SC- comparison question

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SC- comparison question

by vishalwin » Thu Nov 12, 2015 5:49 am
In the five most important battleground states - New York, California, Illinois, Ohio, and Massachusetts - Democrats reported $48.7 million in cash on hand, compared to the Republicans, who reported $35 million.

A)compared to the Republicans, who reported $35 million

B)in comparison to the Republicans, with $35 million

C)compared with $35 million for the Republicans

D)compared with the reporting of the Republicans of $35 million

E)in comparison to the Republicans' report of having $35 million



A) wrong comparison

B) wrong comparison

C) OA

D) What's wrong in this?

E) What's wrong in this?



Do we prefer COMPARED WITH over COMPARED TO in GMAT?

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by mallika hunsur » Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:33 am
vishalwin wrote:In the five most important battleground states - New York, California, Illinois, Ohio, and Massachusetts - Democrats reported $48.7 million in cash on hand, compared to the Republicans, who reported $35 million.

A)compared to the Republicans, who reported $35 million

B)in comparison to the Republicans, with $35 million

C)compared with $35 million for the Republicans

D)compared with the reporting of the Republicans of $35 million

E)in comparison to the Republicans' report of having $35 million



A) wrong comparison

B) wrong comparison

C) OA

D) What's wrong in this?

E) What's wrong in this?



Do we prefer COMPARED WITH over COMPARED TO in GMAT?
Hi Vishal,
D-compared with the reporting of- this means to compare reporting styles and not the figures, which is why it should be struck off
E-this is wordy and unnecessarily uses the possessive form, i.e. Republicans'..
Last edited by mallika hunsur on Fri Nov 13, 2015 5:05 am, edited 2 times in total.

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:18 pm
There is no preference for compared to vs. compared with. They are used in different scenarios. Here is a good write up: https://grammarist.com/usage/compared-to ... ared-with/

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