Idiom x and also y

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Idiom x and also y

by MAAJ » Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:34 am
Many places are called Naples - the cities in Italy and in Florida, and also a town in Clark County, South Dakota.

Why is this WRONG?

I though the idioms {x and also y}, where x = ("a" and "b") was grammatically correct.

The MGMAT book says that {x and also y} is a grammatically correct but wordier, or less preferred than (x and y)

PS: From MGMAT SC - Idioms problem set
"There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results."
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by Night reader » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:31 pm
Is that from MGMAT SC strategy guide? Usually many notations and statements there 100% hold true, as these have been proof-read and analyzed thousand times :) . But if this is from some specific SC entry in practice test we may need more information - sentence for example and it's answer choices. Care to complete the post?
MAAJ wrote:Many places are called Naples - the cities in Italy and in Florida, and also a town in Clark County, South Dakota.

Why is this WRONG?

I though the idioms {x and also y}, where x = ("a" and "b") was grammatically correct.

The MGMAT book says that {x and also y} is a grammatically correct but wordier, or less preferred than (x and y)

PS: From MGMAT SC - Idioms problem set
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by MAAJ » Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:31 am
There is no sentence to correct as this is not a GMAT SC practice :/

but if it helps, it's in page 174 in the idioms problem set from MGMAT SC
"There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results."

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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:30 am
It's correct but wordier, as they say.

The argument might be that it's wrong because of the list -- the conjunction goes before the final item in a (sub)set: I like pasta, rice, and beans, and also bread would be wrong for that reason.

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