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by GmatKiss » Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:26 am
World War II, which resulted in the death of over 70 million individuals, proved to be the deadliest conflict in human history, claiming nearly twice as many lives than would be killed in World War I.

A) lives than would be killed in World War I
B) lives as would World War I
C) lives than those who were killed in World War I
D) lives than World War I
E) lives as World War I

OA after some discussion!
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by force5 » Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:39 pm
Has to be E. A, C and D uses incorrect idiom.

Would in B is incorrect.
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by navami » Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:49 pm
IMO E.

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by crick » Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:38 pm
+1 for E.

twice as many as is correct usage.

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by mukgera » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:02 am
E would by my choice for this...
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by prodizy » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:18 am
Using would is ridiculous, so A and B are gone.
Incorrect idiom and D's gone.
My answer would be C.
not sure why E is not the answer, but sounds like the comparison is not logical there.
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by ntamhane » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:40 am
IMO E
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by aspirant2011 » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:31 am
force5 wrote:Has to be E. A, C and D uses incorrect idiom.

Would in B is incorrect.
Hi Force5,

Though I agree that option E uses correct idiom as many as but don't you feel that the comparison is illogical in option E?
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by GmatKiss » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:42 am
OA is E, for as many as
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by saketk » Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:27 am
GmatKiss wrote:World War II, which resulted in the death of over 70 million individuals, proved to be the deadliest conflict in human history, claiming nearly twice as many lives than would be killed in World War I.

A) lives than would be killed in World War I
B) lives as would World War I
C) lives than those who were killed in World War I
D) lives than World War I
E) lives as World War I

OA after some discussion!
All choices look incorrect to me...
Choice A,C, & D -- incorrect usage of IDIOM as many than( Correct form is "AS MANY AS")
Choice B -- Incorrect usage of Tense 'Would' cannot be used for something which happened in past
Choice E -- Although the usage of Idiom is correct, I feel the comparison is incorrect...

How can we compare lives to World War?

The correct option should contain 'were killed in' phrase to make it crystal clear.
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by saketk » Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:30 am
GmatKiss wrote:OA is E, for as many as
What is the source of this question.. Why do you think Option E is correct. Do you feel the comparison is correct here?

Don't you think 'were killed in' should be included to make the choice clear. Clarity is very important as far as GMAT is concerned.
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by winniethepooh » Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:27 am
GmatKiss wrote:World War II, which resulted in the death of over 70 million individuals, proved to be the deadliest conflict in human history, claiming nearly twice as many lives than would be killed in World War I.

A) lives than would be killed in World War I
B) lives as would World War I
C) lives than those who were killed in World War I
D) lives than World War I
E) lives as World War I

OA after some discussion!
Whats the source, Gmatkiss?
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by Asher » Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:34 am
+1 for E

twice as many lives as..
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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:15 pm
GmatKiss wrote:World War II, which resulted in the death of over 70 million individuals, proved to be the deadliest conflict in human history, claiming nearly twice as many lives than would be killed in World War I.

A) lives than would be killed in World War I
B) lives as would World War I
C) lives than those who were killed in World War I
D) lives than World War I
E) lives as World War I

OA after some discussion!
In A, C and D, as many...THAN is not idiomatic. The correct idiom is AS MANY AS. Eliminate A, C and D.

In B, claiming as many lives...as WOULD World War I implies -- nonsensically -- that World War I took place AFTER World War II. Eliminate B.

I'm troubled by E, which must be the OA.
E employs ellipsis: the omission of words in a comparison.
When ellipsis is used, the omitted words should appear -- IN THE EXACT SAME FORM -- earlier in the sentence.
The omitted verb in E seems to be HAD CLAIMED, but the preceding form of this verb is CLAIMING:

...CLAIMING twice as many lives as World War I [HAD CLAIMED].

HAD CLAIMED ≠ CLAIMING.
This sort of ellipsis is to be avoided on the GMAT.

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by GmatKiss » Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:34 pm
GMATGuruNY wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:World War II, which resulted in the death of over 70 million individuals, proved to be the deadliest conflict in human history, claiming nearly twice as many lives than would be killed in World War I.

A) lives than would be killed in World War I
B) lives as would World War I
C) lives than those who were killed in World War I
D) lives than World War I
E) lives as World War I

OA after some discussion!
In A, C and D, as many...THAN is not idiomatic. The correct idiom is AS MANY AS. Eliminate A, C and D.

In B, claiming as many lives...as WOULD World War I implies -- nonsensically -- that World War I took place AFTER World War II. Eliminate B.

I'm troubled by E, which must be the OA.
E employs ellipsis: the omission of words in a comparison.
When ellipsis is used, the omitted words should appear -- IN THE EXACT SAME FORM -- earlier in the sentence.
The omitted verb in E seems to be HAD CLAIMED, but the preceding form of this verb is CLAIMING:

...CLAIMING twice as many lives as World War I [HAD CLAIMED].

HAD CLAIMED ≠ CLAIMING.
This sort of ellipsis is to be avoided on the GMAT.

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