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by aaggar7 » Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:06 am
If you don't want anymore champagne, then don't come to the bar anymore.

(A) If you don't want anymore champagne, then don't come to the bar anymore.

(B) If you don't want any more champagne, then don't come to the bar anymore.

(C) If you don't want any more champagne, then don't come to the bar any more.

(D) If you don't want anymore champagne, then don't come to the bar any more.

(E) If you don't want any more champagne, then don't come to the bar any more.

Please explain.OA will be posted later.
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by essaysnark » Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:46 am
We're totally not a GMAT expert but we'll give it a shot to explain this. Pretty sure it's B, yes? (Answers C and E look identical, maybe there was a mistake in entering them.)

With "any more" the meaning is, you got some, do you want an additional amount. You could almost test it by trying the phrase with either the word "any" or the word "more" and it would still be meaningful:

If you don't want any champagne...
If you don't want more champagne...

It wouldn't make sense to say:

Don't come to the bar any.
or
Don't come to the bar more.

Neither of those latter choices are grammatical.

(Please don't rely on this little test we're offering - just made it up, not sure if it 100% works in all situations, but it seems to in this one.)

A rough equivalent of meaning for "anymore" would be "again" or "further" or "any longer" - but those are probably just gonna confuse things more huh. :-D

Anyway... hope that helps and doesn't hinder!
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by srcc25anu » Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:39 pm
+1 for B
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by Lifetron » Mon Apr 29, 2013 6:46 pm
IMO B
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by positiveamal » Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:07 pm
Any more: something additional or further
Example: I don't want any more champagne.

Anymore: any longer, nowadays
Example: Harry doesn't come to bar anymore.

Found on net!
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by tarunjohri » Wed May 01, 2013 9:08 pm
aaggar7 wrote:If you don't want anymore champagne, then don't come to the bar anymore.

(A) If you don't want anymore champagne, then don't come to the bar anymore.

(B) If you don't want any more champagne, then don't come to the bar anymore.

(C) If you don't want any more champagne, then don't come to the bar any more.

(D) If you don't want anymore champagne, then don't come to the bar any more.

(E) If you don't want any more champagne, then don't come to the bar any more.

IMO B
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