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by bblast » Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:38 pm
E is a joke,


IMO C

A/B do not have the possessive form had/have in the second part of the sentence, i.e wrong comparison.

D also looks wrong. maybe I am wrong. M sleepy. :mrgreen:

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by Tani » Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:11 pm
This is a comparison issue. You have to compare the interest that young adults have today with the interest that baby boomers had. All but D compare today's young adults' interest with baby boomers, not with baby boomers' interest. You need the verb "had".

For example:

Unlike a lion, a cat's ears are pointed. - incorrect
Unlike a lion's ears, a cat's ears are pointed. - correct
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by aspirant2011 » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:05 am
I would go with C..................B,D & E can be rejected easily...............A uses wrong comparison as its comparing adult with interest...............
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by towerSpider » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:05 pm
Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:This is a comparison issue. You have to compare the interest that young adults have today with the interest that baby boomers had. All but D compare today's young adults' interest with baby boomers, not with baby boomers' interest. You need the verb "had".

For example:

Unlike a lion, a cat's ears are pointed. - incorrect
Unlike a lion's ears, a cat's ears are pointed. - correct
Tani, why do you think C is wrong? dont you think "more of an interest" is a bit strange composition and "more interest" would be better?
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by Tani » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:13 pm
There are several awkward phrases in this one, but I like the verb in D because it makes the phrases parallel.
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by gmatmachoman » Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:02 am
Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:There are several awkward phrases in this one, but I like the verb in D because it makes the phrases parallel.

U did hit the bull's eye!!Thx
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by aspirant2011 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:24 am
can anyone please reply wats wrong with C????????
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