In assessing the design for a study on the causes of hepatitis B infection in institutional settings, a reviewer pointed out that to qualify as a valid scientific study, the control group would have to include the same proportion of foreign-born employees as the test group.
A)to include the same proportion of foreign-born employees as the test group
B)to include the same proportion of foreign-born employees as the test group does
C)to include the same proportion of foreign-born employees as the proportion in the test group
D)included the same proportion of foreign-born employees like the test group
E)to include the same proportion of foreign-born employees as were included in the test group
OA B
My question is sentence is given in the past tense so the test group does are not the same tense as the sentence given . I chose this option as there is no other best option. But does is ok with this sentence.?
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Hey Ice-rush,
Be careful, this sentence isn't strictly about the usage of "as". You are allowed to use "as" without a verb:
He's not as tall as his brother.
That is a correct sentence. You do not have to say: "He's not as tall as his brother is."
The real issue in this sentence is that we need a verb in order to allay confusion.
a) the control group would have to include the same proportion of foreign-born employees as the test group.
This could sound like the control needs to include 20% foreign-born employees and 20% test group members. See the problem? Here's another example of confusion:
I love Justin Bieber more than you.
Is it that I love Justin Bieber more than I love you, or is that I love Justin Bieber more than you do? We can't know, so that original sentence is wrong!
Now consider this sentence:
I have more money than Justin Bieber.
There's no confusion there, so that sentence is correct as is.
Hope that helps!
-t
Be careful, this sentence isn't strictly about the usage of "as". You are allowed to use "as" without a verb:
He's not as tall as his brother.
That is a correct sentence. You do not have to say: "He's not as tall as his brother is."
The real issue in this sentence is that we need a verb in order to allay confusion.
a) the control group would have to include the same proportion of foreign-born employees as the test group.
This could sound like the control needs to include 20% foreign-born employees and 20% test group members. See the problem? Here's another example of confusion:
I love Justin Bieber more than you.
Is it that I love Justin Bieber more than I love you, or is that I love Justin Bieber more than you do? We can't know, so that original sentence is wrong!
Now consider this sentence:
I have more money than Justin Bieber.
There's no confusion there, so that sentence is correct as is.
Hope that helps!
-t
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