adkikani wrote:
VeritasKarishma AjiteshArun MentorTutoring Can you suggest what is difference between like/ unlike , contrast and as opposed to?
The heart of comparison is between adult and children.
The sentence says children do/exhibit below activities more than adults:
- breathe twice as much air,
- drink two and a half times as much water,
- eat three to four times as much food, and
- have more skin surface area.
What is significance of phrase: pound by pound? Are we assuming that for each pound above characteristics hold true?
What is correct way to eliminate C?
Quote:
As opposed to adults, pound for pound, children breathe twice as much air, drink two and a half times as much water, eat three to four times as much food, and have more skin surface area.
A) As opposed to adults, pound for pound, children
C) Unlike an adult, pound for pound, children
Can we not ignore the phrase between two coma and compare children and adults?
Hello again,
adkikani. To start from the bottom first, you can eliminate (C) because it is comparing
an adult (singular) to
children (plural). The comparison is therefore skewed. Between
like or
unlike, you have to consider the nature of the comparison. If you mean to highlight the similarity between two entities, then go with
like; if you mean to point out a contrast instead, use
unlike. Between
unlike and
as opposed to, the two are often used synonymously. There is no clearcut rule that I know of that delineates when to use which one,
as opposed to the
like versus
as split in comparisons. In fact, sometimes you can find both usages in the same sentence. Finally, to answer your question about
pound for pound, yes, it is like saying that for each pound, the above comparison holds true between adults and children. You hear this phrase from time to time attributed to a diminutive specimen that achieves some feat of strength unexpected for its size, as in,
The ant, pound for pound, is one of the strongest organisms on the planet, able to carry an object in excess of 100 times its own body mass, using nothing more than its powerful mandibles.I hope that helps. Thank you for tagging me, and good luck with your studies.
- Andrew