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by Naruto » Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:41 pm
1. Some surveys on the use of graphics in business presentation indicate that proposals incorporating graphics stand a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals without graphics.

A. a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals
B. a twenty percent better chance of approval in comparison with those
C. a likelihood they will be approved twenty percent greater than those
D. a twenty percent greater likelihood of approval as compared to proposals
E. twenty percent more likelihood of being approved than do those


Please discuss in detail why the answer and not the other options. I'll post OA later
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by perfectstranger » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:02 am
Naruto wrote:1. Some surveys on the use of graphics in business presentation indicate that proposals incorporating graphics stand a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals without graphics.

A. a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals
B. a twenty percent better chance of approval in comparison with those
C. a likelihood they will be approved twenty percent greater than those
D. a twenty percent greater likelihood of approval as compared to proposals
E. twenty percent more likelihood of being approved than do those


Please discuss in detail why the answer and not the other options. I'll post OA later
I think the answer is A although being is used ...stand a chance
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by shibal » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:24 am
IMO B
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by karmayogi » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:10 am
Proposals are approved by someone, so "being approved" is correct. Also, 'than' is pithier than (imagine 'in comparison with' here) 'in comparison with'. That leaves us with option A and E.

proposals incorporating graphics stand ....
than
do (stand) proposals without graphics.

For parallel comparison, verb 'do' is required. Hence, IMO E.
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by shilpi84 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:39 am
Why are B and E wrong?
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