SC- 813

sanjaylakhani · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject: SC- 813

813). The question of whether to divest themselves of stock in companies that do business in South Africa is particularly troublesome for the nation’s 116 private Black colleges because their economic bases are often more fragile than most predominantly White colleges.
(A) than

(B) than those of

(C) than is so of

(D) compared to

(E) compared to those of

Why is C preferred as compared to E

Is it that in E- "as" is missing

reachac · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:45 am Post subject:

IMO E

sibbineni · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:35 am Post subject:

IMO B

Compared to is used when comparing unlike things.

OA please??

Mahalo · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject:

the economic bases of the white colleges are compared to the black colleges.

So - answer (B) "Than those of" is appropriate.

Arabian Baba · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject:

IMO B

'than is so of" doesn't sound correct. It would rather have been 'than is THAT of'.

here we are comparing the similarities and differences between two like things, so compared to is inappropriate.

kiranlegend · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:19 pm Post subject:

Aldiablo · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject:

IMO C.

to refer things/nouns we use 'those'/'it'
to refer 'actions' we use 'so'

eg. He needs to do 'it' is wrong.

"compared to" is wrong
"than" makes wrong comparison so wrong.

only answer left. C

sukrant26 · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:33 am Post subject:

Arent we comparing economic bases of colleges here?

Hence where is the question of comparing actions....

IMO B....comparing economic bases , hence "than those of"