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mogu724

94. Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than lastbecause refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.

(A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higherthis year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more forcrude oil than they were

(B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higherthis year over last because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil morethan they did

(C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to behigher this year than last year’s because refiners are paying about $5 a barrelfor crude oil more than they did

(D) It is the expectation that heating-oil priceswill be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about $5 abarrel more for crude oil now than what they were

(E) It is expected that heating-oil prices willrise higher this year than last year’s because refiners pay about $5 a barrelfor crude oil more than they did

Rhetorical construction; Idiom

The sentence connects a comparisonbetween this year’s and last year’s heating-oil prices with a comparisonbetween this year’s and last year’s crude-oil prices. The most efficient,parallel expression of those comparisons is to use two comparative expressions, higher than and more than.

A Correct. This sentence expresses the comparison in succinct, parallel phrases.

B The comparative form, higher, anticipates the comparative term than, not over; in the second clause, the comparative terms

more than should immediately follow $5 a barrel.

C Expectations are for … is an unnecessarily wordy and indirectexpression; the possessive year’s is not parallel with the adverbial phrase this year.

D It is the expectation that … is wordy and awkward; for and what are unnecessary.

E It is expected that … is wordy and awkward; the possessive last year’s does not parallel the adverbial phrase this year.

The correct answer is A.

不懂B为什么more than should immediately follow $5 a barrel.

mogu724

求大神。。。。

HyeHye

这是国外牛人给出这题的解释:
http://gmatclub.com/forum/heating-oil-prices-are-expected-to-be-higher-th-is-year-than-95234.html

You've done a good job guys! Let me see if I can help you out with some of the confusion regarding comparisons and ellipses:

A. Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were
What is compared here are the times-- "this year" and "last" (meaning "last year"-- this is an ellipses).
When comparing time or place, you have two options for structuring the comparison:
1. Joe studies more at night that he does during the day. (The sentence compares Joe to himself.)
2. Joe studies more at night than during the day. (The sentence compares "at night" to "during the day.")

B. Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did

Important Note!! The comparative structure requires that you use "than" after the "--er".

Correct: Tom is older than Bob.
Incorrect: Tom is older compared to/in comparison with/over Bob

You must use "than" after you've used a word ending with --er.

C. Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year's because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did

You can stop reading as soon as you get to "for heating-oil prices" because that is not a correct description of the the expectations. The expectations are not for prices, but rather that prices will....

Important Note: Do not change a relative clause into a mere prepositional phrase!!

Ex. "I think that chickens fly" (relative clause: that+subject+verb) IS NOT EQUIVALENT TO "I think of chickens flying" (prepositional phrase: of chickens)

D. It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were

Same problem as B.

E. It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year's because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did

"prices will rise higher this year than last year's" uses ellipses that hide the logic problem. Complete everything that was left out, and the resulting sentence is: "prices will rise higher this year than last year's prices rose." This is not intended meaning of the sentence.

Second, the word "more" is not correctly placed.

Correct: I paid 5 dollars more for my sandwich today than I did yesterday.
Incorrect: I paid 5 dollars for my sandwich more than I did yesterday.

"More" describes $5 and must therefore be placed next to $5.

Indigolove

Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year.

(A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more forcrude oil than they were

(B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil morethan they did

(C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than last year’s because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did

(D) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this year over last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil now than what they were

(E) It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than last year’s because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did

This sentence's intended meaning is try to make a comparison between this year and last year.....
A: This is we only choice
B: has no than, so the comparsion doesn't make sense...
C: ......are paying..........did, weird..........
D: .....this year over last...........weird.......
E: ........this year.........last year's.....weird

zincgirl

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