C is preferred by gmat. This is weird. I will do one cat from kaplan tomorrow, but afraid of these weird sc cr questions

is D is the ans of said question?

the only reason for choosing D ...
one history class and one biology class is better than class in history and one in biology

ashish1354 wrote:as per the explanation in Kaplan 800 book

graduation requirement is superior to requirements for graduation

I have read in Manhattan SC guide that, "Soldier from Boston is preferable to Boston soldier." So, i considered requirements of graduation better. Can some one explain why graduation requirements is superior.


Finally, explanation suggests that meaning of c) is less clearer than that of d) for the confusing word order of c)
If possible please explain why this is so?

"Soldier from Boston" is preferable to "Boston soldier" because "Boston" isn't an adjective. "Bostonian soldier" would also be just fine. (Just like we'd say "citizen of Canada" or "Canadian citizen", not "Canada citizen".)

"Graduation", on the other hand, can act as an adjective. For example, you can wear a graduation cap or attend a graduation ceremony; we wouldn't say "cap of graduation" or "ceremony of graduation".

Also, "class in history" is inferior to "history class".

Here's a good general SC rule for the GMAT: if you can express yourself correctly in 2 words or in 3 words, and you don't need that extra word, don't use it.