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by xcusemeplz2009 » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:21 am
Intended primarily to stimulate family summer travel,
the new airfare, which allows both an adult and a
child to fly for the price of one ticket, and also shortens the advance-purchase requirement for family
travel to a minimum of seven days rather than

fourteen.

(A) and also shortens the advance-purchase require-
ment for family travel to a minimum of seven
days rather than
(B) and also lessens the advance-purchase
requirement for family travel to a seven-day
minimum from
C) also shortens the advance-purchase requirement
for family travel to a minimum of seven days
rather than that of
D) also lessens the advance-purchase requirement
for family travel to a seven-day minimum from
E) also shortens the advance-purchase requirement
for family travel to a minimum of seven days
rather than
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by sakurle » Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:51 am
IMO E,

and is not necessary. so C. D. E.

shorten is better than lessen, lessen is for something which you cannot count. Meaning lessen the amount of milk in coffee etc. So C & E.

seven days rather than fourteen makes more sense. So E.
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by shadowsjc » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:08 am
agree with the analysis above. E would be my guess as well. your strategy for this question would be to realize that the word 'and' is not necessary in the sentence (and in fact its addition causes the sentence not to make sense). that leaves you with C, D, or E right away.
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by mruzeful » Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:27 am
I go with D

I guess

"lessens X to a seven-day minimum from fourteen" is a right idiom

and in E it "shortens X to seven day minimum rather than fourteen" appears incorrect to me.

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