Only seven people this century have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies-less than those killed by bee stings.
A. movies-less than those
B. movies-fewer than have been
C. movies, which is less than those
D. movies, a number lower than the people
E. movies, fewer than the ones
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gmatmachoman
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My Pick is C.mgmt_gmat wrote:Only seven people this century have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies-less than those killed by bee stings.
A. movies-less than those
B. movies-fewer than have been
C. movies, which is less than those
D. movies, a number lower than the people
E. movies, fewer than the ones
OA pls.
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I agree with Sars72. The only two possible choices are 'B' and 'E', because they correctly contain the word "fewer" with respect to the countable entities (people). Then, the "have been killed" in choice 'B' matches up with the "have been killed" earlier in the statement.
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IMO E
Fewer is Countable and Lower is not. Therefore choices are B or E.
The hyphen between the "movies" and "fewer" in B breaks the sentence in correctly to make "-eater of the movies-".
Hence E.
Fewer is Countable and Lower is not. Therefore choices are B or E.
The hyphen between the "movies" and "fewer" in B breaks the sentence in correctly to make "-eater of the movies-".
Hence E.
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IMO E..
A and C are out. Less can be used for uncountable nouns only
D.. I found it too awkward.
Found E better than B
A and C are out. Less can be used for uncountable nouns only
D.. I found it too awkward.
Found E better than B
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mgmt_gmat - Pls underline the incorrect part. Most of your posts are without underline part.mgmt_gmat wrote:Only seven people this century have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies-less than those killed by bee stings.
A. movies-less than those
B. movies-fewer than have been
C. movies, which is less than those
D. movies, a number lower than the people
E. movies, fewer than the ones
I am on a break !!
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tomada
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And now, remedial question interpretation: In the absence of the 'underline', remember that choice (A) repeats the phrase which is underlined.
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Dear mgmt_gmat:
Couple of things
1. https://www.beatthegmat.com/comma-or-hyp ... html#83324 - Kindly, SEARCH before you post
2. Underline the suspect part (people are timing their responses, not underlining wastes time)
I thought we had discussed these issues.
Tx
Couple of things
1. https://www.beatthegmat.com/comma-or-hyp ... html#83324 - Kindly, SEARCH before you post
2. Underline the suspect part (people are timing their responses, not underlining wastes time)
I thought we had discussed these issues.
Tx
