Within the scientific community, the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newt

Question

Within the scientific community, the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton are referred to
more often  than any  scientist, living or dead.

A) than any

B) than any other

C) than those of any

D) than are those of any

E) than those of any other

Source: GMAT Sentence Correction by Brandon Royal

udaypratapsingh99 · Answer

A) than any
 WRONG:  accomplishment is compared to scientists. Meaningless

B) than any other
 WRONG:  same as A

C) than those of any
 WRONG:  Any includes Sir Newton himself too.

D) than are those of any
 WRONG:  same as C

E) than those of any other
 CORRECT

CORRECT ANSWER IS: E

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GKomoku · Answer

The meaning is pretty clear, heart of the comparions is "the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton and the accomplishments of other scientists". But the original sentence compares the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton to scientists themselves, it is nonsencical and wrong.

A) than  any 
  ("any" meaning includes Newton himself, this is not intended meaning. So (A) is out)

B) than  any other 
  (Comparison between the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton and other scientists themselves - (B) is out)

C) than those of  any 
  ("those of" - plural - correctly refers to the accomplishments, but "any" includes Newton himself, this is not intended meaning. So (C) is out)

D) than are those of  any 
  ("those of" - plural - correctly refers to the accomplishments, but "any" includes Newton himself, this is not intended meaning, moreover "are" - can be eclipsed, So (D) is out)

E) than those of any other  
  (the comparisons between "the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton and the accomplishments of other scientists", "any other" is also correct to convey intended meaning)

E   is the winner

hiranmay · Answer

Within the scientific community, the accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton are referred to more often  than any  scientist, living or dead.

A) than  any  --> wrong comparison between "accomplishments" & "scientist"

B) than  any other  --> same as A

C) than those of  any  --> "Sir Isaac Newton" is also a scientist, so comparison should use "any other scientist"

D) than are  those of any  --> same as C

E) than those of any other -->  correct

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