Degler does more than merely summarizing existing research; he constructs a coherent picture of two centuries of studies dealing with the changing roles of women.
(A) Degler does more than merely summarizing
(B) Degler's study is more than a mere summarizing of
(C) Degler has done more than a mere summarizing of
(D) Degler's study has done more than summarize merely
(E) Degler does more than merely summarize
Please pick your choice with reasoning!
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GmatKiss wrote:Degler does more than merely summarizing existing research; he constructs a coherent picture of two centuries of studies dealing with the changing roles of women.
(A) Degler does more than merely summarizing
(B) Degler's study is more than a mere summarizing of
(C) Degler has done more than a mere summarizing of
(D) Degler's study has done more than summarize merely
(E) Degler does more than merely summarize
Please pick your choice with reasoning!
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Again, Please pick your choice with reasoning!aspirant2011 wrote:GmatKiss wrote:Degler does more than merely summarizing existing research; he constructs a coherent picture of two centuries of studies dealing with the changing roles of women.
(A) Degler does more than merely summarizing
(B) Degler's study is more than a mere summarizing of
(C) Degler has done more than a mere summarizing of
(D) Degler's study has done more than summarize merely
(E) Degler does more than merely summarize
Please pick your choice with reasoning!
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Usage of merely [adverb] summarizing is awkward........we require simple tense summarize in order to maintain clarity in the sentence.
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GmatKiss wrote:Degler does more than merely summarizing existing research; he constructs a coherent picture of two centuries of studies dealing with the changing roles of women.
(A) Degler does more than merely summarizing
(B) Degler's study is more than a mere summarizing of
(C) Degler has done more than a mere summarizing of
(D) Degler's study has done more than summarize merely
(E) Degler does more than merely summarize
Please pick your choice with reasoning!
IMO A, does is parallel with constructs and sumarizing is parallel with dealing:)
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Hi,
A little confusion - there is a semi-colon at the end of the first part of the sentence. Can this affect the parallelism structure of the sentence? Because a semi-colon differentiates a phrase or clause of a sentence from the rest of it.
So, option A seems to be right
Thanks
A little confusion - there is a semi-colon at the end of the first part of the sentence. Can this affect the parallelism structure of the sentence? Because a semi-colon differentiates a phrase or clause of a sentence from the rest of it.
So, option A seems to be right
Thanks
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Hey guys,
This one has to be E. Note that, in A, we have a comparison..."more than". And since the first portion is "Degler does" the second should be in the same form "summarize" (indicative tense verb vs. indicative tense verb).
You also have "he constructs" later in the sentence, also in the indicative tense, so E keeps all of the "what Degler does" verbs consistent. "Summarizing" is present-tense (or a gerund/noun) and therefore doesn't fit in that timeline or comparison.
Note also that B and D make "Degler's study" the subject of the sentence, but after the semicolon we have "he" as the subject - we need to lead with Degler as the subject to set up "he" later in the sentence.
And while we're at it... C mixes verb tenses illogically. The first portion talks about what Degler "has done". But later we're stuck with saying what Degler "does". We're fixed with the indicative tense after the semicolon, so only E can be correct here.
This one has to be E. Note that, in A, we have a comparison..."more than". And since the first portion is "Degler does" the second should be in the same form "summarize" (indicative tense verb vs. indicative tense verb).
You also have "he constructs" later in the sentence, also in the indicative tense, so E keeps all of the "what Degler does" verbs consistent. "Summarizing" is present-tense (or a gerund/noun) and therefore doesn't fit in that timeline or comparison.
Note also that B and D make "Degler's study" the subject of the sentence, but after the semicolon we have "he" as the subject - we need to lead with Degler as the subject to set up "he" later in the sentence.
And while we're at it... C mixes verb tenses illogically. The first portion talks about what Degler "has done". But later we're stuck with saying what Degler "does". We're fixed with the indicative tense after the semicolon, so only E can be correct here.
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