gmattoend wrote:Approximately 75 million people visit France every year, more than any other country.
A. more than
B. more than visit
C. more than those of
D. which is more than
E. which is more visitors than
[spoiler]Dear Sirs,
According to the correct answer: the subject is '75 million people' because ellipsis rule demands to take the subject with its modifiers. but it is nonsensical meaning.
Any help to understand? [/spoiler]
A:
Approximately 75 million people visit France every year, more than any other country.
Here, the red portion seems to convey that
75 million people are more than any other country or that
France is more than any other country.
Neither meaning makes sense.
Eliminate A.
C:
Approximately 75 million people visit France every year, more than those of any other country.
Here, the red portion seems to compare VISITORS (the 75 million people who VISIT France) to RESIDENTS (people OF any other country) -- an illogical comparison.
Eliminate C.
D and E:
every year, which is more than any other country
Here,
which seems to refer to
every year, implying that EVERY YEAR is more than any other country.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate D and E.
The correct answer is
B.
The OA conveys the following meaning:
Approximately 75 million people visit France every year, more [people] than [people] visit any other country.
This meaning is logical.
A similar OA from GMAC:
Companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, as many as are enrolled in the nations four-year colleges and universities.
Implied comparison:
Companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, as many [people] as [people] are enrolled in the nations four-year colleges and universities.
Ellipsis rule demands to take the subject with its modifiers.
This rule applies when one independent clause is compared to another independent clause, as in the following sentence:
The company's car prices are higher in Country X than in Country Y.
Here, the implied subject in the blue portion is
the company's car prices (the preceding subject, along with the attached modifiers):
The company's car prices are higher in Country X than [the company's car prices are high] in Country Y.
The green portions in the OAs above are not clauses but MODIFIERS, so this rule does not apply.
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