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While the company insists that its starting salary for a man working in the executive branch of the organization  is the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap .

A) is the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap

B) is being the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap

C) is the same as for a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap

D) is the same as it is for a woman, but the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap

E) is the same as a woman in equal capacity, a significant gender wage gap was found by the watchdog group

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Praveenksinha · Answer

While the company insists that its starting salary for a man working in the executive branch of the organization is the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap.

A) is the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap :- Starting Salary is compared with woman, wrong comparison

B) is being the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap :-  same as above

C) is the same as for a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap :-  Correct

D) is the same as it is for a woman, but the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap :- use of but is wrong, either we can use while or but

E) is the same as a woman in equal capacity, a significant gender wage gap was found by the watchdog group :- Incorrect comparison

KumarSri · Answer

IMO C,

A) is the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap
 as a woman is incorrect - incorrect comparison. Hence eliminate

B) is being the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap
 Being used as a modifier is incorrect. Hence eliminate.

C) is the same as for a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap
 Correct answer

D) is the same as it is for a woman, but the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap
 it has no antecedent. Hence eliminate

E) is the same as a woman in equal capacity, a significant gender wage gap was found by the watchdog group
 Same error as in A. Indirect speech can be avoided.

ksht · Answer

A) is the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap -  comparing woman with the salary
 
B) is being the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap-  comparing woman with the salary

C) is the same as for a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap

D) is the same as it is for a woman,  but  the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap -  no need of 'but' as 'while' is already used

E) is the same as a woman in equal capacity, a significant gender wage gap was found by the watchdog group-  comparing woman with the salary

poojakhanduja3017 · Answer

This is a  Parallelism   question. IMO, the correct answer is C.

A) is the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap :   Wrongly compares Salary of Man to women

B) is being the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap :   Again wrongly compares salary of man to woman, and uses unnecessary wording "Being"

C) is the same as for a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap :  most concise and correct answer

D) is the same as it is for a woman, but the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap.   Grammatically correct but too wordy

E) is the same as a woman in equal capacity, a significant gender wage gap was found by the watchdog group.    Same as option A

KhulanE · Answer

While the company insists that its starting salary for a man working in the executive branch of the organization is the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap.

In the sentence, author compares the company's starting salary for a man with that for a woman.
in the original sentence, the company's starting salary is copared with woman, hence A is wrong. so do the answers B and E, in which made same error as A did.

A)  is the same as a woman  in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap
B)  is  being  the same as a woman  in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap: being indicates temporarily existence. general statement is preferable rather than temporarily existence.
E)  is the same as a woman  in equal capacity, a significant gender wage gap was found by the watchdog group

D is run-on sentence. there is no independent clause here. While clause 1, but clause 2.
D) is the same as it is for a woman,  but  the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap

in C, adding "for" before "woman corrects parallelism error: salary FOR MAN ||  (salary)  FOR WOMAN
 C) is the same as for a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap

vipulshahi · Answer

While the company insists that its starting salary for a man working in the executive branch of the organization  is the same as a woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap.

This sentence starts with "while" it means two parallel activities going on.

A) is the same   as a   woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap

- " as a woman" - Comparison error ; salary of a man is comparing with woman - Incorrect.

B) is   being   the same   as a   woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap
  
1. Usage of "being" seems incorrect.
2. " as a woman" comparison error

- Incorrect 
 
C) is the same   as for a   woman in equal capacity, the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap

- "as for a woman" removes the comparison error. - Correct

D) is the same as   it is   for a woman,   but   the watchdog group found a significant gender wage gap

1. usage of "it is" seems inappropriate 
2. usage of "but" changed the meaning.

- Incorrect

E) is the same   as a woman   in equal capacity, a significant gender wage gap was found by the watchdog group

- Comparison error ; Incorrect

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