neeshpal wrote:
The woodland sub-species were in isolation from contact with humans longer than either their marsh cousins or the tree-dwelling sub-species. please explain answers....
Meaning : duration of isolation from humans for woodland sub-species was longer than for their cousins or tree-dwelling sub-species.(A) in isolation from contact with humans longer than
Mistake-1: isolate (verb) should be preferred over isolation (noun)
Mistake-2: In this choice it seems that isolation with humans was longer than with other species. change of meaning because of wrong comparison.
(B) isolated from contact with humans longer than
Mistake-1: helping verb 'were' is required. because of missing verb the mistake conveys the wrong meaning as mentioned in mistake-2 of choice A above.
(C) in isolation from contact with humans longer than were
Mistake-1 same as (A).
(D) isolated from contact with humans longer than wereisolate (verb) fine. 'were' is present too.
Lets read it : 'Ws' were isolated....with humans longer than were 'MC' or 'TD' . sounds perfect.
(E) in isolation and without contacts with humans longer than
Mistake-1: same as (A).
Mistake-2: without contacts with human --- complete change of meaning