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by CookieNet » Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:43 am
real2008 wrote:p3. Degler does more than merely summarizing existing research; he constructs a coherent picture of two centuries of studies dealing with the changing roles of women.
(A) Degler does more than merely summarizing
(B) Degler�s study is more than a mere summarizing of
(C) Degler has done more than a mere summarizing of
(D) Degler�s study has done more than summarize merely
(E) Degler does more than merely summarize
A Degler do <> Summarizing do
B Study <> Summarizing
C Degler do <> Summarizing do
D Study <> Summarizing
E Degler do = Degler summarize
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by lunarpower » Fri May 28, 2010 3:27 am
what's the source of this question?

i'm not so sure that the official problems would allow "more than" to be followed by a tensed verb -- i would have to see this sort of construction in an official problem before i could accept it. it looks wrong to me.

there's no problem following "more than" with an infinitive, or with an -ing form, but i don't like seeing it followed by a tensed verb.
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by akhpad » Fri May 28, 2010 11:27 pm
Source looks like 1000SC, unreliable source; I found one more thread for same problem.
https://www.beatthegmat.com/1000sc-quest ... 56573.html
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by akhpad » Fri May 28, 2010 11:34 pm
tpr-becky wrote:because "more than" indicates a comparison the form of summarize must be parallel to the word constructs therefore the only word that works is E - has done is the verb in C and that is not parallel.
(E) Degler does more than merely summarize

VERB "summarize" is plural. Why? I could not understand.
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by gtvisa2002 » Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:38 am
akhp77 wrote:
tpr-becky wrote:because "more than" indicates a comparison the form of summarize must be parallel to the word constructs therefore the only word that works is E - has done is the verb in C and that is not parallel.
(E) Degler does more than merely summarize

VERB "summarize" is plural. Why? I could not understand.
Summarize is not the complete verb, it is actually "does+summarize-->summarizes" which is || to "constructs"
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