A new employment analysis has revealed that within the last decade, more women had chosen childcare programs rather than quit their jobs or take extended time off work after having a child.
A. had chosen childcare programs rather than quit
[spoiler]Choice A is not the correct answer. The verb "had chosen" is incorrect because in implies a complete past action, but the sentence's context implies that the action started in the past but is ongoing. The phrase "within the last decade" is your contextual clue. The correct form "have chosen" should instead be used.[/spoiler]
B. had chosen to use childcare programs instead of quitting
[spoiler]Choice B is not the correct answer. This sentence contains errors in verb tense and parallel structure. The verb "had chosen" implies a complete past action, but phrase "within the last decade" lets you know that this action is ongoing. The verb "have chosen" would correct this error. Notice also that the verbs setting up the comparison are "to use" and "quitting." In order for this sentence to achieve parallel structure, these verbs need to be in the same grammatical form.[/spoiler]
C.have chosen using childcare programs instead of quitting
[spoiler]Choice C is not the correct answer. This sentence contains an error in parallelism. Although the answer choice looks like it could be correct because the first two verbs, "using" and "quitting" appear in the same grammatical format, the are not consistent with the final verb "take." The verb "have chosen" is correct because it correctly implies an ongoing action.[/spoiler]
D.have chosen to use childcare programs rather than quitting
[spoiler]Choice D is not the correct answer. The verbs in this choice are not grammatically parallel. "To use" is not in the same grammatical format as "quitting." Therefore, this sentence does not achieve parallelism.[/spoiler]
E.have chosen to use childcare programs rather than quit
[spoiler]Choice E is the correct answer. In this sentence, the subject "women" agrees with the plural verb "have chosen. The sentence also achieves a grammatically parallel structure because the actions being compared all occur in the same grammatical format. The verbs "to use," "quit," and "take" are all infinitive forms of the verb; the "to" is implied in the final two.[/spoiler]
This question is from GROCKIT.
And i dont agree with the answer as "more than" is with "rather than" kind of confusing????
https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/acc ... t5501.html "rather than" cannot replaced "than" when used in comparison "more...than".
A. had chosen childcare programs rather than quit
[spoiler]Choice A is not the correct answer. The verb "had chosen" is incorrect because in implies a complete past action, but the sentence's context implies that the action started in the past but is ongoing. The phrase "within the last decade" is your contextual clue. The correct form "have chosen" should instead be used.[/spoiler]
B. had chosen to use childcare programs instead of quitting
[spoiler]Choice B is not the correct answer. This sentence contains errors in verb tense and parallel structure. The verb "had chosen" implies a complete past action, but phrase "within the last decade" lets you know that this action is ongoing. The verb "have chosen" would correct this error. Notice also that the verbs setting up the comparison are "to use" and "quitting." In order for this sentence to achieve parallel structure, these verbs need to be in the same grammatical form.[/spoiler]
C.have chosen using childcare programs instead of quitting
[spoiler]Choice C is not the correct answer. This sentence contains an error in parallelism. Although the answer choice looks like it could be correct because the first two verbs, "using" and "quitting" appear in the same grammatical format, the are not consistent with the final verb "take." The verb "have chosen" is correct because it correctly implies an ongoing action.[/spoiler]
D.have chosen to use childcare programs rather than quitting
[spoiler]Choice D is not the correct answer. The verbs in this choice are not grammatically parallel. "To use" is not in the same grammatical format as "quitting." Therefore, this sentence does not achieve parallelism.[/spoiler]
E.have chosen to use childcare programs rather than quit
[spoiler]Choice E is the correct answer. In this sentence, the subject "women" agrees with the plural verb "have chosen. The sentence also achieves a grammatically parallel structure because the actions being compared all occur in the same grammatical format. The verbs "to use," "quit," and "take" are all infinitive forms of the verb; the "to" is implied in the final two.[/spoiler]
This question is from GROCKIT.
And i dont agree with the answer as "more than" is with "rather than" kind of confusing????
https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/acc ... t5501.html "rather than" cannot replaced "than" when used in comparison "more...than".
