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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri May 28, 2010 8:10 pm
Recognized as one of history's most influential scientists,paul dirac helped to revolution ed the field of physics: his contribution to the theory of quantum electrodynamics were more valuable than were almost any other physicians of his time

A.than were almost any other
B.than were those of almost any other
C.than almost any
D.than almost any other
E.as were those of almost any

i am very confused with the options, plz help me to choose the correct answer
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by adi_800 » Fri May 28, 2010 8:29 pm
I think there is a typo in the problem...it should be his contributionS and not contribution to have subject verb agreement between contributionS and were..
A.than were almost any other--> Incorrectly compares contributions to any other physicians.
B.than were those of almost any other--> Correct...those refer to contributions. correctly compares contributions to contributions..
C.than almost any --> Incorrect comparison you MUST include any other not only any OR other alone...
D.than almost any other -> Incorrect comparison..
E.as were those of almost any -> Correct idiom for comparison is more than not more as...
B is correct....
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by gmatmachoman » Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:40 am
adi_800 wrote:I think there is a typo in the problem...it should be his contributionS and not contribution to have subject verb agreement between contributionS and were..
A.than were almost any other--> Incorrectly compares contributions to any other physicians.
B.than were those of almost any other--> Correct...those refer to contributions. correctly compares contributions to contributions..
C.than almost any --> Incorrect comparison you MUST include any other not only any OR other alone...
D.than almost any other -> Incorrect comparison..
E.as were those of almost any -> Correct idiom for comparison is more than not more as...
B is correct....
Good wrk adi_800!

My 2 cents. Here we are making comparisons. Always determine "How many" things are compared.

Here " paul dirac contributions & paul dirac himself "are compared to that of other physicians. So we need "those(as in option B) to connect the comparison of "contributions" of the both .
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by money9111 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:39 am
IMO B.. because yes... comparisons
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