Officials at the Unites States Mint believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a substitue for four quaters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1gms, is far less than four quaters, which weigh 5.67 gms each.
a) same
b) more as a substitute for four quaters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1gms, far lighter than
c) as a substitue for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 gms, far less than
d) as a substitue for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1gms is far lighter than it is for
e) as a substitute more for four qurters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight , only 8.1gms, is far less than it is for
Ron's comment: Depends on what you're trying to say.
X will be used more as a substitute for Y than Z = ambiguous: could mean either (1) X will be used as a substitute for Y, more than Z will be used as a substitute for Y, or (2) X will be used as a substitute for Y, more than X will be used as a substitute for Z.
You can clear up the ambiguity by adding little words in the right places: if you mean (1), then you'd add '...than will Z', and if you mean (2), then you'd add '...than for Z'.
There's the same problem of ambiguity even if the sequence is written the other way - you'd still want to use extra little words to clear it up (as is done in the correct answer choice here).
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My Question: As per your comment "and if you mean (2), then you'd add '...than for Z'" so A construction is: X will be used more FOR X THAN FOR Y
Why is C correct?
Saurabh Malpani