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MichelleW1982: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 30; Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:50 pm; Location: Boston MA

by MichelleW1982 » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:32 pm

It is difficult to prevent crimes against property as those that are against a person

(A) those that are against a
(B) those against a
(C) it is against a
(D) preventing those against a
(E) it is to prevent those against a

Sorry, I don't have correct answer for this question. Please help!

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iwant700plus: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 33; Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:19 pm; Location: DC; Thanked: 2 times

by iwant700plus » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:40 pm

IMO, the answer is E.

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by awesomeusername » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:43 pm

Yeah, I think (E) too.

IT IS difficult TO prevent crimes against property as IT IS (difficult) TO prevent THOSE (crimes) against a person.

This is parallel and clear.

It is fun to go skydiving as it is to go skiing. This sounds right to me. I believe "fun" does not have to be repeated as it is implied.

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
-Lucretius

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by krisraam » Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:48 pm

IMO E.

It is difficult to prevent crimes against property as it is difficult to prevent those(crimes) against a person

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by x2suresh » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:38 pm

MichelleW1982 wrote:It is difficult to prevent crimes against property as those that are against a person

(A) those that are against a
(B) those against a
(C) it is against a
(D) preventing those against a
(E) it is to prevent those against a

Sorry, I don't have correct answer for this question. Please help!

This is B trap question.

Agree with E.

"as" is used when comparing two clauses

In B, we are comparing "clause " with "noun".

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by schumi_gmat » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:46 pm

You need clauses to compare and hence E is correct rather than B which is a phrase.

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by tanviet » Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:24 am

why C is wrong

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