Officials at the United States Mint believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than four quarters, which weigh 5.67 grams each.
a)more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than
b)more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far lighter than
c)as a substitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far less than
d)as a substitute for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1 grams is far lighter than it is for
e)as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than it is for
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IMO: C
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clock60 wrote:Officials at the United States Mint believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than four quarters, which weigh 5.67 grams each.
a)more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than - its is wrong usage... should be it weighs...
b)more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far lighter than - when using units of measure we use less...
c)as a substitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far less than - correct
d)as a substitute for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1 grams is far lighter than it is for - same reason as a...
e)as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than it is for - same reason as a...
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hi kapur.arnav
thank you for reply and sharing. i want to make more clear
a)more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than - its is wrong usage... should be it weighs...
do you mean it weighs=subject +working verb?
thank you for reply and sharing. i want to make more clear
a)more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than - its is wrong usage... should be it weighs...
do you mean it weighs=subject +working verb?
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kapur.arnav
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given the context of the statement, I think what you are saying might be correct ...clock60 wrote:hi kapur.arnav
thank you for reply and sharing. i want to make more clear
a)more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than - its is wrong usage... should be it weighs...
do you mean it weighs=subject +working verb?
Though i would like the experts to take a final call on this...
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clock60
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i suspect that you are might be wrong, look againkapur.arnav wrote:given the context of the statement, I think what you are saying might be correct ...clock60 wrote:hi kapur.arnav
thank you for reply and sharing. i want to make more clear
a)more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than - its is wrong usage... should be it weighs...
do you mean it weighs=subject +working verb?
Though i would like the experts to take a final call on this...
because it weighs,........,is far less....
here you have double working verb,weghts and is without conjunction that is not perfect construction
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You can actually eliminate all answer choices but C based on the comparison structure here. Let's break it down:
What will the coin be used as? A substitute, regardless of what it's substituting for. Therefore, it's incorrect to say the "coin will be used MORE AS a substitute" than something else -- it's always used as a substitute, and we're trying to compare the THINGS it might substitute for. That eliminates A and B.
In D, there is incorrect parallelism in the comparison. The answer choice compares "for four quarters," a prepositional phrase, to "the dollar bill," a noun. No good!
In E, there is redundancy in the comparison -- it's incorrect to say both "more for" AND "rather than." Both of those are comparison idioms, so the sentence should only use one.
That leaves us with C, which is parallel and correct: the coin is used AS a substitute FOR x more than FOR y.
Hope that helps!
What will the coin be used as? A substitute, regardless of what it's substituting for. Therefore, it's incorrect to say the "coin will be used MORE AS a substitute" than something else -- it's always used as a substitute, and we're trying to compare the THINGS it might substitute for. That eliminates A and B.
In D, there is incorrect parallelism in the comparison. The answer choice compares "for four quarters," a prepositional phrase, to "the dollar bill," a noun. No good!
In E, there is redundancy in the comparison -- it's incorrect to say both "more for" AND "rather than." Both of those are comparison idioms, so the sentence should only use one.
That leaves us with C, which is parallel and correct: the coin is used AS a substitute FOR x more than FOR y.
Hope that helps!
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Hi Jen Rugani,
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Thanks for explanation
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