knewton sc 4 hw 6

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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:28 pm
A recent study found that if children socialize and were reading challenging material, they will be more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency quicker than will children who read material that is overly simplistic.

A were reading challenging material, they will be more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency quicker than will

B read challenging material, they are more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency quicker than will

C read challenging material, they are more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency more quickly than

D were reading challenging material, they have been more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency quicker than will

E were reading challenging material, they are more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency more quickly than
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by kvcpk » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:46 pm
IMO C
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by ankurmit » Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:01 pm
IMO C
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by uwhusky » Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:27 pm
Please properly format the question, which will make it much easier for everyone to read.
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:12 am
sorry uwhusky format changed.

explain yr answer
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by mithilesh.vnit85 » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:17 am
IMO C

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by frank1 » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:20 am
well i think source of the question should be also provided
as frankly i dont think it is gmat questions...

3 options are very bad ...A,D,E and i dont think that gmat will make POE that easy....
and between B and C
'than will' eliminates that option from consideration...
so we even dont have to choose best one...
3 options are saying we are wrong...
1 is saying i am not right

so only one stands that is C
and i dont think in gmat we are that lucky...lol
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by debmalya_dutta » Fri Sep 17, 2010 5:21 am
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:A recent study found that if children socialize and were reading challenging material, they will be more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency quicker than will children who read material that is overly simplistic.

A were reading challenging material, they will be more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency quicker than will

B read challenging material, they are more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency quicker than will

C read challenging material, they are more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency more quickly than

D were reading challenging material, they have been more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency quicker than will

E were reading challenging material, they are more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency more quickly than
Two things here -
1.make the sentence parallel - socialize and read
2. more quickly is the right form and not quicker (I think)

Hence C
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by niksworth » Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:12 am
Fairly straightforward. The answer should be C.
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by niksworth » Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:18 am
debmalya_dutta wrote: Two things here -
1.make the sentence parallel - socialize and read
2. more quickly is the right form and not quicker (I think)

Hence C
Assertion 2, in a general case, is incorrect. Both more quickly and quicker are valid comparatives.

The difference is that quicker is an adjective while quickly is an adverb. The use of one or the other depends on what it is modifying. Here, the adverb more quickly is right because it is modifying the verb to read.
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by debmalya_dutta » Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:50 am

Assertion 2, in a general case, is incorrect. Both more quickly and quicker are valid comparatives.

The difference is that quicker is an adjective while quickly is an adverb. The use of one or the other depends on what it is modifying. Here, the adverb more quickly is right because it is modifying the verb to read.
thank for pointing that out
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:25 am
frank its a knewton sc question and it is given in homework so no doubt in that

niks just i dont understand what this question exactly wants parallelism or else

quicker than and more quickly than which one better i still dont have oa but as soon as i get i will post i thinks it should be c only
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by uwhusky » Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:04 am
Keep in mind that "quicker" is an incorrect comparative form of "quick"; the correct usage is "more quickly". This understanding is like idiom, you basically have to just memorize it.
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