Results from the 1998 national Demographic and Health Survey confirm that, even when compared with densely populated

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Results from the 1998 national Demographic and Health Survey confirm that, even when compared with densely populated countries like Thailand and Indonesia, the Philippine nation's fertility rates consistently exceed all of its Southeast Asian neighbors.

(A) like Thailand and Indonesia, the Philippine nation's fertility rates consistently exceed all of

(B) like Thailand and Indonesia, the Philippine nation consistently exhibits fertility rates exceeding all

(C) such as Thailand and Indonesia, the fertility rates exhibited by the Philippine nation are consistently exceeding those of all

(D) such as Thailand and Indonesia, the Philippine nation's fertility rates consistently exceed all those of

(E) such as Thailand and Indonesia, the Philippine nation consistently exhibits fertility rates that exceed those of all



OA E

Source: GMAT Prep

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The answer should be E

(A) like Thailand and Indonesia, the Philippine nation's fertility rates consistently exceed all of..................Like is used to introduce an example. Such as should have been used. Also, wrong comparison. Countries are compared with the fertility rate.

(B) like Thailand and Indonesia, the Philippine nation consistently exhibits fertility rates exceeding all.............................Like is used to introduce an example. Comparison is correct

(C) such as Thailand and Indonesia, the fertility rates exhibited by the Philippine nation are consistently exceeding those of all...................................wrong comparison.

(D) such as Thailand and Indonesia, the Philippine nation's fertility rates consistently exceed all those of............................Wrong comparison

(E) such as Thailand and Indonesia, the Philippine nation consistently exhibits fertility rates that exceed those of all....................Correct answer