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by rajatvmittal » Wed May 22, 2013 10:02 pm
The weight of the average American male today is roughly fifteen percent greater than fifty years ago.

The weight of the average American male today is roughly fifteen percent greater than fifty years ago.
The weight of the average American male is roughly fifteen percent greater today than fifty years ago.
Today, the weight of the average American male is roughly fifteen percent greater than fifty years ago.
The average American male weighs roughly fifteen percent more today than fifty years ago.
The weight of the average American male today is roughly fifteen percent greater than it was fifty years ago.
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by ramitagrawal » Wed May 22, 2013 11:55 pm
The weight of the average American male today is roughly fifteen percent greater than fifty years ago.

A) The weight of the average American male today is roughly fifteen percent greater than fifty years ago.
B) The weight of the average American male is roughly fifteen percent greater today than fifty years ago.
C) Today, the weight of the average American male is roughly fifteen percent greater than fifty years ago.
D) The average American male weighs roughly fifteen percent more today than fifty years ago.
E) The weight of the average American male today is roughly fifteen percent greater than it was fifty years ago.

In A,B,C and D the comparison made is wrong. It does not refer to the weight 50 years ago. Only E has the correct format and structure.

My take: E
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by rajatvmittal » Thu May 23, 2013 12:15 am
Before OA, one more sentence

The air quality of Las Vegas in 2007 was higher than it was in 1997.

Sentence I is quite similar to the answer choic 'E.
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by ramitagrawal » Thu May 23, 2013 3:20 am
rajatvmittal wrote:Before OA, one more sentence

The air quality of Las Vegas in 2007 was higher than it was in 1997.

Sentence I is quite similar to the answer choic 'E.
Hi Rajat,

It is neither similar nor correct.
A similar and correct sentence would be: "The quality of air in Las Vegas in 2007 was higher than it was in 1997."

Hope it helps.

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