Sentence Correction

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

IMO E

IMO B

Compared to is used when comparing unlike things.

OA please??

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

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

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.

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?

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

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"