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PostFri Jul 04, 2008 6:46 pm Reply with quote
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
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PostSat Jul 05, 2008 5:45 am Reply with quote
IMO E
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PostSat Jul 05, 2008 10:35 am Reply with quote
IMO B

Compared to is used when comparing unlike things.

OA please??
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PostSat Jul 05, 2008 3:13 pm Reply with quote
the economic bases of the white colleges are compared to the black colleges.

So - answer (B) "Than those of" is appropriate.
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PostMon Jul 07, 2008 9:25 pm Reply with quote
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.
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PostMon Jul 07, 2008 10:19 pm Reply with quote
sibbineni wrote:
IMO B

Compared to is used when comparing unlike things.

OA please??
Yo even my answer is B. let us know the correct answer

But what does IMO and OA stand for? Smile
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PostMon Jul 07, 2008 11:38 pm Reply with quote
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
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PostTue Jul 08, 2008 12:33 am Reply with quote
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"
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