Officials at the Unites States Mint believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a substitue for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1gms, is far less than four quarters, which weigh 5.67 gms each.
a) same
b) more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1gms, far lighter than
c) as a substitue for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 gms, far less than
d) as a substitue for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1gms is far lighter than it is for
e) as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight , only 8.1gms, is far less than it is for
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IMO (E)
a) more as a substitue for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1gms, is far less than
Incorrect IDIOM: more X rather than Y
b) more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1gms, far lighter than
Correct IDIOM but not parallel: more X for... than Y
c) as a substitue for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it
weighs only 8.1 gms, far less than
Incorrect IDIOM: more X than Y. Here X is missing.
d) as a substitue for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1gms is far lighter than it is for
Incorrect IDIOM: Same as (C)
e) as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight , only 8.1gms, is far less than it is for
Correct IDIOM and parallel: More for X than for Y
What is OA?
a) more as a substitue for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1gms, is far less than
Incorrect IDIOM: more X rather than Y
b) more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1gms, far lighter than
Correct IDIOM but not parallel: more X for... than Y
c) as a substitue for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it
weighs only 8.1 gms, far less than
Incorrect IDIOM: more X than Y. Here X is missing.
d) as a substitue for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1gms is far lighter than it is for
Incorrect IDIOM: Same as (C)
e) as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight , only 8.1gms, is far less than it is for
Correct IDIOM and parallel: More for X than for Y
What is OA?
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ildude02,
B was my choice as well to start with. But there is another idiom in there use X as Y
I am not sure whether we can say use more X as Y
That said, Does the it/its in all the answer choices has a clear antecedent?
Why do you think that it/its is NOT referring to the dollar bill and only referring to dollar coin? Am I missing some thing?
B was my choice as well to start with. But there is another idiom in there use X as Y
I am not sure whether we can say use more X as Y
That said, Does the it/its in all the answer choices has a clear antecedent?
Why do you think that it/its is NOT referring to the dollar bill and only referring to dollar coin? Am I missing some thing?
Please do not post answer along with the Question you post/ask
Let people discuss the Questions with out seeing answers.
Let people discuss the Questions with out seeing answers.
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I would normally think "it" or any pronoun refers to the closest noun and there should not be any ambiguity. I can see your point where "it" can refer to anything here. But since all of the sentences have the it at the same place, I didn't make a choice based of "it". But you are right, it does seem like "it" can refer to anyhting in this sentence.
I would have went with A, but the idiom more X rather than Y doesn't make sense, and it should be more X than Y or "not X but rather Y". Atleast, that's the reasoning behind my choice.
Choice E is wordy and also, "as a substitute more for four quarters " looks awkward with the placement of "more" after substitute.
What's the answer?
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I would have went with A, but the idiom more X rather than Y doesn't make sense, and it should be more X than Y or "not X but rather Y". Atleast, that's the reasoning behind my choice.
Choice E is wordy and also, "as a substitute more for four quarters " looks awkward with the placement of "more" after substitute.
What's the answer?
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The official answer is B. (Source - GMAT Prep)
I was confused between B & C. Decided to go with C. But can someone explain why B is the best answer here?
I was confused between B & C. Decided to go with C. But can someone explain why B is the best answer here?
IMO its B
coz its correctly conveys the meaning that " We are talking abt Sacagawean Dollar substituting 4 quaters"and is not wordy. Plus use of lighter, instead of less, is correct when we are talking about measurable weight.
A - More rather than for is not a correct idiom
C - substitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 gms - is too wordy.
D - because its weight of only 8.1gms is far lighter than it is for - Its weight of only .... lighter, is wordy
E - as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar - Might sound as the correct idiom, but it distorts the meaning of the sentence by saying "substitute more" which implies that there is some other Dollar which can be used as a substitute as well.
coz its correctly conveys the meaning that " We are talking abt Sacagawean Dollar substituting 4 quaters"and is not wordy. Plus use of lighter, instead of less, is correct when we are talking about measurable weight.
A - More rather than for is not a correct idiom
C - substitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 gms - is too wordy.
D - because its weight of only 8.1gms is far lighter than it is for - Its weight of only .... lighter, is wordy
E - as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar - Might sound as the correct idiom, but it distorts the meaning of the sentence by saying "substitute more" which implies that there is some other Dollar which can be used as a substitute as well.
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C because used as is used properly and also it presents parallelism eventhough it's awkward:Dsaege wrote:Officials at the Unites States Mint believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a substitue for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1gms, is far less than four quarters, which weigh 5.67 gms each.
a) same
b) more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1gms, far lighter than
c) as a substitue for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 gms, far less than
d) as a substitue for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1gms is far lighter than it is for
e) as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight , only 8.1gms, is far less than it is for
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[spoiler]C[/spoiler]
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2nd question on my GMAT prep too. !
I marked B as answer.
But OA is C.
IMO, the choice is between B& C (because it weighs .... than 4q's , which weigh...). This construction is only in B&C
C wins, because of "far less than" instead of "far lighter than". "less than" seems more appropriate than "lighter than".
I marked B as answer.
But OA is C.
IMO, the choice is between B& C (because it weighs .... than 4q's , which weigh...). This construction is only in B&C
C wins, because of "far less than" instead of "far lighter than". "less than" seems more appropriate than "lighter than".