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nafishasan
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A) Correct idiom would be: In contrast with the Yeti,
B) Correct
C) See A
D) You are not comparing the dwelling
E) See A
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Hi,Jim@StratusPrep wrote:A) Correct idiom would be: In contrast with the Yeti,
B) Correct
C) See A
D) You are not comparing the dwelling
E) See A
I have a question.
According to your reply, it seems that in contrast with and in contrast to are different.
However, I don't understand the differences, they seem to be interchangeable.
Can you help on this, please?
Hi,jgmatk wrote:Hi,Jim@StratusPrep wrote:A) Correct idiom would be: In contrast with the Yeti,
B) Correct
C) See A
D) You are not comparing the dwelling
E) See A
I have a question.
According to your reply, it seems that in contrast with and in contrast to are different.
However, I don't understand the differences, they seem to be interchangeable.
Can you help on this, please?
This is how I approach such questions -
1) Look at the idiom. 'As contrasted to/wish' is incorrect. The correct idiom is 'In contrast to/with'.
2) If the answer choice boils down to contrast to/with or compared to/with, which is highly unlikely then this is how it goes
Rule 1: "Compared to" compares unlike things, whereas "Compared with" compares like things.
Rule 2: "Compared to" is used to stress the resemblance. "Compared with" can be used to show either a similarity or difference, but is usually used to stress the difference.
Hope that helps!
Thank you.amil wrote:Hi,jgmatk wrote:Hi,Jim@StratusPrep wrote:A) Correct idiom would be: In contrast with the Yeti,
B) Correct
C) See A
D) You are not comparing the dwelling
E) See A
I have a question.
According to your reply, it seems that in contrast with and in contrast to are different.
However, I don't understand the differences, they seem to be interchangeable.
Can you help on this, please?
This is how I approach such questions -
1) Look at the idiom. 'As contrasted to/wish' is incorrect. The correct idiom is 'In contrast to/with'.
2) If the answer choice boils down to contrast to/with or compared to/with, which is highly unlikely then this is how it goes
Rule 1: "Compared to" compares unlike things, whereas "Compared with" compares like things.
Rule 2: "Compared to" is used to stress the resemblance. "Compared with" can be used to show either a similarity or difference, but is usually used to stress the difference.
Hope that helps!
It helps a lot.
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IMO: Bnafishasan wrote:As contrasted with the Yeti, Bigfoot is a mythical monster that dwells in North America and, supposedly, has enormous feet.
A. Unlike the Yeti
B. Unlike the Yeti
C. In contrast to the Yeti
D. Unlike the dwelling of Yeti
E. As contrasted with the Yeti
