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by barcebal » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:34 pm
So called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of polluting or non renewable fuels, are having a positive effect on the environment and natural resource base of countries as varied as China, the Netherlands and Hungary.

A) As varied as
B) As varied as are
C) As varied as those of
D) That are as varied as
E) That are varied as are

Please explain why incorrect answers do not work. OA after.
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by pnk » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:55 pm
barcebal wrote:So called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of polluting or non renewable fuels, are having a positive effect on the environment and natural resource base of countries as varied as China, the Netherlands and Hungary.

A) As varied as
B) As varied as are
C) As varied as those of
D) That are as varied as
E) That are varied as are

Please explain why incorrect answers do not work. OA after.
Intended meaning is to detail out 'countries' so A is correct.

Are/those of/ etc...not required
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by aflaam » Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:38 pm
tough one , need help
Can someone differentiate between A and D?
Is it down to concision?

Mitch, Is this question representative of modern GMAT?
AB both seem correct when it comes to ellipsis

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by aflaam » Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:06 pm
Can some one help me with this one.
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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Feb 21, 2016 3:46 am
aflaam wrote:tough one , need help
Can someone differentiate between A and D?
D: countries that are as varied as China, the Netherlands and Hungary [are varied].
The words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is understood.
Here, the countries in red are COMPARED to those in blue.
Not the intended meaning.
The intended meaning is that the countries in red INCLUDE the countries in blue.
Eliminate D.

OA: countries as varied as China, the Netherlands and Hungary
Here, the conveyed meaning is that the countries in red include DIFFERENT KINDS OF COUNTRIES (such as the countries in blue).
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by thang » Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:49 am
I thing a is correct because it is more consice. d is more wordy.
there is not meaning difference between d and a.
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