Meat from Wild animals

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Meat from Wild animals

by AnjaliOberoi » Mon Jan 20, 2014 4:29 am
According to recent studies comparing the nutritional value of meat from wild
animals and meat from domesticated animals, wild animals have less total fat than do
livestock fed on grain and more of a kind of fat they think is
good for cardiac health.

A. wild animals have less total fat than do livestock fed on grain and more of a kind of
fat they think is
B. wild animals have less total fat than livestock fed on grain and more of a kind of fat
thought to be
C. wild animals have less total fat than that of livestock fed on grain and have more fat
of a kind thought to be
D. total fat of wild animals is less than livestock fed on grain and they have more fat of a
kind thought to be
E. total fat is less in wild animals than that of livestock fed on grain and more of their fat
is of a kind they think is

How we can do elimination bet B and C.
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by GMATGuruNY » Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:25 pm
AnjaliOberoi wrote:How we can do elimination bet B and C.
In many cases, than serves to compare ACTIONS.

Case 1:
John has more ice cream than Mary.
Implied comparison:
John has more ice cream than Mary [HAS ICE CREAM].
The words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is understood.

Case 2:
John has fewer apples than oranges.
Implied comparison:
John has fewer apples than [HE HAS] oranges.
The words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is understood.

C: Wild animals have less total fat than that of livestock.
Here, that seems to refer to total fat:
Wild animals have less total fat than THE TOTAL FAT of livestock.

Interpretation 1: Wild animals have less total fat than the total fat of livestock [HAS TOTAL FAT].
Interpretation 2: Wild animals have less total fat than [THEY HAVE] the total fat of livestock.
Neither interpretation makes sense.
Eliminate C.
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