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by gmat009 » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:01 pm
In 1978 only half the women granted child support by a court received the amount awarded; at least as much as a million and more others had not any support agreements whatsoever.
(A) at least as much as a million and more others had not any
(B) at least as much as more than a million others had no
(C) more than a million others had not any
(D) more than a million others had no
(E) there was at least a million or more others without any

I am stuck between C and D. Which is better and why
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by Mani_mba » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:45 pm
I choose D.

"had" in D IMO refers to the past tense of "Have" and does not indicate the past perfect tense.

In C, "more than a million others had not any support agreements whatsoever" looks awkward to me because IMO, "had not" should be followed by a verb.. such as "Had not performed", "Had not exercised" etc..

Pls correct me if i am wrong..
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by s_kaks » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:36 pm
It Is D
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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:47 am
IMO: D
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by sl750 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:41 am
gmat009 wrote:In 1978 only half the women granted child support by a court received the amount awarded; at least as much as a million and more others had not any support agreements whatsoever.
(A) at least as much as a million and more others had not any
(B) at least as much as more than a million others had no
(C) more than a million others had not any
(D) more than a million others had no
(E) there was at least a million or more others without any

I am stuck between C and D. Which is better and why
Words no and not have different meaning. No here implies zero support. Not is and adverb and here it is modifying any, which is a pronoun
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