BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

sc 1000-is this answer correct-a

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 22
Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:02 am

sc 1000-is this answer correct-a

by hritik » Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:46 pm
The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with "extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than" when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's.
(A) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than
(B) extinction; its numbers are now five times more than
(C) extinction, their numbers now fivefold what they were
(D) extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had
(E) extinction, now with numbers five times greater than
Top
Source: — Sentence Correction |
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 158
Joined: Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:31 am
Thanked: 29 times
Followed by:2 members

by gmatclubmember » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:20 pm
hritik wrote:The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with "extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than" when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's.
(A) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than
(B) extinction; its numbers are now five times more than
(C) extinction, their numbers now fivefold what they were
(D) extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had
(E) extinction, now with numbers five times greater than

I will go with B.
Greater is incorrect here, so take out A and E.
We are talking about a bird so 'their' and 'they' incorrect so take out C and D.
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 2789
Joined: Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:19 am
Location: Chennai, India
Thanked: 206 times
Followed by:43 members
GMAT Score:640

by GmatKiss » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:43 am
hritik wrote:The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with "extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than" when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's.
(A) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than
(B) extinction; its numbers are now five times more than
(C) extinction, their numbers now fivefold what they were
(D) extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had
(E) extinction, now with numbers five times greater than
Correct answer must be B
Top
User avatar
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 35
Joined: Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:09 am
Thanked: 1 times
Followed by:1 members

by vishwas.arora » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:22 am
GmatKiss wrote:
hritik wrote:The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with "extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than" when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's.
(A) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than
(B) extinction; its numbers are now five times more than
(C) extinction, their numbers now fivefold what they were
(D) extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had
(E) extinction, now with numbers five times greater than
Correct answer must be B
Friends, pl refer the link herewith,

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/the ... t1926.html

answer is A

Quoting Ron here,

let's put it like this:
more and greater are adjectives.
if X is an adjective and i say that 'NOUN is X', then i should also be able to describe the NOUN as an 'X NOUN'.

in other words, if i say 'this shirt is small', i should also be able to describe it as a 'small shirt' (which, of course, i can).

if you say 'the numbers are more', that means there are 'more numbers' than before. that doesn't make any sense: there aren't more numbers, just bigger numbers.

if you say 'the numbers are greater', though, that means that the numbers have gotten bigger ('greater'). that's what the sentence is supposed to be saying.

Regards
Jai Hind !
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 416
Joined: Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:48 am
Thanked: 28 times
Followed by:6 members

by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:25 am
I think it should be A only. Greater is modifying the numbers and thus it is perfectly fine.


Regards
Top
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1