To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.
a. effective as, and
b. as effective as, while being
c. effectively equal to, but
d. as effective as, and
e. effective, and
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GmatKiss wrote:To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.
a. effective as, and ---- wrong idiom
b. as effective as, while being ----- usage of being
c. effectively equal to, but ----- awkward
d. as effective as, and ----- proper idiom and proper comparison if u remove the extra part and less effective than
e. effective, and ---- awkward
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is it correct to use equally as effective as? this looks awkward to me...aspirant2011 wrote:GmatKiss wrote:To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.
a. effective as, and ---- wrong idiom
b. as effective as, while being ----- usage of being
c. effectively equal to, but ----- awkward
d. as effective as, and ----- proper idiom and proper comparison if u remove the extra part and less effective than
e. effective, and ---- awkward
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In A, B and D, equally effective as and equally as effective are not idiomatic. Eliminate A, B and D.GmatKiss wrote:To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.
a. effective as, and
b. as effective as, while being
c. effectively equal to, but
d. as effective as, and
e. effective, and
In E, if we remove and less addictive than, the remaining core of the sentence makes no sense: moderate exercise can be equally effective...most sedatives. Eliminate E.
In C, effectively equal changes the intended meaning of the original sentence. Eliminate C.
There is no correct answer here.
The following would be idiomatically correct:
X and Y are equally effective.
X is as effective as Y.
EQUALLY + AS is to be avoided on the GMAT. What is the source of this question?
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Hi Mitch Thanks for coming to the rescue . Could You please also tell us whether it is correct to use , while being as in BGMATGuruNY wrote:In A, B and D, equally effective as and equally as effective are not idiomatic. Eliminate A, B and D.GmatKiss wrote:To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.
a. effective as, and
b. as effective as, while being
c. effectively equal to, but
d. as effective as, and
e. effective, and
In E, if we remove and less addictive than, the remaining core of the sentence makes no sense: moderate exercise can be equally effective...most sedatives. Eliminate E.
In C, effectively equal changes the intended meaning of the original sentence. Eliminate C.
There is no correct answer here.
The following would be idiomatically correct:
X and Y are equally effective.
X is as effective as Y.
EQUALLY + AS is to be avoided on the GMAT. What is the source of this question?
I think the use of being is acceptable here .At the same time i am confused because while is a subordinating conjunction and must be followed by a clause .But the intended meaning desires a contrast and while effectively indicates contrast
Being , AFAIK, is acceptable only when its part of a gerund or its part of passive voice
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