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The use of "and"

by yvonne0923 » Thu May 12, 2011 11:25 am
In 2003, apartment rental costs in most neighborhoods of Brooklyn rose almost so high, and in certain neighborhoods even higher than what they did in Manhattan.

A. so high, and in certain neighborhoods even higher than what they did
B. so high, and in certain neighborhoods even higher than, those
C. as high, and in certain neighborhoods even higher than, those
D. as high as, and in certain neighborhoods even higher than, those
E. as high as, and in certain neighborhoods even higher than what they did









Why not choice E? Normally, if there is a comma before the word"and", the following sentence should be independent sentence. But why does incomplete sentence followed "and"?

Answer: D
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by uwhusky » Thu May 12, 2011 12:58 pm
E is missing an object of comparison, unless you made a typo.
Yep.
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by smackmartine » Thu May 12, 2011 2:28 pm
"what they did" is awkward and "they" do not have an antecedent. So is incorrect. Also, "what" is almost a red flag in GMAT SC.
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by yvonne0923 » Thu May 12, 2011 5:13 pm
smackmartine wrote:"what they did" is awkward and "they" do not have an antecedent. So is incorrect. Also, "what" is almost a red flag in GMAT SC.
I do understand this part, but my question is if there is a complete sentence follows the word "and"? Normally, if there is a comma before the word "and", there supposed to be a complete and indepenent sentence followed by it. But here, "..., and in certain neighborhoods even higher than,..." is incomplete sentence. So when is the right time to use complete sentence follows the word "and" after comma?

Thanks.
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by smackmartine » Thu May 12, 2011 5:40 pm
You can use this link

https://www.beatthegmat.com/and-followed ... 82257.html
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Thu May 12, 2011 10:11 pm
why not B?

Among B,C and D,

I eliminated C due to a missing 'as' after 'as high'

Confused between B and D.

Can someone clear air on the usage of the word 'so'? Where, when and how is it used?
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun May 15, 2011 4:41 pm
bubbliiiiiiii wrote:why not B?

Among B,C and D,

I eliminated C due to a missing 'as' after 'as high'

Confused between B and D.

Can someone clear air on the usage of the word 'so'? Where, when and how is it used?
I am becoming a fan of Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary site (link goes to "so" with lots of examples) -- it contains a lot of examples in sentences, and while it doesn't assume total familiarity with English, it still treats you as though you are smart. :)
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