmic distance.

The area of Nigeria is greater than the area of neighboring Ghana.

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Astrophysicists measure cosmic distances in light years

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