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by gmat740 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:48 am
37) According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it.
(A) than
(B) than born
(C) than they were
(D) than there had been
(E) than had been born

OA A

I find the OA awkward
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by Vemuri » Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:27 am
The usage of "than" is used for comparison. We are basically comparing the age of women over the age of 30 and under the age of 30.

Only A appropriately does the comparison. Why do you feel A is awkard?
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by gmat740 » Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:11 am
I feel there has to be a pronoun reference
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