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by SmarpanGamt » Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:54 am
Although they are less obvious, termites does significantly more damage to homes than branches from trees.

termites does significantly more damage to homes than
termites do the most damage to significant homes than do
the termite does significantly more damage to homes as do
termites do significantly more damage to homes than
termites do significantly more damage to homes than do


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by shovan85 » Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:40 am
Discard A: Termites does (Plural Noun Singular Verb)
Discard B: MOST is a superlative form so usage of most with THAN is wrong
Discard C: More ... than is correct not More ... as.

Between D and E IMO E

D: Although they are less obvious, termites do significantly more damage to homes than branches from trees.
D is ambiguous as we cannot say who is damaging whether it is Branches to Home or it is Termites to branches.

E: Although they are less obvious, termites do significantly more damage to homes than [they] do branches from trees.
in E in the second part THEY can be correctly omitted (it is called Ellipsis I think).
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by pesfunk » Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:45 am
does is incorrect. Option A and C eliminated.

Among B, D and E, "than do" is required. Option D eliminated.

Between option B and E, it should be "significantly more damage", so option B is eliminated.

Option E is the right answer.
SmarpanGamt wrote:Although they are less obvious, termites does significantly more damage to homes than branches from trees.

termites does significantly more damage to homes than
termites do the most damage to significant homes than do
the termite does significantly more damage to homes as do
termites do significantly more damage to homes than
termites do significantly more damage to homes than do


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by SmarpanGamt » Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:09 am
pesfunk wrote:does is incorrect. Option A and C eliminated.

Among B, D and E, "than do" is required. Option D eliminated.

Between option B and E, it should be "significantly more damage", so option B is eliminated.

Option E is the right answer.

Why option " D" eliminated. Why "than do" is required. IS the comparision between termits and Branches or Homes and Branches.

D is idiomatically correct and clearly suggests that termites do significantly more damage to X than Y

Although it is not correct to paraphrase the Gmat question to real world senarios , but option D makes the correct sense.
SmarpanGamt wrote:Although they are less obvious, termites does significantly more damage to homes than branches from trees.

termites does significantly more damage to homes than
termites do the most damage to significant homes than do
the termite does significantly more damage to homes as do
termites do significantly more damage to homes than
termites do significantly more damage to homes than do


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