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by geet » Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:33 am
[u]Although about 99 percent of the more than 50 million [/u]Turks are Muslims, the republic founded by Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk in 1923 is resolutely secular.
a Although about 99 percent of the more than 50 million
b. Although about 99 percent of over 50 million of the
c. Although about 99 percent of more than 50 million
d. Despite the fact that about 99 percent of more than 50 million
e. Despite the fact that about 99 percent of over 50 million

Guys plz do give me the explanation....tell me the difference between "the more than 50 million " and "more than 50 million"
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by hetavdave » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:47 am
IMO-C.
Sorry..A and B seems just doesn't right for me. can't explain why though.

What's OA?
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by Robinmrtha » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:48 am
usually we don't chose an option whcih changes the meaning of the original question.
So, A has a clear meaning...we dont need to change it...
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by goelmohit2002 » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:40 am
Robinmrtha wrote:usually we don't chose an option whcih changes the meaning of the original question.
So, A has a clear meaning...we dont need to change it...
Hi Robin,

Can you please help me understand how "D" and "E" are changing the meaning of the original sentence.

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by rahulg83 » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:46 am
goelmohit2002 wrote:
Robinmrtha wrote:usually we don't chose an option whcih changes the meaning of the original question.
So, A has a clear meaning...we dont need to change it...
Hi Robin,

Can you please help me understand how "D" and "E" are changing the meaning of the original sentence.

Thanks
They are not grammatically wrong, but wordy..
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by goelmohit2002 » Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:51 am
rahulg83 wrote:
goelmohit2002 wrote:
Robinmrtha wrote:usually we don't chose an option whcih changes the meaning of the original question.
So, A has a clear meaning...we dont need to change it...
Hi Robin,

Can you please help me understand how "D" and "E" are changing the meaning of the original sentence.

Thanks
They are not grammatically wrong, but wordy..
Hi Rahul,

Can you please help me understand how "D" and "E" are wordy..(based on no. of words ?)....

I think there must be some grammatical reason based on which "D" and "E" must be wrong....I have seen couple of OG examples where the correct answer is the largest size one...so i think if there will no other reason then surely we can kick out on the basis of wordy strategy :-)
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by geet » Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:37 pm
GUYS just let me know the difference between A and C
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by goelmohit2002 » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:46 pm
geet wrote:GUYS just let me know the difference between A and C
There is similar question in OG-10, Q154...which is as below...where options "A" and "B" have only "the" difference. The reasoning that OG gives is as follows:

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"In choices B and D the misconstructed phrases set[ting] free more than the 500 slaves ... mistakenly suggest that Carter set free slaves that were not his own."

In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and
neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally
considered his property.
(A) setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered
(B) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as
(C) and set free more than 500 slaves, who were legally considered as
(D) and set free more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered
(E) and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered as
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But the similar reasoning does not seem to be applicable due to different position of "the"...in the question under discussion.....

Can someone please help....
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by rahulg83 » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:49 pm
https://www.beatthegmat.com/the-more-than-t37585.html
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by goelmohit2002 » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:05 pm
Hi Rahul,

Can you please help explain the reasoning that OG gave for Q154 as I pasted above...

Why the similar logic is not applicable in the sentence at hand.

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by rahulg83 » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:16 pm
goelmohit2002 wrote:
geet wrote:GUYS just let me know the difference between A and C
There is similar question in OG-10, Q154...which is as below...where options "A" and "B" have only "the" difference. The reasoning that OG gives is as follows:

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"In choices B and D the misconstructed phrases set[ting] free more than the 500 slaves ... mistakenly suggest that Carter set free slaves that were not his own."

In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and
neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally
considered his property.
(A) setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered
(B) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as
(C) and set free more than 500 slaves, who were legally considered as
(D) and set free more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered
(E) and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered as
================================================

But the similar reasoning does not seem to be applicable due to different position of "the"...in the question under discussion.....

Can someone please help....
I think bot the questions follow similar reasoning. Setting free THE more than 500 slaves and Although about 99 percent of THE more than 50 million Turks, both the sentences have same structure "THE MORE THAN..."
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