Dorn Consulting handles much more sophisticated issues than comparable consulting firms, and they have less percentage of employees with advanced degrees.
A) comparable consulting firms, and they have less
B) comparable consulting firms, and it has fewer
C) comparable consulting firms do, and it has a lower
D) do comparable consulting firms, and they have not as many
E) do comparable consulting firms, and it has less
OA:C
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When using word 'percent', is it countable or uncountable? As far as I know it should be uncountable and hence use 'less'.
Is word 'percent' the same as ''percentage'?
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A data point cannot be more or less.
Incorrect:
The rate was more.
The percentage was more.
The proportion was less.
The probability was less.
To express a change in a data point, we generally use comparatives such as HIGHER/GREATER/SMALLER/LOWER.
Correct:
The rate was HIGHER.
The percentage was GREATER.
The proportion was SMALLER.
The probability was LOWER.
Eliminate A and E.
In B, fewer cannot serve to refer to an uncountable noun such as percentage.
Eliminate B.
In E, less cannot serve to refer to a data point such as percentage.
Eliminate E.
The correct answer is C.
twenty percent of students
Use percentage when no number is present:
a higher percentage of people.
Incorrect:
The rate was more.
The percentage was more.
The proportion was less.
The probability was less.
To express a change in a data point, we generally use comparatives such as HIGHER/GREATER/SMALLER/LOWER.
Correct:
The rate was HIGHER.
The percentage was GREATER.
The proportion was SMALLER.
The probability was LOWER.
In A and E, they (plural) does not agree with Dorn Consulting (singular).Mo2men wrote:Dorn Consulting handles much more sophisticated issues than comparable consulting firms, and they have less percentage of employees with advanced degrees.
A) comparable consulting firms, and they have less
B) comparable consulting firms, and it has fewer
C) comparable consulting firms do, and it has a lower
D) do comparable consulting firms, and they have not as many
E) do comparable consulting firms, and it has less
Eliminate A and E.
In B, fewer cannot serve to refer to an uncountable noun such as percentage.
Eliminate B.
In E, less cannot serve to refer to a data point such as percentage.
Eliminate E.
The correct answer is C.
Use percent after a number:Is word 'percent' the same as ''percentage'?
twenty percent of students
Use percentage when no number is present:
a higher percentage of people.
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Hello Guru,
Is the placement of do in E also problematic?Dorn Consulting handles much more sophisticated issues than comparable consulting firms, and they have less percentage of employees with advanced degrees.
A) comparable consulting firms, and they have less
B) comparable consulting firms, and it has fewer
C) comparable consulting firms do, and it has a lower
D) do comparable consulting firms, and they have not as many
E) do comparable consulting firms, and it has less