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by sachin_yadav » Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:26 am
Obesity is more common among American teenagers now than ever before.

A. than
B. than it was
C. than has been
D. compared with
E. in terms of

OA is A

Why B is wrong ?


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by sachin_yadav » Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:15 am
Hi everyone, i know that it is a very simple question. But please let me know how can i eliminate B. I have found a few posts that talk about wordiness. So,i want to confirm is it wordiness or something else that can help to eliminate B.

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sachin_yadav wrote:Obesity is more common among American teenagers now than ever before.

A. than
B. than it was
C. than has been
D. compared with
E. in terms of

OA is A

Why B is wrong ?


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