Sentence Correction

Zach.J.Dragone wrote:According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College an University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year than those that charge over $16,000.
A) than those that charge
B) than are charging
C) than to charge
D) as charge
E) as those charging

GMATGuruNY wrote:

Zach.J.Dragone wrote:According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College an University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year than those that charge over $16,000.
A) than those that charge
B) than are charging
C) than to charge
D) as charge
E) as those charging

The OA is not E but D.
For an explanation, please check my 2 posts here:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/fee-t270101.html

Zach.J.Dragone wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

Zach.J.Dragone wrote:According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College an University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year than those that charge over $16,000.
A) than those that charge
B) than are charging
C) than to charge
D) as charge
E) as those charging

Thanks for the explanation, Mitch.

In the link you sent me, you said that "charging" was an adjective but it reads like a verb to me. After all, isn't "charging" an action?

A PRESENT PARTICIPLE is a verb form that ends in -ing: running, speaking, charging, etc.

It is common for a present participle to serve as an ADJECTIVE.
The boy RUNNING down the street looks happy.
Here, RUNNING serves as an adjective describing the boy.
What KIND of boy?
The boy RUNNING down the street.

In E, those refers to institutions, implying the following:
institutions CHARGING over $16,000.
Here, charging serves as an adjective describing institutions.
What KIND of institutions?
Institutions CHARGING over $16,000.

GMATGuruNY wrote:

Zach.J.Dragone wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

Zach.J.Dragone wrote:According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College an University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year than those that charge over $16,000.
A) than those that charge
B) than are charging
C) than to charge
D) as charge
E) as those charging

Thanks for the explanation, Mitch.

In the link you sent me, you said that "charging" was an adjective but it reads like a verb to me. After all, isn't "charging" an action?

A PRESENT PARTICIPLE is a verb form that ends in -ing: running, speaking, charging, etc.

It is common for a present participle to serve as an ADJECTIVE.
The boy RUNNING down the street looks happy.
Here, RUNNING serves as an adjective describing the boy.
What KIND of boy?
The boy RUNNING down the street.

In E, those refers to institutions, implying the following:
institutions CHARGING over $16,000.
Here, charging serves as an adjective describing institutions.
What KIND of institutions?
Institutions CHARGING over $16,000.

Isn't "those" ambiguous wording? In other words, couldn't "those" be referring to either organization. The only reason why I think this may not be the case is that there are only two possibilities here and we know one isn't what "those" refers to because it is a comparison...

GMATGuruNY wrote:
The OA is not E but D.
For an explanation, please check my 2 posts here:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/fee-t270101.html

richachampion wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:
The OA is not E but D.
For an explanation, please check my 2 posts here:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/fee-t270101.html

I checked the above mentioned link.I think that the questions options given there are quiet different.

According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College an University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year than those that charge over $16,000.
A) than those that charge
B) than are charging
C) than to charge
D) as charge
E) as those charging

TheGraduate wrote:

According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College an University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year than those that charge over $16,000.
A) than those that charge
B) than are charging
C) than to charge
D) as charge
E) as those charging

How about "as those that charge" ? It's not there among the official options but I'm just curious.

According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College an University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year as those that charge over $16,000.

Is the above acceptable?

TheGraduate wrote:The correct version would read as follows:

According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College an University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year as charge over $16,000.

My question is , is there is an elliptical construction involved? If so, could anybody expand the sentence fully and analyze it.

Thanks.

GMATGuruNY wrote:

TheGraduate wrote:The correct version would read as follows:

According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College an University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year as charge over $16,000.

My question is , is there is an elliptical construction involved? If so, could anybody expand the sentence fully and analyze it.

Thanks.

The OA conveys the following comparison:
More than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year as [independent institutions of higher education] charge [tuition and fees of] over $16,000 [a year].
The bracketed words appear in the first clause and are thus implied in the second clause.

TheGraduate wrote:So, is it okay to write it the following way?
More than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year as those charge over $16,000.
i.e. by replacing the second instance of "independent institutions of higher education" with "those".