BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

no happier

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 343
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:28 pm
Thanked: 4 times

no happier

by arorag » Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:44 pm
Freedman’s survey showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than do people living in big cities.

(A) no happier than do people living
(B) not any happier than do people living
(C) not any happier than do people who live
(D) no happier than are people who are living
(E) not as happy as are people who live

What is diff between no hapier and not any happier?
Top
Source: — Sentence Correction |
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 438
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:44 am
Thanked: 26 times

by chidcguy » Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:04 pm
People living in small cities is parallel with people living in big cities

So C & E are out

I don't think the who is needed in D

Between A & B, its between no happier vs not any happier

To me no happier is quantifying the happiness

not any happier is just negating the happiness

I could not make a decision and felt that A is best because it does not change the meaning even if my understanding is wrong

What is the OA?
Please do not post answer along with the Question you post/ask

Let people discuss the Questions with out seeing answers.
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 443
Joined: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:33 pm
Thanked: 5 times

by Vignesh.4384 » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:08 pm
i think it is A
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 189
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:29 am
Thanked: 5 times
Followed by:2 members
GMAT Score:750

by sulabh » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:01 pm
I think it is A.
This is what I have found.

No is a determiner expressing quantity like 'all', 'every', 'many', 'some', 'any', 'each', 'either', 'one', 'another' and is used before singular and plural nouns. It is similar in meaning to 'not a' or 'not any' and is often our preferred choice if we want to give emphasis to what we are saying. Compare:
•I have no idea what he is referring to. (more emphatic)
•I don't have any idea what he is referring to. (less emphatic)

Not is used to make a clause or sentence negative and usually combines with the verb 'to be' and with adjectives, adverbs, noun groups or prepositional phrases.
750(Q50,V40)
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 320
Joined: Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm
Thanked: 10 times

by ildude02 » Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:12 pm
Does anyone know what is "do" in choice A referring to? I picked A since it's the better one compared to the other choices, but I would have liked to see the choice read, "no happier than people living in big cities do".(unless big cities is not underlined, so that would leave me no choice). My thought was, "do" would paralleel "considering themselves". Can anyone let me know what you think about it? Appreciate it.
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1159
Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:35 pm
Thanked: 56 times

by raunekk » Sun Jul 06, 2008 3:14 am
"do" is refering to " consider"


IMO:A

OA??
Top
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 17
Joined: Sat May 10, 2008 10:40 pm

by debarshi7 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:50 am
answer -b
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 320
Joined: Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm
Thanked: 10 times

by ildude02 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:13 am
If "do" as given in A represent's "consider", it's not parallel to the first comparision. Remember, the first comparision says , "prople living in small towns consider themselves", so the parallel comparision should have the verb "do" after people. Besides, if you replace "do" with "consider" in the underlined comparision of Choice A, it does't make sense(than consider people living in big cities).
raunekk wrote:"do" is refering to " consider"


IMO:A

OA??
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 468
Joined: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:17 pm
Thanked: 5 times

by moneyman » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:27 am
In this statement two things are being compared..the feelings of one set of people with another set of people..so the word "do" is used to express that..A is the right answer as it makes the right comparison and is clear and concise
Maxx
Top
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1