359. In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old than under it.
(A) than under it
(B) than were they under it
(C) than had been under it
(D) than were the babies
(E) than those were under it
Solution:
Parallelism + Awkwardness + Tenses
The intended meaning: “…born by women over thirty than by those under it”.
B: “they” refers to women but “by” is missing. Parallelism violated.
C: Wrong tense. Awkward.
D: Age (30 yrs) incorrectly compared to “babies”.
E: Wrong because “by” is missing in “than those were under it". It must be "than by those under it" to maintain parallelism.
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(A) than under it
(B) than were they under it
(C) than had been under it
(D) than were the babies
(E) than those were under it
Solution:
Parallelism + Awkwardness + Tenses
The intended meaning: “…born by women over thirty than by those under it”.
B: “they” refers to women but “by” is missing. Parallelism violated.
C: Wrong tense. Awkward.
D: Age (30 yrs) incorrectly compared to “babies”.
E: Wrong because “by” is missing in “than those were under it". It must be "than by those under it" to maintain parallelism.
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