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A middleweight black hole weighs in at roughly 500 solar masses, hundreds of times more massive than the lightweight black holes produced by the collapse of individual stars, but thousands or even millions of times less in its mass as the heavyweight giants that lurk in the centers of galaxies.
(A) thousands or even millions of times less in its mass as
(B) it is thousands or even millions of times less massive as
(C) thousands or even millions of times less massive than
(D) yet it is thousands or even millions times less massive than
(E) yet it is thousands or even millions of times less in its mass than
(A) thousands or even millions of times less in its mass as
(B) it is thousands or even millions of times less massive as
(C) thousands or even millions of times less massive than
(D) yet it is thousands or even millions times less massive than
(E) yet it is thousands or even millions of times less in its mass than
12 Nov 2013, 02:58
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This is a comparison question. Solving it relies on understanding how the prepositions 'than' and 'as' are used in comparisons.
Comparisons either compare two things that are equal or unequal in respect to a certain trait. We use 'than' for unequal comparisons, and 'as...as' for equal comparisons.
Unequal: London is more expensive than Liverpool.
Equal: London is as expensive as Paris.
As you can see in the question below, the comparison is an unequal comparison: lightweight black holes have less mass than middleweight black holes. The comparison must use than - this eliminates A and B.
What about C, D, and E - all of them use 'than'?
It is easy to see that of the remaining answer choices, C is the most concise. D and E are wordy and create more confusion by introducing the pronoun 'it' unnecessarily.
Comparisons either compare two things that are equal or unequal in respect to a certain trait. We use 'than' for unequal comparisons, and 'as...as' for equal comparisons.
Unequal: London is more expensive than Liverpool.
Equal: London is as expensive as Paris.
As you can see in the question below, the comparison is an unequal comparison: lightweight black holes have less mass than middleweight black holes. The comparison must use than - this eliminates A and B.
What about C, D, and E - all of them use 'than'?
It is easy to see that of the remaining answer choices, C is the most concise. D and E are wordy and create more confusion by introducing the pronoun 'it' unnecessarily.
monirjewel
25 Dec 2016, 08:53
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monirjewel
I think in C, the two phrases "hundreds of times more... " and " thousands or..." refer to subject of main clause and modify this clause.
is it right?
