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Soaring Television Costs - SC Post Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:58 pm
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    Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.
    A) a greater proportion than it was
    B) a greater proportion than
    C) a greater proportion than they have been
    D) which is greater than was so
    E) which is greater than it has been

    OA is B
    I got this correct but would love your explanation.. as GMATPrep doesn't provide one Smile. Ultimately I think most ppl would waver between choices A and B.

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    Post Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:23 pm
    We can eliminate D and E for using the relative pronoun "which" because it's not 1992 that is "greater than..."

    C can be eliminated for using the present perfect "have been" to describe past elections.

    A uses "it was." What was a greater proportion than in any previous election? Soaring TV costs. Costs are plural and "it was" is singular, so we have an agreement error.

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    Post Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:11 pm
    Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.
    A) a greater proportion than it was
    B) a greater proportion than
    C) a greater proportion than they have been
    D) which is greater than was so
    E) which is greater than it has been

    IMO: B

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