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by mundasingh123 » Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:25 pm
Following the split in 1980 , the chances of a spree ballet reunion, as per fans ,were more likely than tank tops and short pants making a comeback.


A. the chances of a spree ballet reunion, as per fans, were more likely than tank tops and short pants making a comeback.
B. spree ballet reunion chances were as likely to tank tops and short pants making a comeback.
C. fans thought spree ballet reunion is as likely as tank tops or short pants making a comeback
D. the chances of a spree ballet reunion were most likely as tank tops and short pants making a comeback
E. fans thought the chances of a Spree ballet reunion were as likely as tank tops and short pants making a comeback.
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by shovan85 » Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:30 pm
mundasingh123 wrote:Following the split in 1980 , the chances of a spree ballet reunion, as per fans ,were more likely than tank tops and short pants making a comeback.


A. the chances of a spree ballet reunion, as per fans, were more likely than tank tops and short pants making a comeback.
B. spree ballet reunion chances were as likely to tank tops and short pants making a comeback.
C. fans thought spree ballet reunion is as likely as tank tops or short pants making a comeback
D. the chances of a spree ballet reunion were most likely as tank tops and short pants making a comeback
E. fans thought the chances of a Spree ballet reunion were as likely as tank tops and short pants making a comeback.
IMO E

The modifier "Following the split in 1980" should touch the noun "fans" as Fans are comparing two things.
Discard A, B, and D.

Between C and E, C has issues such as Tense Usage ( "is" is wrong as the sentence expects Past), Comparison (spree ballet reunion is compared with tank tops or short pants making a comeback) .

E correctly fixes these two issues.
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by Deepthi Subbu » Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:30 am
Whats the OA?
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by mundasingh123 » Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:01 am
Its a prize quest from scorechase/they didnt reveal the OA yet
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by jaxis » Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:12 pm
IMO 'C'

We never say "Chances are likely" . it doesnt make sense.kinda redundant isn't it?.

We say reunion is likely.

Also 'tank tops or short pants ' makes more sense than 'tank tops and short pants ' here.


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by Laura GMAT Tutor » Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:24 pm
Again, sigh, I find this question totally untestlike. I wouldn't use this source as a source to study from. But anyway.

It can't be C because you'd never say "fans thought ... is"

It can't be D because the idiom isn't "most likely" here, it'd be "as likely"

It can't be A because it makes no darn sense as written, not even a tiny bit.

It can't be B because B changes the meaning, and because "as likely to" is totally wrong.

So, that leaves E. E doesn't sound so awful.
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