GmatKiss wrote:To relieve anxiety, moderate exercise can be equally effective as, and less addictive than, most sedatives.
a. effective as, and
b. as effective as, while being
c. effectively equal to, but
d. as effective as, and
e. effective, and
In A, B and D,
equally effective as and
equally as effective are not idiomatic. Eliminate A, B and D.
In E, if we remove
and less addictive than, the remaining core of the sentence makes no sense:
moderate exercise can be equally effective...most sedatives. Eliminate E.
In C,
effectively equal changes the intended meaning of the original sentence. Eliminate C.
There is no correct answer here.
The following would be idiomatically correct:
X and Y are equally effective.
X is as effective as Y.
EQUALLY + AS is to be avoided on the GMAT. What is the source of this question?
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