Sentence Correction

Certain blocks of Melbourne, most notably the tiny alleyways throughout the central business district, seem to have more pubs and restaurants than there are people.

A. there are
B. their
C. are
D. they have
E. do


OA D

Source: Veritas Prep

This question calls for a comparison between the number of pubs/restaurants on the blocks of Melbourne to the number of people on the blocks.

Option A - Incorrect
It exhibits a lack of clarity, 'there are' doesn't point to who it is talking about exactly.

Option B - Incorrect
It is wrong because it compares the number of pubs the blocks have to the number of pubs the people in the blocks have.

Option C - Incorrect
It is wrong both logically and diction wise.

Option D - Correct
This correctly compares the number of restaurants in the blocks to the number of people in those blocks.

Option E - Incorrect
This is extremely wrong because it compares the number of pubs the blocks have to the number of pubs that people 'do'.