People in France consume fatty food.

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amysky_0205: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 193; Joined: Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:53 amFollowed by: 5 members; Thanked: 4 times

by amysky_0205 » Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:54 am

Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.

A. people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States
B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the
C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United State's, their
D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the
E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the

OA: B

I have several questions about this!

plz explain what's wrong with other options~ especially D~
Is it wrong because the rate of fatty food is wrong indication? and it uses PASSIVE voice?

Does the sentence has to parallel BEFORE and AFTER Although?

TKS A LOT!

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:17 am

A. people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States
Bad comparison. This suggests that PEOPLE consume at a rate comparable to the UNITED STATES

B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the
Good comparison. Nice active voice as well (people consume foods)

C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United State's, their
Passive sentence (foods are consumed). The pronoun "their" refers to fatty foods so we're talking about the foods' death rate.

D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the
Super passive sentence. We don't even know who or what is consuming the foods. People? Dogs?
The "rate of fatty foods" makes no sense.

E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the
"the rate of people" doesn't make any sense.

Answer = B

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by Chitturi » Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:29 am

Dear brent

" The rate of fatty food consumption in France and US is about the same "

Plz tell, whether the above sentence is correct ?

Please explain why the rate of fatty food consumed makes no sense.

My thinking is "fatty foods are consumed and that consumption is at a rate. "

Regards

Ratnakar

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:39 am

Chitturi wrote:Dear brent

" The rate of fatty food consumption in France and US is about the same "

Plz tell, whether the above sentence is correct ?

Please explain why the rate of fatty food consumed makes no sense.

My thinking is "fatty foods are consumed and that consumption is at a rate. "

Regards

Ratnakar

"The rate of fatty food consumption in France and US is about the same"
Here, "fatty food" modifies the noun consumption.
Q: What kind of consumption?
A: Fatty food consumption.
So we can ignore the modifier to get "The rate of consumption in France . . . "
Perfect. "rate of consumption" makes sense.

"The rate of fatty food consumed"
Here, "fatty" and "consumed" are the modifiers. They modify the word "food"
Q: What kind of food?
A: The fatty and consumed kind.
When we ignore the modifiers here, we get "the rate of food"

If you're interested, we have a free video on ignoring certain words, phrases and clauses to help us analyze sentences: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... on?id=1158

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by Crystal W » Fri Jun 24, 2016 9:59 pm

amysky_0205 wrote:Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.

A. people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States
B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the
C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United State's, their
D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the
E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the

OA: B

I have several questions about this!

plz explain what's wrong with other options~ especially D~
Is it wrong because the rate of fatty food is wrong indication? and it uses PASSIVE voice?

Does the sentence has to parallel BEFORE and AFTER Although?

TKS A LOT!

Can someone explain more about choice C? I think the compare is ok and their refers to United States's .
Thanks in advance!

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