Officials at the United States Mint

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Officials at the United States Mint

by ska7945 » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:03 pm
Officials at the United States Mint believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than four quarters, which weigh 5.67 grams each.

(A) more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than
(B) more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far lighter than
(C) as a substitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far less than
(D) as a substitute for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1 grams is far lighter than it is for
(E) as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than it is for

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by Mani_mba » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:44 pm
My guess is C

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Re: Officials at the United States Mint

by mastbombay » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:26 pm
The correct sturcture is

as a substitue for .........more than for.......

Hence C
ska7945 wrote:Officials at the United States Mint believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than four quarters, which weigh 5.67 grams each.

(A) more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than......unidiomatic......
(B) more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far lighter than.......requires a for after than..
(C) as a substitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far less than
(D) as a substitute for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1 grams is far lighter than it is for.......wrong comparison
(E) as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than it is for......... unidiomatic

leave your reasoning as well.

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