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jaymw
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Hi!
I just gave the Princeton free CAT, checked where I went wrong and came across a seemingly odd explanation for one of the SC questions. Maybe some of you can help me understand the following. SO here goes:
Contestants entering the competition for the third or fourth time are likely to be at a significant advantage and are frequently able to outperform their less-seasoned rivals.
a)likely to be at a significant advantage and are frequently able to
b)likely significantly advantaged and frequently able to
c)liable to be significantly advantaged and can frequently
d)liable that they are at a significant advantage and can frequently
e)at a significant advantage, frequently likely to be able that they can
While c through e) are obviously nonsensical, I was torn between a) and b) and my gut feeling wanted the latter.
I admit that this version sounds a bit clumsy, however, I cannot figure out what's wrong with it. Princeton says the following to answer choice b): No. Parallel construction. "Advantaged" is a noun, and "able" is a verb.
I am not a native English speaker, but I am pretty sure that "advantaged" is an adjective and so is "able", so be advantaged and be able to... sounds parallel to me!
Any thoughts on this? I would appreciate it.
Thanks
Jan
I just gave the Princeton free CAT, checked where I went wrong and came across a seemingly odd explanation for one of the SC questions. Maybe some of you can help me understand the following. SO here goes:
Contestants entering the competition for the third or fourth time are likely to be at a significant advantage and are frequently able to outperform their less-seasoned rivals.
a)likely to be at a significant advantage and are frequently able to
b)likely significantly advantaged and frequently able to
c)liable to be significantly advantaged and can frequently
d)liable that they are at a significant advantage and can frequently
e)at a significant advantage, frequently likely to be able that they can
While c through e) are obviously nonsensical, I was torn between a) and b) and my gut feeling wanted the latter.
I admit that this version sounds a bit clumsy, however, I cannot figure out what's wrong with it. Princeton says the following to answer choice b): No. Parallel construction. "Advantaged" is a noun, and "able" is a verb.
I am not a native English speaker, but I am pretty sure that "advantaged" is an adjective and so is "able", so be advantaged and be able to... sounds parallel to me!
Any thoughts on this? I would appreciate it.
Thanks
Jan
