guerrero25 wrote:
Hi Zarrolou -- this is about "usual" Vs "is usual" . "Usual" is used to compare a noun to itself and "Is usual" is used to compare a noun to other but similar noun(s). Here we 're comparing The new ski resort to other recreational facility in the area,so , we 're comparing an object to other similar objects. Per the OA "is Usual" is the the correct idiomatic use . Could you please clarify ?
The new ski resort is much larger than
is usual for a recreational facility in the area, with two hundred canons and twelve passenger gondola lifts.
A)is usual
E)usual
What is the subject of "is usual"? For sure it's not an "other recreational facility" because it follows the verb, we cannot have the structure VERB+SUBJ
Could be the sky resort itself?
The new ski resort is much larger than
(the ski resort) is usual... so this means that the resort changes size somehow? If now is bigger than usual, it must have grown
I eliminated A because of this problem with the subject
I agree that a sentence like "The new ski resort is much larger than
an usual recreational facility" would be better because this compares clearly the resort to an other facility, but the option "much larger than
is usual" is wrong.
May I ask you what is the source?