Sentence Correction

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Q. no 38) According to a recent study, the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children as to receive it from them.
(A) the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children as
(B) the elderly in the United States are four times as likely to give regular financial aid to their children as it is for them
(C) the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children than
(D) it is four times more likely for the elderly in the United States to give regular financial aid to their children than they are
(E) it is four times as likely that the elderly in the United States will give their children regular financial aid as they are

What is the differences between A(The elderly........as) & C (The elderly........than)

OA : C


40. According to a study by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, about equivalent to the enrollment of the nation's four-year colleges and universities.
(A) equivalent to the enrollment of
(B) the equivalent of those enrolled in
(C) equal to those who are enrolled in
(D) as many as the enrollment of
(E) as many as are enrolled in

(what is the strategy for answering above question if it has "equal to","as many as",)

OA : E

41. According to a study published by Dr. Myrna Weissman, only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four.
(A) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four
(B) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five; if they are born since 1955, six percent become depressed by age twenty-four
(C) of Americans born before 1905, only one percent of them have suffered major depression by age seventy-five, but six percent of those born since 1955 do by the age of twenty-four
(D) major depression is suffered by the age of seventy-five by only one percent of Americans born before 1905, and by age twenty-four by the six percent born since 1955
(E) Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five only one percent of the time, but six percent of those born since 1955 did so by age twenty-four

Why Not B, OA : A

42. According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice
(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

Plz explain any easy strategy?

OA : C

43. According to Booker T. Whatley's recent analysis, planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer, who should plan a succession of high-value crops that will provide a year-round cash flow.
(A) planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer, who
(B) it will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer to plant the same crops as on the large farms; they
(C) economic disaster will result from planting the same crops as large farms to the small farmer, who
(D) economic disaster for the small farmer will result from planting the same crops as on the large farms; they
(E) the small farmer planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster; they

IMO :C, but OA : A

45. According to his own account, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's.(A) modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's
(B) modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife
(C) modeled the face of the statue like his mother and the body like his wife
(D) made the face of the statue after his mother and the body after his wife
(E) made the face of the statue look like his mother and the body look like his wife

IMO : E but OA:B

57. Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July.
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

I have selected D, BUt OA : E, plz explain strategy?


Any general strategy exists for sentences starting with "According to.....

ex :
According to a recent study by Rutgers University,...........
According to a ruling by the state supreme court,...........

Thanks in Advance,
Jegan D

Q No 38).

idiom "More .... as" WRONG
"More.... than" CORRECT

The answer would be "C"


Q No 40).

equal will change the meaning of the sentence. Sentence is giving approximate (about equivalent to the enrollment of the nation's four-year colleges and universities.) and equal will gives you exact. Equal is to compares amount not the count.
As many as is an Idiom

But unfortunate the stmt is not referring to any subject .

The answer would be "E"


Q No 41).

Definitely "B" is not the answer because "1905 suffer major depression" is in present tense which is not correct

Debate is only between "A" and "C". "C" has some tense mismatches.

The answer would be "A".


Q No 42).

Idiom Plan on is not correct .....B is wrong.. C,D,E doesn't make sense.

The answer would be "A".




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djegan wrote:Kindly clarify

Q. no 38) According to a recent study, the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children as to receive it from them.
(A) the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children as
(B) the elderly in the United States are four times as likely to give regular financial aid to their children as it is for them
(C) the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children than
(D) it is four times more likely for the elderly in the United States to give regular financial aid to their children than they are
(E) it is four times as likely that the elderly in the United States will give their children regular financial aid as they are

What is the differences between A(The elderly........as) & C (The elderly........than)

OA : C

The structure of sentence is more likely to X than to Y... i.e. a combo of parallelism and Idiom..
IDIOM: 'More' follows 'than' always.. this is also applicable to other adjectives as well. For eg. less than, higher than, faster
than..

'as' is Incorrect in such comparison.

djegan wrote: 40. According to a study by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, about equivalent to the enrollment of the nation's four-year colleges and universities.
(A) equivalent to the enrollment of
(B) the equivalent of those enrolled in
(C) equal to those who are enrolled in
(D) as many as the enrollment of
(E) as many as are enrolled in

(what is the strategy for answering above question if it has "equal to","as many as",)

OA : E

the modifier "about equivalent to.." is modifying Eight Million people..Hence modifier should state the number of people enrolled in. A & D are not making illogical comparison, stating 8M people are equivalent to universities &....

B,C, E are stating the correct intended meaning, but B&C are quite wordy: equal to those who... & the equivalent to those.

E: short and simple: as many as are enrolled in..Correctly modifing the number of ppl.

djegan wrote: 41. According to a study published by Dr. Myrna Weissman, only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four.
(A) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four
(B) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five; if they are born since 1955, six percent become depressed by age twenty-four
(C) of Americans born before 1905, only one percent of them have suffered major depression by age seventy-five, but six percent of those born since 1955 do by the age of twenty-four
(D) major depression is suffered by the age of seventy-five by only one percent of Americans born before 1905, and by age twenty-four by the six percent born since 1955
(E) Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five only one percent of the time, but six percent of those born since 1955 did so by age twenty-four

Why Not B, OA : A

what does 'They' stands for: those 1% american ??
"if they are born: means the same people if born 1955 then...THINK how can those same people again born.

Rule to apply: whenever, in comparison, 2 different pots are discussed i.e. 2 different group, remove 'they' use 'those'
Not sure If I am able to state this rule perfectly, but Read Manhattan Advanced strategy chapter 12 for this rule.

djegan wrote: 42. According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice
(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

Plz explain any easy strategy?

OA : C

A: "in planning to" ..Unidiomatic. Use "to plan"
B: requires 'are'...Read ron's explanation about such comparison: https://www.beatthegmat.com/soar-t62473- ... bcc12c8ac0

D: more.. requires than. There is only one 'than' which is used for rather.
E: as likely as: IDIOM : as...X..as : Missing second 'as'

djegan wrote: 43. According to Booker T. Whatley's recent analysis, planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer, who should plan a succession of high-value crops that will provide a year-round cash flow.
(A) planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer, who
(B) it will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer to plant the same crops as on the large farms; they
(C) economic disaster will result from planting the same crops as large farms to the small farmer, who
(D) economic disaster for the small farmer will result from planting the same crops as on the large farms; they
(E) the small farmer planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster; they

IMO :C, but OA : A

C: changes meaning:Correct form should be: planting same crops as are planted in large farms.
C compares crops to large farms. Hence Incorrect.

djegan wrote: 45. According to his own account, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's.(A) modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's
(B) modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife
(C) modeled the face of the statue like his mother and the body like his wife
(D) made the face of the statue after his mother and the body after his wife
(E) made the face of the statue look like his mother and the body look like his wife

IMO : E but OA:B

For E to be correct: you require 'that of' infront of 'his mother' and 'his wife' . where that will refer to 'face'

djegan wrote: 57. Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July.
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

I have selected D, BUt OA : E, plz explain strategy?


Any general strategy exists for sentences starting with "According to.....

ex :
According to a recent study by Rutgers University,...........
According to a ruling by the state supreme court,...........

Thanks in Advance,
Jegan D

both E and D are valid comparison, but railroad employees doesn't make any sense. it should be "employees of the railroad" If you search OG with keyword "timber wolf density", you will find an official eg of this error.

Sonu, why doesn't "railroad employees" make any sense? I'm sure many of us have seen the term "store employees" in print on multiple occasions, but I've yet to see "employees of the store". Of course, if I can't compare "railroad" to "store" in this context, then my example is invalid anyway.

tomada wrote:Sonu, why doesn't "railroad employees" make any sense? I'm sure many of us have seen the term "store employees" in print on multiple occasions, but I've yet to see "employees of the store". Of course, if I can't compare "railroad" to "store" in this context, then my example is invalid anyway.

Tomada, Difficult question for a non-native English speaker, But went by OG hearing. Here is what i think:

Searched "employees of railroad" in google, got About 3,140,000 results
Searched "railroad employees" in google, got About 787,000 results

After reading a few, I felt both are fine in its context and after reading the question again, my stand was vindicated.

D has an S/V error: increase..were. The "railroad employee" or "employees of the railroad" seems just a distraction.

(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

do nt u guys think "are" used in c is wrong...as it is refered to elderly which is singular i guess..