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by Abhi7 » Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:49 am
What's wrong with the sentence - "Zebras are more vicious compared to horses".
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by sunnyjohn » Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:55 am
> you are comparing vicious with horses.
> Incorrect Idiom - more .. compared to ...

Correct sentence would be -
Zebras are more vicious than horses are.
Or
Zebras are more vicious than are horses.

actually you can also write -

Zebras are more vicious than horses.
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by abhizone » Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:44 am
How about...

Zebras are more vicious as compared to horses. ?
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:02 am
sunnyjohn wrote:> you are comparing vicious with horses.
> Incorrect Idiom - more .. compared to ...

Correct sentence would be -
Zebras are more vicious than horses are.
Or
Zebras are more vicious than are horses.

actually you can also write -

Zebras are more vicious than horses.
I don't think so that vicious is being compared to horses..........the sentence is wrong because compared to is used to compare unlike things to point out the similarities but over here zebras and horses are both animals and therefore I feel compared to is the wrong usage.............please clarify if I am wrong.......
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by patanjali.purpose » Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:20 pm
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by patanjali.purpose » Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:20 pm
aspirant2011 wrote:
sunnyjohn wrote:> you are comparing vicious with horses.
> Incorrect Idiom - more .. compared to ...

Correct sentence would be -
Zebras are more vicious than horses are.
Or
Zebras are more vicious than are horses.

actually you can also write -

Zebras are more vicious than horses.
I don't think so that vicious is being compared to horses..........the sentence is wrong because compared to is used to compare unlike things to point out the similarities but over here zebras and horses are both animals and therefore I feel compared to is the wrong usage.............please clarify if I am wrong.......
Correct idiom is 'more...than'. If we make this change, comparison will be correct - btn Zebra & Horses

Secondly, though many of us feel 'compared to' is used to compare dissimilarity, Experts are divided on this..have a look:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/idioms-compa ... 87184.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/compared-to- ... 70100.html
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by aspirant2011 » Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:43 am
patanjali.purpose wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
sunnyjohn wrote:> you are comparing vicious with horses.
> Incorrect Idiom - more .. compared to ...

Correct sentence would be -
Zebras are more vicious than horses are.
Or
Zebras are more vicious than are horses.

actually you can also write -

Zebras are more vicious than horses.
I don't think so that vicious is being compared to horses..........the sentence is wrong because compared to is used to compare unlike things to point out the similarities but over here zebras and horses are both animals and therefore I feel compared to is the wrong usage.............please clarify if I am wrong.......
Correct idiom is 'more...than'. If we make this change, comparison will be correct - btn Zebra & Horses

Secondly, though many of us feel 'compared to' is used to compare dissimilarity, Experts are divided on this..have a look:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/idioms-compa ... 87184.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/compared-to- ... 70100.html
a little rectification to what you said, compared to is not used to show disimilarity, it's basically used to compare unlike things and show the similarity between the two things..........
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by missionGMATverbal » Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:38 pm
I thought GMAT does not test this kind of usage. So why should we worry about it..Just my two cents
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