BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Comparison issue - Experts please help

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 93
Joined: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:52 pm
Thanked: 6 times

Comparison issue - Experts please help

by sungoal » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:41 am
The European Economic Community exported just under $400 billion in goods in 1988, sixty percent more than the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports.

(A) the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports
(B) the United States' and nearly double what the Japanese exports were
(C) the United States exported and nearly twice as much as the Japanese did
(D) what the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports
(E) what the United States exported and nearly double the Japanese exports
Top
Source: — Sentence Correction |
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 496
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:34 am
Thanked: 38 times
Followed by:1 members

by sl750 » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:52 am
IMO C.

The European community..exported, 60% more than the US exported exported..twice as much as the Japanese
Top
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 93
Joined: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:52 pm
Thanked: 6 times

by sungoal » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:03 am
how you eliminated other options?
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 608
Joined: Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:16 am
Thanked: 37 times
Followed by:8 members

by saketk » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:15 am
sungoal wrote:The European Economic Community exported just under $400 billion in goods in 1988, sixty percent more than the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports.

(A) the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports
(B) the United States' and nearly double what the Japanese exports were
(C) the United States exported and nearly twice as much as the Japanese did
(D) what the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports
(E) what the United States exported and nearly double the Japanese exports
Hey Sungoal, the answer to this question is C. But, can you be bit more specific with your question. Which part is troubling you ?

As far as comparison goes.. Correct comparison is made between United states/Japan and European Economic community
Top
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 93
Joined: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:52 pm
Thanked: 6 times

by sungoal » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:20 am
I am having confusion between option C and D. Why option D is wrong?
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 541
Joined: Thu May 31, 2007 6:44 pm
Location: UK
Thanked: 21 times
Followed by:3 members
GMAT Score:680

by rohangupta83 » Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:59 pm
The European Economic Community exported just under $400 billion in goods in 1988, sixty percent more than the United States did and nearly twice as much as Japan's exports.

We should look for parallelism.

Here EEC exported - past tense
US did - past tense
Japan's exports - Possessive Noun

choice C is the only one of these which uses the correct tenses:
exported, exported, did

Choice D also uses Possesive Noun
Top
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1