Recent surveys indicate that, contrary to popular beilef, total abstinence from alcohol does not correlate as strongly with good health as with moderate drinking.
A) as strongly with good health as with moderate drinking
B) strongly with good health,like moderate drinking does
C) as strongly with good health as does moderately drinking
D) as strongly with good health as does moderate drinking
E) as strongly with good health as moderate drinking
OA D
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"blah blah does not correlate as strongly with A as with B" is missing a verb in the 2nd part.
blah blah does not correlate as strongly with A as it does (correlates) with B would be the right sentence. D is the closest.
blah blah does not correlate as strongly with A as it does (correlates) with B would be the right sentence. D is the closest.
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Why A is wrong ??beat_gmat_09 wrote:Recent surveys indicate that, contrary to popular beilef, total abstinence from alcohol does not correlate as strongly with good health as with moderate drinking.
A) as strongly with good health as with moderate drinking
B) strongly with good health,like moderate drinking does
C) as strongly with good health as does moderately drinking
D) as strongly with good health as does moderate drinking
E) as strongly with good health as moderate drinking
OA D
The sentence looks for "verb parallelism" in addition to comparison. In A we don't find that whereas in D we do .
alcohol does not correlate as strongly with good health as does moderate drinking.
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gmatmachoman
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Please post with proper diction.This is avery honorable forum.Please admire & abide the rules.Take this as a suggestion and plz do follow it.nox104 wrote:"blah blah does not correlate as strongly with A as with B" is missing a verb in the 2nd part.
blah blah does not correlate as strongly with A as it does (correlates) with B would be the right sentence. D is the closest.
Just imagine what if someone like you post a reply like that? wont that make the thread look shabby??
Now you are telling me that you have a good handle on English grammar ?! I just did not want to repeat the beginning of that sentence every time. That is all. Take it easy on yourself.Just imagine what if someone like you post a reply like that?
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i would go for D...
because strongly is made precise by the comparison subordinate clause , as the moderate drinking correlates with good health....
because strongly is made precise by the comparison subordinate clause , as the moderate drinking correlates with good health....
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no offense here....excuse me if i had spoken something wrong!!nox104 wrote:Now you are telling me that you have a good handle on English grammar ?! I just did not want to repeat the beginning of that sentence every time. That is all. Take it easy on yourself.Just imagine what if someone like you post a reply like that?
