BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem
TTP OnDemand GMAT Video Course
Featured Course

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Scott Woodbury-Stewart’s private virtual classroom — 400 hours of master-class video lessons for the GMAT Focus Edition.

  • 715+ score guarantee — highest in the industry (99th percentile)
  • 52 chapters · 1,500+ lessons · 4,000+ practice questions
  • 400 hours of video · 1,500+ instructor-led HD smartboard lessons
  • 300,000+ students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Booth & Sloan & more
  • 24/7 live support + weekly Zoom office hours with GMAT instructors
  • TTP AI Assist — 24/7 AI-powered virtual tutor for instant help
  • 1,200+ flashcards + AI-powered study assistant & daily calendar
  • OnDemand, LiveTeach & GMAT Bootcamp formats available
  • Also: GRE, SAT Math & Executive Assessment courses
  • MBA Admissions Consulting now available
  • 🏆 2025 EdTech Breakthrough Award: Test Prep Solution Provider of the Year
  • 200,000+ students served
  • 5-day free trial — $0 to start, no auto-billing, cancel anytime
★★★★★ 5.0 (559 reviews)
130-pt guarantee
$0 to start then $127/mo
Start Free 5-Day Trial Read 559 Reviews →

As being!

Expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1083
Joined: Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:38 pmFollowed by: 14 members
Thanked: 127 times
by gmat_perfect » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:38 pm
Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking as being less efficient than in modern human beings.

(A) as being less efficient than in
(B) as less efficient than it is in
(C) as less efficient than that of
(D) to be less efficient than that of
(E) to have been less efficient than it is in

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

Guys, please explain why are the wrong options wrong.

Thanks.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Source: — Sentence Correction |
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1172
Joined: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:20 pmFollowed by: 4 members
Thanked: 74 times

by uwhusky » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:59 pm
This is a great question that opened up a can of worms for me.

I believe the grammar issue at hand is the idiom usage of "regard as".

Whew, I just found this to confirm it: https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/som ... t2266.html

"regard to be" is not idiomatic, and in "regard as being less efficient", I don't think "being" is necessary when "less sufficient" is enough.

Now I sort of see why "being" is such a tricky gerund...

Thanks for posting this question!
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 95
Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:27 am
Thanked: 7 times

by singhpreet1 » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:44 am
gmat_perfect wrote:Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking as being less efficient than in modern human beings.

(A) as being less efficient than in
(B) as less efficient than it is in
(C) as less efficient than that of
(D) to be less efficient than that of
(E) to have been less efficient than it is in

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

Guys, please explain why are the wrong options wrong.

Thanks.


being is one the of words which will almost certainly be wrong on the GMAT keep that in mind when you do SC next time. only is certain cases is being used:

if someone would teach me how to post a file on the forum i can do that which contains the idioms and the common pitfalls for GMAT.

Preet
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 233
Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:30 am
Thanked: 5 times

by blaster » Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:18 am
gmat_perfect wrote:Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking as being less efficient than in modern human beings.

(A) as being less efficient than in
(B) as less efficient than it is in
(C) as less efficient than that of
(D) to be less efficient than that of
(E) to have been less efficient than it is in

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

Guys, please explain why are the wrong options wrong.

Thanks.
regard as is a correct idiom. that's why eliminate DE.
being is almost always wrong in GMAT.
B is gramatically incorrect.
A is a right one. than that of is a correct comparison.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1893
Joined: Sun May 30, 2010 11:48 pmFollowed by: 7 members
Thanked: 215 times

by kvcpk » Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:21 am
singhpreet1 wrote: if someone would teach me how to post a file on the forum i can do that which contains the idioms and the common pitfalls for GMAT.

Preet
Hi Preet,

When you try to post, look for 'Add Attachments' link just below your typing window. You can upload attachments using that link. I would recommend you to post such files in GMAT Strategy section.

Cheers!!
Praveen
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 84
Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:51 amFollowed by: 1 member
Thanked: 6 times

by brijesh » Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:27 am
gmat_perfect wrote:Some anthropologists regard the early hominids' manner of walking as being less efficient than in modern human beings.

(A) as being less efficient than in
(B) as less efficient than it is in
(C) as less efficient than that of
(D) to be less efficient than that of (The best choice)
(E) to have been less efficient than it is in (it is considered as thuth so better to use present tense)

walking of early hominids' , walking of modern human beings (not the walking in so A, B & E is wrong)
[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

Guys, please explain why are the wrong options wrong.

Thanks.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 362
Joined: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:18 amFollowed by: 1 member
Thanked: 26 times

by indiantiger » Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:46 am
narrowed down to C and D rest are not showing the right comparison. IMO : C as it uses the right idiom.
"Single Malt is better than Blended"
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 95
Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:27 am
Thanked: 7 times

by singhpreet1 » Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:47 pm
kvcpk wrote:
singhpreet1 wrote: if someone would teach me how to post a file on the forum i can do that which contains the idioms and the common pitfalls for GMAT.

Preet
Hi Preet,

When you try to post, look for 'Add Attachments' link just below your typing window. You can upload attachments using that link. I would recommend you to post such files in GMAT Strategy section.

Cheers!!
Praveen
ohh iv seen the option before! thanks Praveen, will keep that in mind next time.

btw iv added the attachment here.

Preet
Attachments
Verbal+-+Idiom+Review.pdf
being is explained along with other helpful suggestions here
(93.72 KiB) Downloaded 91 times
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1