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by arorag » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:45 pm
Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.
A. a greater proportion than it was
B. a greater proportion than
C. a greater proportion than they have been
D. which is greater than was so
E. which is greater than it has been


what is wrong with B
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by Vignesh.4384 » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:56 pm
Is the answer A ?

It cannot be B because the first part of the question is talking about " television costs". Soaring television costs cannot be compared with previous election.it is not logical.

If u chose A (a greater proportion than it was) then "it" refers to television cost. I hope i was clear.

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by reachac » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:06 pm
https://www.beatthegmat.com/television-t13150.html

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by nervesofsteel » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:50 am
https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-set-sc-2-t27173.html

OA B ... please check last post in the link above

hope it helps...
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Re: television costs

by tanviet » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:17 am
arorag wrote:Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.
A. a greater proportion than it was
B. a greater proportion than
C. a greater proportion than they have been
D. which is greater than was so
E. which is greater than it has been


what is wrong with B
in B, the second element of comparison is not clear. "costs" must be compared with "costs" . "they" is better than nothing.
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by havok » Sun May 01, 2011 4:23 pm
I thought the answer should have been C but the OA is B.

Is "they have been" too wordy? I felt like there wasn't necessarily a clear comparison but I guess I was wrong.
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