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sunnyjohn
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> 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.
> 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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aspirant2011
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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.......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.
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patanjali.purpose
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mistake while posting
Last edited by patanjali.purpose on Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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patanjali.purpose
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Correct idiom is 'more...than'. If we make this change, comparison will be correct - btn Zebra & Horsesaspirant2011 wrote: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.......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.
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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aspirant2011
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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..........patanjali.purpose wrote:Correct idiom is 'more...than'. If we make this change, comparison will be correct - btn Zebra & Horsesaspirant2011 wrote: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.......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.
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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missionGMATverbal
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I thought GMAT does not test this kind of usage. So why should we worry about it..Just my two cents
