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 26 Sep 2005, 18:12
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The woodland sub-species were in isolation from contact with humans longer than
either their marsh cousins or the tree-dwelling sub-species.
A. in isolation from contact with humans longer than
B. isolated from contact with humans longer than
C. in isolation from contact with humans longer than were
D. isolated from contact with humans longer than were
E. in isolation and without contacts with humans longer than
Please explain your answer.
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First, "isolated from" is better than "in isolation from", and so A, C, E are eliminated.
(When there are two phrases with same meaning, verb expression comes before verb+noun expression.)
In B, some people might think that "humans are longer than their marsh cousins", as B could seem like "humans (who are) longer than their marsh cousins".
Therefore, I pick (D).
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OA is D
The best answer is D. The phrasing of the comparisons in choices A, B, and E is incomplete, so the comparisons are ambiguous. Choice D employs concise, idiomatic phrasing to express a logically complete comparison.
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