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by naveenk » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:37 pm
According to recent studies comparing the nutritional value of meat from wild animals and meat from domesticated animals, wild animals have less total fat than do livestock fed on grain and more of a kind of fat they think is good for cardiac health.

A. wild animals have less total fat than do livestock fed on grain and more of a kind of fat they think is
B. wild animals have less total fat than livestock fed on grain and more of a kind of fat thought to be
C. wild animals have less total fat than that of livestock fed on grain and have more fat of a kind thought to be
D. total fat of wild animals is less than livestock fed on grain and they have more fat of a kind thought to be
E. total fat is less in wild animals than that of livestock fed on grain and more of their fat is of a kind they think is

The guiding principles of the tax plan released by the Treasury Department could have even a greater significance for the economy than the particulars of the plan.

(A) even a greater significance for the economy than
(B) a significance that is even greater for the economy than
(C) even greater significance for the economy than have
(D) even greater significance for the economy than do
(E) a significance even greater for the economy than have

Please explain why the answer is different even though both q's are of same format. i.e X has/have more/greater ../do than y

Answer after few discussions.
thxs
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by ananda271181 » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:23 am
IMO A & B, please correct if I'm wrong
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IMO

by xcusemeplz2009 » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:44 am
IMO B for 1st and A for second
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by mruzeful » Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:08 am
1-c - parallelism of 'have'
2-D - comparing the effects of guidelines and particulars
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by tom4lax » Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:54 pm
IMO, B & D.
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by Ragingrsx » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:19 pm
Imo B,B
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by naveenk » Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:47 pm
1. OA: B
2. OA: D

But please kindly explain the difference why is it so even though both are similar sentences. I am confused :?
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by mruzeful » Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:55 am
someone please explain the OA's
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by mruzeful » Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:08 pm
any explanation guys?
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by sanjay_dce » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:42 am
1st question:
The comaprison has to be made b/w having fat by wild animal and having fat by livestock

so B is ok
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Re: comparision q's

by sanjay_dce » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:47 am
naveenk wrote:According to recent studies comparing the nutritional value of meat from wild animals and meat from domesticated animals, wild animals have less total fat than do livestock fed on grain and more of a kind of fat they think is good for cardiac health.

A. wild animals have less total fat than do livestock fed on grain and more of a kind of fat they think is ( they refers incorrectly to wild animals , can wild animals think????)

B. wild animals have less total fat than livestock fed on grain and more of a kind of fat thought to be ( correct comparison having fat by wild animal and by livestock)

C. wild animals have less total fat than that of livestock fed on grain and have more fat of a kind thought to be
( having fat by wild animals is compared with fat of live stock , should have been compared with having fat by livestock)

D. total fat of wild animals is less than livestock fed on grain and they have more fat of a kind thought to be
( wordy and incorrect comparison)

E. total fat is less in wild animals than that of livestock fed on grain and more of their fat is of a kind they think is
( wordy, , they refers to whom???)

The guiding principles of the tax plan released by the Treasury Department could have even a greater significance for the economy than the particulars of the plan.

(A) even a greater significance for the economy than
(B) a significance that is even greater for the economy than
(C) even greater significance for the economy than have
(D) even greater significance for the economy than do
(E) a significance even greater for the economy than have

Please explain why the answer is different even though both q's are of same format. i.e X has/have more/greater ../do than y

Answer after few discussions.
thxs
I have answered ist question..
for second question to the impact of one thing with the other.. D is ok for second one
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by crackgmat007 » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:33 pm
Without 'they' in A (first question), will the sentence be correct?

Is the below construction correct?

'wild animals have less total fat than do livestock'
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