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by vindooo » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:38 am
The Supplejack, a rare and valuable whip vine of the Australian rainforests, has managed to withstand recent waves of deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times greater than it was before the forests began to be cleared.

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deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times greater than it was

B
deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times more than it had been

C
deforestation; they are currently proliferating at a rate threefold greater than what they had been

D
deforestation, currently proliferating with a rate threefold greater than they had

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deforestation, currently proliferating with a rate three times greater than
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by aloneontheedge » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:42 am
vindooo wrote:The Supplejack, a rare and valuable whip vine of the Australian rainforests, has managed to withstand recent waves of deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times greater than it was before the forests began to be cleared.

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deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times greater than it was

B
deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times more than it had been

C
deforestation; they are currently proliferating at a rate threefold greater than what they had been

D
deforestation, currently proliferating with a rate threefold greater than they had

E
deforestation, currently proliferating with a rate three times greater than
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by blaster » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:11 am
stuck between A and B.
can someone explain the role of Perfect tense in option B ? why it should be wrong or wright?
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by Target2009 » Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:28 pm
Just want to Bump this post.

Can we have some discussion on A & E? Which one is best and why?
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by tintinusa » Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:29 pm
Confused between "A" & "B", I go with B. What's the OA?
"If you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well." - A.E
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by eyelikecheese » Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:39 pm
A

In answer choice B, the rate in an uncountable quantity,i.e 1 rate 2 rate. More is for countable quantities. I.E I have more money than you. There are more people here
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by Target2009 » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:01 pm
eyelikecheese wrote:A

In answer choice B, the rate in an uncountable quantity,i.e 1 rate 2 rate. More is for countable quantities. I.E I have more money than you. There are more people here
Why E is incorrect and why A is correct? Your explanation will be highly appreciated.
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by eyelikecheese » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:39 pm
Well with E.)"with a rate" is unidiomatic" . The correct usage is "at a rate of". Also, "currently" is modifying deforestation. To me, it reads "Deforestation is currently proliferating, whereas it should read "The supplejack is currently proliferating"

With A)The first "It" refers to Supplejack. The second "it" refers to the rate
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by Dravidian » Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:19 pm
The Supplejack, a rare and valuable whip vine of the Australian rainforests, has managed to withstand recent waves of deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times greater than it was before the forests began to be cleared.

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deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times greater than it was CORRECT ANSWER

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deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times more than it had been We are comparing present with past not two past events. So past perfect is not correct. Also "three time greater" is the correct idiom in this case

C
deforestation; they are currently proliferating at a rate threefold greater than what they had been Pronoun (They should be singular to match the subject)problem. Too wordy. Past perfect construction

D
deforestation, currently proliferating with a rate threefold greater than they had idiom: "with a rate" is incorrect. "at a rate" would be the way to go."had" construction is not needed.

E
deforestation, currently proliferating with a rate three times greater thanwrong idiom - same as D
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere - A E
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough - A E
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by RACHVIK » Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:38 am
IMO B

Whats the OA.

'Greater' is used to compare two or more things. As per sentence, we are comparing the rate over two time periods hence A is out. Moreover Option B uses the same tense as first part 'is proliferating' (present continuous) vs 'had been' (past perfect continuous). Moreover use of 'before' shows the timeline.
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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:01 am
You should only see the past perfect in cases where the event in past perfect is further in the past than another verb in another past tense.

He drove to work, but He had driven all the way to work before he realized it was Sunday, not Monday.
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by cyrwr1 » Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:19 am
I'm going with A, can someone explain the rate part better for me?

When to use greater/more?
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by Jim@Grockit » Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:57 am
RACHVIK wrote:IMO B

Whats the OA.

'Greater' is used to compare two or more things. As per sentence, we are comparing the rate over two time periods hence A is out. Moreover Option B uses the same tense as first part 'is proliferating' (present continuous) vs 'had been' (past perfect continuous). Moreover use of 'before' shows the timeline.
I am not sure why you eliminate A on the basis of two different time periods; "is" and "was" are different time periods, and the word "before" does make it clear that the older rate predated the clearing of the forests.


Regarding rates/measures/more/greater, units of measurement are countable nouns (inches, pounds, years, individual people), but the words used to label that measurement are not (length, weight, time, population). You cannot have more rate, but you can have a greater one.
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by pesfunk » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:55 am
A is a clear winner here.

Eliminated E because of the awkward ending it had => rate three times greater than before the forests began to be cleared.
vindooo wrote:The Supplejack, a rare and valuable whip vine of the Australian rainforests, has managed to withstand recent waves of deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times greater than it was before the forests began to be cleared.

A
deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times greater than it was

B
deforestation; it is currently proliferating at a rate three times more than it had been

C
deforestation; they are currently proliferating at a rate threefold greater than what they had been

D
deforestation, currently proliferating with a rate threefold greater than they had

E
deforestation, currently proliferating with a rate three times greater than
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by GMATMadeEasy » Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:09 pm
it is currently proliferating at a rate three times greater than it was before the forests began to be cleared.

1. what the last "it" is referring to ?
2. If option E had a correct idiom at in place of with , would it be correct ?
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