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by GmatKiss » Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:52 pm
To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.

a. effective as, and

b. as effective as, while being

c. effectively equal to, but

d. as effective as, and

e. effective, and
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:03 am
IMO D
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by GmatKiss » Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:32 am
bubbliiiiiiii wrote:IMO D
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:23 am
GmatKiss wrote:To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.

a. effective as, and ---- wrong idiom

b. as effective as, while being ----- usage of being

c. effectively equal to, but ----- awkward

d. as effective as, and ----- proper idiom and proper comparison if u remove the extra part and less effective than

e. effective, and ---- awkward
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by saketk » Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:02 am
aspirant2011 wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.

a. effective as, and ---- wrong idiom

b. as effective as, while being ----- usage of being

c. effectively equal to, but ----- awkward

d. as effective as, and ----- proper idiom and proper comparison if u remove the extra part and less effective than

e. effective, and ---- awkward
is it correct to use equally as effective as? this looks awkward to me...
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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:52 am
GmatKiss wrote:To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.

a. effective as, and

b. as effective as, while being

c. effectively equal to, but

d. as effective as, and

e. effective, and
In A, B and D, equally effective as and equally as effective are not idiomatic. Eliminate A, B and D.

In E, if we remove and less addictive than, the remaining core of the sentence makes no sense: moderate exercise can be equally effective...most sedatives. Eliminate E.

In C, effectively equal changes the intended meaning of the original sentence. Eliminate C.

There is no correct answer here.

The following would be idiomatically correct:

X and Y are equally effective.
X is as effective as Y.

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by saketk » Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:21 am
Thanks Mitch. I was surprised to see people selecting D as the right answer. That is plain wrong
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by mundasingh123 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:14 am
GMATGuruNY wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.

a. effective as, and

b. as effective as, while being

c. effectively equal to, but

d. as effective as, and

e. effective, and
In A, B and D, equally effective as and equally as effective are not idiomatic. Eliminate A, B and D.

In E, if we remove and less addictive than, the remaining core of the sentence makes no sense: moderate exercise can be equally effective...most sedatives. Eliminate E.

In C, effectively equal changes the intended meaning of the original sentence. Eliminate C.

There is no correct answer here.

The following would be idiomatically correct:

X and Y are equally effective.
X is as effective as Y.

EQUALLY + AS is to be avoided on the GMAT. What is the source of this question?
Hi Mitch Thanks for coming to the rescue . Could You please also tell us whether it is correct to use , while being as in B
I think the use of being is acceptable here .At the same time i am confused because while is a subordinating conjunction and must be followed by a clause .But the intended meaning desires a contrast and while effectively indicates contrast
Being , AFAIK, is acceptable only when its part of a gerund or its part of passive voice
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