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by bblast » Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:41 am
The three-pointed-star on the Mercedes bonnet can now be in your garage for a
much lesser price than you ever imagined.
A. lesser price than you ever imagined
B. lower price than you ever imagined
C. lesser price than you had ever imagined
D. lower price than one would have ever imagined
E. lesser price than you could ever have imagined



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by sivaelectric » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:05 am
Well let me first guess the answer, Is it B
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by HSPA » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:11 am
Even I got it wrong at the first time...Yes I know less is countable A,C,E but it was only after Mitch's explanation I got to know the necessity for 'had'
bblast wrote:The three-pointed-star on the Mercedes bonnet can now be in your garage for a
much lesser price than you ever imagined.
A. lesser price than you ever imagined
B. lower price than you ever imagined
C. lesser price than you had ever imagined
D. lower price than one would have ever imagined
E. lesser price than you could ever have imagined



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by sameerballani » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:19 am
bblast wrote:The three-pointed-star on the Mercedes bonnet can now be in your garage for a
much lesser price than you ever imagined.
A. lesser price than you ever imagined
B. lower price than you ever imagined
C. lesser price than you had ever imagined
D. lower price than one would have ever imagined
E. lesser price than you could ever have imagined

[spoiler]please discuss regarding count/un-count noun/exceptions[/spoiler]
We need to choose lesser for price and verb will be had imagined
IMO C
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:26 am
Hi,
I have read somewhere(don't remember the source, but I saved this part in a doc.) the following:

When you compare costs, you use less.
For example: The sweater costs less than the pants.

When you compare the prices of two items, you use lower.
For example: The price of the sweater is lower than the price of the pants.
So, we are left with B and D. 'you ' should be used as the non-underlined part uses 'your'.
Hence B
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by cans » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:40 am
IMO D
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by HSPA » Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:03 am
https://www.beatthegmat.com/aristotle-sc-t83088.html

Sorry lower has to be used here. B is the answer. I got it wrong one more time
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by bblast » Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:03 am
BTW good work Frank, really good question this one..




Official Answer (OA) - B
Concepts Tested - Usage, Tense
A - Lesser is used for quantity, lower is used for price (SC Grail - pg. 123)
C - Use of lesser; is wrong. Also past perfect tense had is not required (SC Grail - pg. 57)
D - One' is not parallel with your'
E - Use of lesser; is wrong. Also unnecessarily wordy.
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