Unlike mainstream American businesses, more than half of which fail, the failure rate for
businesses in the Amish community hovers around 5 percent.
A. Unlike mainstream American businesses, more than half of which fail
B. Unlike mainstream American businesses, in which the failure rate is more than
half
C. Unlike mainstream American businesses, where more than half of them fail
D. While the rate of mainstream American businesses failing is more than half
E. While more than half of mainstream American businesses fail
[spoiler]Between E & D, which one wins?[/spoiler]
American businesses
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Should be E.
rate of American business failing is awkward.
It should be rate of failure of American business or failure rate of American businesses.
rate of American business failing is awkward.
It should be rate of failure of American business or failure rate of American businesses.
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Unlike should be eliminated because it compares businesses to failure rates, when it should remain parallel between rates and rates.Kebab wrote:why do you people eliminate UNLIKE?
is there any rule for that??
thx in advance for explanation
It looks like D should win because it does this. It is the only one I see that compares rates to rates.
E appears tricky because more than half looks like it refers to businesses when it says "More than half of American businesses."
OA?
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Undoubtedly E.
A,B, and C are out because wrong items are compared.
Between D & E. D is changing meaning and slightly awkward construction.
In the given sentence, rate is not more than half, rather more than half of the businesses fail.
A,B, and C are out because wrong items are compared.
Between D & E. D is changing meaning and slightly awkward construction.
In the given sentence, rate is not more than half, rather more than half of the businesses fail.
Are we eliminating D simply because 'the rate of mainstream American businesses failing' is redundant?
I end up eliminating three wrong choices, and when it comes to the last two options I pick the wrong one. I eliminated E as it was not comparing rates to rates.
I end up eliminating three wrong choices, and when it comes to the last two options I pick the wrong one. I eliminated E as it was not comparing rates to rates.
You know what,I read the sentence again and understood my mistake, D says 'while the rate of mainstream American businesses failing is more than half' which means that it can be 3/4th or 1,rate more than half, not 50%. So E it is.