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parallelism in comparison

by winnerhere » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:31 pm
In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to those of B.F. Skinner, one notes vast differences in their explanations of human actions and motivations, but certain similarities in the comprehensiveness and ultimate inflexibility of their approaches

a) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to those of B.F. Skinner,
b) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to B.F. Skinner,
c) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior with those of B.F. Skinner,
d) In comparing Freud's and B.F. Skinner's view of human behavior,
e) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior with B.F. Skinner's,

Explanations please

OA Later..

Especially, about the comparison between two possessive forms..

which of the following is a correct construction..are both right?

Federer's serve is better than Nadal's

or

Federer's sever is better than that of Nadal
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by cans » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:43 pm
IMO E
a and c rejected because of use of 'those' view is singular.
d) Freud's and Skinner's form plural subject but view is singular.
b)Freud's view of human behavior should be compared with B.F. Skinner's view and not with Skinner.
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by Frankenstein » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:50 pm
winnerhere wrote:
which of the following is a correct construction..are both right?

Federer's serve is better than Nadal's

or

Federer's sever is better than that of Nadal
Hi,
I think both are correct.
First example is straight forward.. comparison between possessive forms.
Second one: Federer's serve = serve of Federer
So, if we rewrite, we get
Serve of Federer is better than that(serve) of Nadal.
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by itsmebharat » Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:26 am
In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to those of B.F. Skinner, one notes vast differences in their explanations of human actions and motivations, but certain similarities in the comprehensiveness and ultimate inflexibility of their approaches

If View is singular then their refer to ??

IMO D, Looking for someone to explain why choices are wrong and why.
I am not an Expert, please feel free to suggest if there is an error.
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by crh » Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:34 am
IMO E

This is the only option which compares both individuals views.

OA Plz..
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by sanabk » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:00 am
E
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by breakkgmat » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:00 am
I think its E as well.Initially thought its D.But E seems better while comparing each other..
Whats the OA?
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by galaxian » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:10 am
Your Federer & Nadal example itself was a hint to this Qs.It should be E
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by kiton » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:25 am
Hello! Please, let me try to explain this one:

a) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to those of B.F. Skinner, out
b) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to B.F. Skinner, comparing view and Skinner - out.
c) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior with those of B.F. Skinner, out
d) In comparing Freud's and B.F. Skinner's view of human behavior, looks like they both have the same view, but they do not.
e) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior with B.F. Skinner's, - correct.
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by phanideepak » Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:04 pm
a) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to those of B.F. Skinner, pronoun error (that should be used)
b) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to B.F. Skinner, View is being compared to B.F. Skinner
c) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior with those of B.F. Skinner, Same as A
d) In comparing Freud's and B.F. Skinner's view of human behavior, compound Subject with the use of and so we should use views and not view
e) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior with B.F. Skinner's, This is the correct answer

So the answer should be E.
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by [email protected] » Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:44 am
IMO-E
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:52 am
Initially picked D. But now inclined towards E.

I see two reasons, from posts above, for eliminating D.

Are there any more reasons?
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by LIL » Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:51 am
the answer is E.

In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to those of B.F. Skinner, one notes vast differences in their explanations of human actions and motivations, but certain similarities in the comprehensiveness and ultimate inflexibility of their approaches

a) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to those of B.F. Skinner,
incorrect - "view" is singular while "those" is plural

b) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior to B.F. Skinner,
incorrect - here you're comparing freud's view of human behavior with b.f. skinner -- the dude

c) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior with those of B.F. Skinner,
incorrect - again, "view" is singular while "those" is plural

d) In comparing Freud's and B.F. Skinner's view of human behavior,
incorrect - "freud's and b.f. skinner's view" implies that they have one view of human behavior, and it is the same view. sort of. for this to be correct, you'd actually have to say "freud and b.f. skinner's view," because when two people own one thing you only put the possessive after the second person's name.

e.g. ron's and sarah's car is a corvette > incorrect
ron and sarah's car is a corvette > correct
ron and sarah's cars are silver > correct IF there is more than one car, and ron and sarah jointly own ALL of the cars
ron's and sarah's cars are silver > correct IF there is more than one car, and ron and sarah do not jointly own all of the cars

e) In comparing Freud's view of human behavior with B.F. Skinner's,
correct - this is the only answer that compares freud's view with b.f. skinner's (view)
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