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by mehrasa » Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:13 am
n order to ensure that talented individuals continue to reside in the state, some states now offer to high ranked in-state students merit scholarships that are of higher value even than offered to low-income students.

a) to high ranked in-state students merit scholarships that are of higher value even than offered to low-income students
b) to high ranked in-state students merit scholarships even higher in value than to low-income students
c) highly ranked in-state students merit scholarships even higher in value than the scholarships offered to low-income students
d) merit scholarships for in-state students who are ranked even higher than low-income students
e) merit scholarships for even higher amounts to highly ranked in-state students than what's offered to low-income students


to me the answer is choice C
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by sam2304 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:58 am
Confused between C and D

C rightly compares the scholarship value
and D gives more clear meaning and structure

some states offer X for Y who are ranked even higher than Z

Shouldn't we use greater to compare scholarship values ? ? If that is the case then D is right. Correct me if i am wrong
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by mehrasa » Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:59 am
sam2304 wrote:Confused between C and D

C rightly compares the scholarship value
and D gives more clear meaning and structure

some states offer X for Y who are ranked even higher than Z

Shouldn't we use greater to compare scholarship values ? ? If that is the case then D is right. Correct me if i am wrong


i think the right pattern for verb 'offer' is "offer somebody something" I chose C based on this pattern... regarding greater and highr, i think you are right for number (proportion) comparison, greater is superior to higher; however, we do not have any choice with 'greater'
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by sam2304 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:11 am
mehrasa wrote: regarding greater and highr, i think you are right for number (proportion) comparison, greater is superior to higher; however, we do not have any choice with 'greater'
Sorry, my bad :(. I thought i saw greater in D.

What is the OA ?
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by GmatKiss » Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:40 am
Good question,

IMO: C

D looks gramatically concise than C, but it changes the meaning!
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by bpdulog » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:14 am
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by mankey » Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:45 am
Looks C to me. Please provide OA.

Thanks.
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by vaibhavgupta » Fri Nov 04, 2011 12:43 pm
mehrasa wrote:n order to ensure that talented individuals continue to reside in the state, some states now offer to high ranked in-state students merit scholarships that are of higher value even than offered to low-income students.

a) to high ranked in-state students merit scholarships that are of higher value even than offered to low-income students
b) to high ranked in-state students merit scholarships even higher in value than to low-income students
c) highly ranked in-state students merit scholarships even higher in value than the scholarships offered to low-income students
d) merit scholarships for in-state students who are ranked even higher than low-income students
e) merit scholarships for even higher amounts to highly ranked in-state students than what's offered to low-income students


to me the answer is choice C
IMO E
pls pls OA! :)
If OA is A, IMO B
If OA is B, IMO C
If OA is C, IMO D
If OA is D, IMO E
If OA is E, IMO A

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by HSPA » Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:33 am
Offer X to Y is the correct constrution

what is wrong with B: offer to Y X
what is wron with E: offer X 'of' higher amounts to Y

X - merit scholorships
Y - students

C looks okay.. C ~> E
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