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rishijhawar
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Hi Experts and folks, I have a few queries related to Comparison (source: Manhattan's latest SC guide). Appreciate your help. Sorry for a long post
Query #1: My query is related to "Omitting words" (Manhattan's latest SC guide page 123 of 302). I am not very comfortable with any of the three examples below but I am most uncomfortable with #3. I generally get stuck in such cases. So, can someone explain how to get hang on these with related rules (if any) and similar examples?
#1: Whereas I drink 2 quarts of milk a day, my friend drinks 3 {quarts}.
#2: I walk faster than Brian {walks}.
#3: I walk as fast now as {I walked} when I was younger.
Query #2 Rule: Comparisons must be logically parallel (i.e. we must compare similar things). (Manhattan guide page 123 of 302)
(A) Corresponding of each of the three examples from the guide, I have written three sentences in red. From the guide, I came to know that "comparable parts must be structurally and logically parallel" but not 100% sure whether the ones in red follow this rule and hence whether such comparisons correct? I might be thinking loud, but just want to understand the concepts.
#1: Whereas I drink 2 quarts of milk a day, my friend drinks 3 {quarts}. [Whereas I drink 2 quarts of milk a day, my friend drinks 3 bottles of beer].
#2: I walk faster than Brian {walks}. (I walk faster than Brian runs) [I mean my walking speed>Brian's running speed].
#3: I walk as fast now as {I walked} when I was younger. [I walk as fast now as I ran when I was younger].
(B) I understood Manhattan's explanation (in brackets) on #1&2, but don't agree why liking cheese is deemed comparable to liking Yvette (dictionary meaning: name of girl/women) because cheese and Yvette are not logically parallel (i.e. they are not similar things)
#1: Ambiguous: I like cheese more than Yvette. {Yvette could be subject or object}.
#2: Right: I like cheese more than Yvette DOES. (=than Yvette likes cheese)
#3: Right: I like cheese more than I DO Yvette. (= than I like Yvette)
Query #3: Rule: Comparisons must be structurally parallel. (Manhattan guide page 123 of 302)
Examples:
Wrong: I like to run through forests more than I enjoy walking through crowds.
Right: I like running through forests MORE THAN walking through crowds.
My take: I like to run through forests MORE THAN to walk through crowds.
I understood why the 1st one is wrong and believe the 2nd one sound better than the 3rd. But, just want to check if the 3rd one makes sense. Appreciate your help.
Query #1: My query is related to "Omitting words" (Manhattan's latest SC guide page 123 of 302). I am not very comfortable with any of the three examples below but I am most uncomfortable with #3. I generally get stuck in such cases. So, can someone explain how to get hang on these with related rules (if any) and similar examples?
#1: Whereas I drink 2 quarts of milk a day, my friend drinks 3 {quarts}.
#2: I walk faster than Brian {walks}.
#3: I walk as fast now as {I walked} when I was younger.
Query #2 Rule: Comparisons must be logically parallel (i.e. we must compare similar things). (Manhattan guide page 123 of 302)
(A) Corresponding of each of the three examples from the guide, I have written three sentences in red. From the guide, I came to know that "comparable parts must be structurally and logically parallel" but not 100% sure whether the ones in red follow this rule and hence whether such comparisons correct? I might be thinking loud, but just want to understand the concepts.
#1: Whereas I drink 2 quarts of milk a day, my friend drinks 3 {quarts}. [Whereas I drink 2 quarts of milk a day, my friend drinks 3 bottles of beer].
#2: I walk faster than Brian {walks}. (I walk faster than Brian runs) [I mean my walking speed>Brian's running speed].
#3: I walk as fast now as {I walked} when I was younger. [I walk as fast now as I ran when I was younger].
(B) I understood Manhattan's explanation (in brackets) on #1&2, but don't agree why liking cheese is deemed comparable to liking Yvette (dictionary meaning: name of girl/women) because cheese and Yvette are not logically parallel (i.e. they are not similar things)
#1: Ambiguous: I like cheese more than Yvette. {Yvette could be subject or object}.
#2: Right: I like cheese more than Yvette DOES. (=than Yvette likes cheese)
#3: Right: I like cheese more than I DO Yvette. (= than I like Yvette)
Query #3: Rule: Comparisons must be structurally parallel. (Manhattan guide page 123 of 302)
Examples:
Wrong: I like to run through forests more than I enjoy walking through crowds.
Right: I like running through forests MORE THAN walking through crowds.
My take: I like to run through forests MORE THAN to walk through crowds.
I understood why the 1st one is wrong and believe the 2nd one sound better than the 3rd. But, just want to check if the 3rd one makes sense. Appreciate your help.
