music concert

IMO D

Here are my thoughts.. Please correct me if i am wrong.
a. featuring a recognizable country group typically attracts a crowd much larger in the southern United States than it does in

I believe there should be a comma before "featuring" because, it is introducing a dependent clause.

b. featuring a recognizable country group will typically attract a much larger crowd if it occurs in the southern United States instead of

Same problem as above.

c. will typically attract a crowd much larger in the southern United States than one featuring a recognizable country group in

Music concert should be "featuring a recognizable country group " in both sounth and north. Here it shows its importance only in north. But not in south.

d. that is performed in the southern United States will typically attract much larger a crowd than if it occurred featuring the same country group in

This looks correct to me because the dependent clause is being intoduced by "that"

e. in the southern United States will typically attract a much larger crowd than will a concert featuring the same country group performed in

"performed in " looks awkward in the end. giving e meaning that it is performed in North but not in south.

sumanr84 wrote:Because country music plays on more radio stations there and is thus better able to capitalize on its fan base, a country music concert featuring a recognizable country group typically attracts a crowd much larger in the southern United States than it does in the Northeast.

a. featuring a recognizable country group typically attracts a crowd much larger in the southern United States than it does in
b. featuring a recognizable country group will typically attract a much larger crowd if it occurs in the southern United States instead of (attract...s...missing)
c. will typically attract a crowd much larger in the southern United States than one featuring a recognizable country group in (antecedent of 'one' + part before 'than' not llel)
d. that is performed in the southern United States will typically attract much larger a crowd than if it occurred featuring the same country group in (passive construction; conditional 'if' not necessary)
e. in the southern United States will typically attract a much larger crowd than will a concert featuring the same country group performed in (part before and after 'than' not llel ie "will ...attract..." and "will ..featuring..")

[spoiler]Source : Kaplan cat2 , OA later[/spoiler]

IMO A - featuring correctly modifies concert + comparison btn 'concert ...attracts a crowd much larger in the southern United States than it does in the Northeast

kvcpk wrote: a. featuring a recognizable country group typically attracts a crowd much larger in the southern United States than it does in

I believe there should be a comma before "featuring" because, it is introducing a dependent clause.

Not necessarily. 'featuring' with out coma will modify the immediate noun - music concert

IMO A

sumanr84 wrote:Because country music plays on more radio stations there and is thus better able to capitalize on its fan base, a country music concert featuring a recognizable country group typically attracts a crowd much larger in the southern United States than it does in the Northeast.

a. featuring a recognizable country group typically attracts a crowd much larger in the southern United States than it does in
b. featuring a recognizable country group will typically attract a much larger crowd if it occurs in the southern United States instead of
c. will typically attract a crowd much larger in the southern United States than one featuring a recognizable country group in
d. that is performed in the southern United States will typically attract much larger a crowd than if it occurred featuring the same country group in
e. in the southern United States will typically attract a much larger crowd than will a concert featuring the same country group performed in

[spoiler]Source : Kaplan cat2 , OA later[/spoiler]

A is my answer
we dont need future tense in this sentence, further more " if it occurs....instead of" is awkward
E and D are both awkward and C, like B, we wont use future tense and " one" is not clear

Hi Suman,

What is OA?

No correct answer yet..most of the people, including myself, are inclined towards A.

A is incorrect as it appears that the musical group is doing both actions simultaneously (attracting crowd in southern & Northeast at the same time)

Give a retry..bit difficult I must admit..check for intent not for grammar.

sumanr84 wrote:Because country music plays on more radio stations there and is thus better able to capitalize on its fan base, a country music concert featuring a recognizable country group typically attracts a crowd much larger in the southern United States than it does in the Northeast.

a. featuring a recognizable country group typically attracts a crowd much larger in the southern United States than it does in
b. featuring a recognizable country group will typically attract a much larger crowd if it occurs in the southern United States instead of
c. will typically attract a crowd much larger in the southern United States than one featuring a recognizable country group in
d. that is performed in the southern United States will typically attract much larger a crowd than if it occurred featuring the same country group in
e. in the southern United States will typically attract a much larger crowd than will a concert featuring the same country group performed in

[spoiler]Source : Kaplan cat2 , OA later[/spoiler]

It is E.

A seems conveying that crowd is larger in SUSA that it (crowd) does in NUSA..................."it" is a kind of ambiguous here.
whereas E, though contains more words, makes the meaning clear.

is the OA C
a,b,d : reference of it is not clear
e; sentence formation is not correct. placeemnt of will is incorrect

Picked A in my first try but if A is not the answer, then it must be E.

I will go with 'E'. Pls post OA.

Hmm.. A,E,D are over.. If answer is none of these, then I will go with C, which has a different meaning altogether..

IMO C.

the sentence structure seems like because something is happening, something will happen as a consequence. the key here isthe consequence, hence, option C using 'will' clearly indicates this.

Suman, If you can post the OA, everyone here would be cleared of confusion. Thanks in advance.

OA : E

OE from Kaplan goes as follows,

This is a rather convoluted sentence that makes a basic comparison between the size of a country music concert crowd in the South and one in the Northeast. The comparison must be logically and grammatically parallel. Only (E) meets this challenge, with the parallel construction will...will . The use of the underlined it in (A), (B) and (D) implies that the same concert performance could take place in two different places at the same time. Also, since there refers to the southern United States , we should move the latter phrase as close as possible to the former.

Answer (B) also eliminates in (instead of in the Northeast ), thus losing parallel structure. (C), as in (A), uses the awkward a crowd much larger , and keeps the southern United States too far away from there . In (D), the parallel structure is not maintained. The phrase much larger a crowd is even more awkward.