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FINALCOUNTDOWN: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 56; Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:38 am; Location: INdia

tax plan

by FINALCOUNTDOWN » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:57 am

763. The guiding principles of the tax plan released by the Treasury Department could have even a greater significance for the economy than the particulars of the plan.
(A) even a greater significance for the economy than
(B) a significance that is even greater for the economy than
(C) even greater significance for the economy than have
(D) even greater significance for the economy than do
(E) a significance even greater for the economy than have

please the correct usage of even in such context.

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by praxis » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:56 am

"have even" is clumsy; even is modifying greater, so it's an adverb IIRC.

I think the underlining is wrong? Shouldn't it stop before "the particulars of the plan. "

IMO best would be "an even greater significance than", but that's not an option.

The options ending in 'have' are wrong because the effects of the plan are still in the future. Greater should be modifying significance, so B is wrong.

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by bmlaud » Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:29 am

I have tried to explain as I understand the different options. Correct me if I have gone wrong.

Even is an adverb here, it should modify greater..

The sentence says

Guiding principles could have even greater significance for the economy than the particulars of the plan could have.

(A) even a greater significance for the economy than - require a clause after than

(B) a significance that is even greater for the economy than - says that significance is even greater than the particulars of the plan.

(C) even greater significance for the economy than have - says guiding principles could have greater significance for the economy than guiding priciples could have the particulars of the plan.

(D) even greater significance for the economy than do Correctly compares the significance of guiding principles to that of the particulars of the plan for the economy.

(E) a significance even greater for the economy than have changes the meaning.

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Re: tax plan

by karmayogi » Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:48 am

FINALCOUNTDOWN wrote:
This is a type of question in which understanding the meaning of sentence is very important. Here, the significance of "guiding principles" of a tax plan is compared with "particulars of the plan."
763. The guiding principles of the tax plan released by the Treasury Department could have even a greater significance for the economy than the particulars of the plan.
(A) even a greater significance for the economy than

Wrongly compares "significance" with "particulars of the plan."

(B) a significance that is even greater for the economy than

Same issue as that in A.

(C) even greater significance for the economy than have

Same as A has more X than Y; where, A is "guiding principles", X is "significance for the economy," and Y is "the particulars of the plan." Obviously, this is not making any sense.

(D) even greater significance for the economy than do

This option is in the form X of A has greater significance than Y; where X is "guiding principles," A is tax plan, and B is particulars of plan. Proper comparison.

(E) a significance even greater for the economy than have

Has same issue as that with C.
please the correct usage of even in such context.

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