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by pushkin1982 » Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:17 pm
Studies of test scores show that watching television has a markedly positive effect on children whose parents speak English as a second language, as compared-------- to those who are-------native English speakers.


to those who are

with children who are

with

to those whose parents are

with children whose parents are
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by BastiG » Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:44 am
D and E are both correct because the GMAT ignores the traditional distinction between compared to/with.
Source: Manhattan GMAT SC-Guide Page 148
So this question is no good.

BTW: OA E because "compared with" emphasizes differences
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by frank1 » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:56 am
pushkin1982 wrote:Studies of test scores show that watching television has a markedly positive effect on children whose parents speak English as a second language, as compared-------- to those who are-------native English speakers.
to those who are ....awakard

with children who are compares parents with children

with compares children with native E speakers

to those whose parents are those can refer to parents or children

with children whose parents are....seems correct compared with is used to compare two dissimilar things...native speaker parents and non native speaker parents...
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by Gurpinder » Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:06 am
pushkin1982 wrote:Studies of test scores show that watching television has a markedly positive effect on children whose parents speak English as a second language, as compared-------- to those who are-------native English speakers.


to those who are

with children who are

with

to those whose parents are

with children whose parents are
I would lean towards (D).

compared....to is correct. You always use compared to to refer to similarities and compared with to refer to differences.

parents is closer to "those".
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