The rules

[s2006041405]

824.The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

(A) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

(B) Because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse, the rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than the rules are less stringent in local elections than the rules are in national elections.

(C) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

(D) Because local elections typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse than national elections, the rules that govern local political contributions are less stringent than national contributions.

(E) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because local elections typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

is there someone who feels confusing about this question?

[Fiver]

I could clearly infer the meaning of this sentence only after reading option E.

A] 'they' illogically tends to refer back to 'rules'
B] Is awkwardly wordy.
C] Misses out on the 'in' before 'national elections'
D] Illogical comparison.

E is my pick. What's the OA?

[samarpan_bschool]

A - > 'they' wrong antecedent
B -> the phrase starting with'because ....' modify rules. Wrong
C - > ambiguous antecedent for 'they'
D - > illogical comparison

E wins

[s2006041405]

The OA is E .but what is the predicate?

[reply2spg]

No doubt the question is little bit confusing, but is easy with the POE. E is right

Originally Posted by s2006041405

824.The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

(A) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

(B) Because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse, the rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than the rules are less stringent in local elections than the rules are in national elections.

(C) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

(D) Because local elections typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse than national elections, the rules that govern local political contributions are less stringent than national contributions.

(E) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because local elections typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

is there someone who feels confusing about this question?