Unlike a female grizzly bear in the Rockies, which typically

[BTGmoderatorDC]

Unlike a female grizzly bear in the Rockies, which typically occupies a range of 50 to 300 square miles, a male's range will cover 200 to 500 and occasionally as many as 600.

(A) Unlike a female grizzly bear in the Rockies, which typically occupies a range of 50 to 300 square miles, a male's range will cover 200 to 500 and occasionally as

(B) Unlike the range of a female grizzly bear in the Rockies, typically occupying 50 to 300 square miles, a male will cover 200 to 500 and occasionally so

(C) While the typical range of a female grizzly bear in the Rockies is 50 to 300 square miles, with males, their range can cover 200 to 500 square miles and occasionally so

(D) Whereas a female grizzly bear in the Rockies typically occupies a range of 50 to 300 square miles, a male will cover 200 to 500 and occasionally as

(E) The typical range of a female grizzly bear in the Rockies is 50 to 300 square miles, unlike males, which will cover 200 to 500 square miles and occasionally as

OA D

Source: Gmat Prep

[jpcameron17]

This sentence contains an incorrect comparison. If we simplify the sentence, we get: Unlike a female grizzly bear, a range will cover 200... We cannot compare a female bear to a range; we can only compare male bears to female bears, or the range of females to the range of males, i.e. we must make equivalent comparisons.

(A) Incorrect for reason described above

(B) Incorrect because the range is compared to a male

(C) Incorrect because it changes the meaning of the sentence. Rather than contrasting the range of females with the range of males, this sentence instead describes the range of females with males.

(D) Correct because it appropriately compares males with females

(E) Incorrect because it compares range to males

Thus the correct answer is (D).