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by das.ashmita » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:25 am
The pigments used in modern oil paints are different than the
ones used in older paints because they are more lightfast and
vibrant.
A are different than the ones used in older paints because they
are
B differ from those used in older paints in that the modern ones
are
C are different than those used in older paints because the
modern ones are
D are different from the ones used in older paints on account of
being
E differ from the ones used in older paints because they are


OA : B

Can someone please tell me why E is incorrect.
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by vk_vinayak » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:45 am
das.ashmita wrote:The pigments used in modern oil paints are different than the
ones used in older paints because they are more lightfast and
vibrant.
A are different than the ones used in older paints because they
are
B differ from those used in older paints in that the modern ones
are
C are different than those used in older paints because the
modern ones are
D are different from the ones used in older paints on account of
being
E differ from the ones used in older paints because they are


OA : B

Can someone please tell me why E is incorrect.
E is incorrect for two reasons:
1. 'they' is ambiguous. It could refer to pigments or modern paints or older paints
2. 'Because' indicates cause-and-effect relation. We are not establishing why these two are different. We are just pondering how these two are different. 'in that' serves the purpose.
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by GMATGuruNY » Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:46 pm
I discuss the difference between in that and because in my second post here:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/teratomas-t109924.html
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by vk_vinayak » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:17 pm
GMATGuruNY wrote:I discuss the difference between in that and because in my second post here:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/christopher- ... 21367.html
Mitch, you've posted a link for different concept: Rather than Vs Instead of.
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by confuse mind » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:59 pm
das.ashmita wrote:The pigments used in modern oil paints are different than the
ones used in older paints because they are more lightfast and
vibrant.
A are different than the ones used in older paints because they
are
B differ from those used in older paints in that the modern ones
are
C are different than those used in older paints because the
modern ones are
D are different from the ones used in older paints on account of
being
E differ from the ones used in older paints because they are


OA : B

Can someone please tell me why E is incorrect.

Can someone please tell me the difference between B and C and why one is correct and the other is wrong?
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by vk_vinayak » Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:29 pm
confuse mind wrote:Can someone please tell me the difference between B and C and why one is correct and the other is wrong?
C is incorrect because of 'different than'. than is used with comparative words such as taller, more, smaller. Correct idiom is 'different from' or 'differ from'. Hence B is correct.
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by GMATGuruNY » Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:55 pm
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GMATGuruNY wrote:I discuss the difference between in that and because in my second post here:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/christopher- ... 21367.html
Mitch, you've posted a link for different concept: Rather than Vs Instead of.
Thanks. My post above now offers the correct link.
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