Sentence Correction

The Dancing Doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million worth of toys last year, 40% mroe than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Blocks line's sales.

A. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Blocks line's sales<- IMO Verb is missing at the end...
B. the Teeny Tiny Trucks did and nearly 3 times what the Basic Blocks' sales <- Correct IMO
C. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line sold and nearly 3 times as much as Basic Blocks' sales. <- IMO Verb is missing at the end...
D. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than Basic Blocks' sales<- Inaccurate comparison between sales and TT line
E. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks line <- Inaccurate comparison between sales and TT line

OA plz...

On a second thought, I would go with C. OA Please

riteshbindal wrote:

sreak1089 wrote:I would go with E because, "40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line" is parallel to "nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks line".

Sreak, "40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line" itself is underlined. So how can you assume that we have to make the sentence parallel to this? I think we have to make the rest of the comparisons parallel to non underlined sentence. Right?
Think again for right answer with right reasoning

Hey nervesofsteel, even the option C does not have a verb missing at the isn't it?

nervesofsteel wrote:The Dancing Doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million worth of toys last year, 40% mroe than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Blocks line's sales.

A. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Blocks line's sales<- IMO Verb is missing at the end...
B. the Teeny Tiny Trucks did and nearly 3 times what the Basic Blocks' sales <- Correct IMO
C. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line sold and nearly 3 times as much as Basic Blocks' sales. <- IMO Verb is missing at the end...
D. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than Basic Blocks' sales<- Inaccurate comparison between sales and TT line
E. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks line <- Inaccurate comparison between sales and TT line

OA plz...

riteshbindal wrote: In E, how can you compare sale of DD line with BB line and TT line themselves???

No. I meant DD line is being compared with BB line and TT line. Not the sale of DD line.

Also, "Sold" is the past tense of "sell" (and not sale). So here "sold" is the verb. The nouns are being compared.

Among the answer choices, the better one is E.

Sorry for the delay guys!!! OA is E

Can experts clarify how C/Bis wrong...and how in E the comparison between sale of DD line with BB line and TT line is correct

D and E compare sales of doll line to teeny truck line so both are out..

i have a prob with OA..

it should be 40% more than what the teeny trucks did and nearly 3 times more than what .....

and we are comparing sales figure..so we can use as much as.. wats the prob with A??

I really have a touch time understanding this question .

Cant figure out what are we comparing ? Is it sales or toy lines ?

If we are comparing sales then A should be the answer .

I have checked the OA and it is E . What I dont understand is how is this correct ?

Can any one help .

Source : Kaplan.

riteshbindal wrote:

enniguy wrote:I have been rusty as I havent been preparing SC for sometime. So I might be wrong. IMO E. Here is why.

B,C,D wrong because of the usage of Basic Blocks and Teeny Tiny Trucks instead of Basic Blocks line and Teeny Tiny Trucks line respectively.
That leaves A and E. Consider A and split it.

The Dancing Doll line sold 40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did
The Dancing Doll line sold nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Blocks line's sales.
(Wrong comparison between italicized text)


That leaves E. In fact, as opposed to the view of comparison of sales, I feel that the companies themselves are being compared and not their sales.

In E, how can you compare sale of DD line with BB line and TT line themselves???

We are not doing so: we are comparing sales

A sold ..., more than B (sold) and more than C (sold)

here more than is required for comparisons so A,B AND C are out. now out of D and E

E is showing correct comparison.

what is OA

kevincanspain wrote:

riteshbindal wrote:

enniguy wrote:I have been rusty as I havent been preparing SC for sometime. So I might be wrong. IMO E. Here is why.

B,C,D wrong because of the usage of Basic Blocks and Teeny Tiny Trucks instead of Basic Blocks line and Teeny Tiny Trucks line respectively.
That leaves A and E. Consider A and split it.

The Dancing Doll line sold 40% more than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did
The Dancing Doll line sold nearly 3 times as much as the Basic Blocks line's sales.
(Wrong comparison between italicized text)


That leaves E. In fact, as opposed to the view of comparison of sales, I feel that the companies themselves are being compared and not their sales.

In E, how can you compare sale of DD line with BB line and TT line themselves???

We are not doing so: we are comparing sales

A sold ..., more than B (sold) and more than C (sold)

Thanks Kevin for your reply .

But Is the SOLD part in E implied , I mean if we remove sold from the sentence

A sold ..., more than B and more than C . And read the sentence like this is it not that A's sale is being compared to B and C .

and if at all we are comparing sales then why is option (A) incorrect?

OA is E .

riteshbindal wrote:The Dancing Doll line sold slightly more than $3.5 million worth of toys last year, 40% mroe than the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and newarly 3 times as much as the Basic Blocks line's sales.

A. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line did and newarly 3 times as much as the Basic Blocks line's sales
line cannot sell anything incorrect
B. the Teeny Tiny Trucks did and nearly 3 times what the Basic Blocks' sales were
not parallel tiny trucks and Basic Blocks' sales
C. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line sold and nearly 3 times as much as Basic Blocks' sales.
same reason as A
D. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than Basic Blocks' sales
same reason as A
E. the Teeny Tiny Trucks line and nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks line
correct answer parallel as well as logically correct

OA after some discussion. Please put reasoning along with your answers.

IMO E

rockeyb wrote:
Thanks Kevin for your reply .

But Is the SOLD part in E implied , I mean if we remove sold from the sentence

A sold ..., more than B and more than C . And read the sentence like this is it not that A's sale is being compared to B and C .

and if at all we are comparing sales then why is option (A) incorrect?

OA is E .

Can a verb be implied in parallel parts of a sentence ?

I went with B, as this choice gave me the "did"

what did Dancing dolls Teeny Tiny Trucks and Basic Blocks line do? They "Sold"

Please explain.

E changes the meaning. Three times as much as is not the same as three times more than. That leaves out D as well.

A line can in fact sell - note that usage in the not-underlined portion of the sentence.

IF E is the official answer it is a bad question.