UB001 wrote:
Although more small in size than most stars, white dwarves are extremely dense; they are considered to be the last stage in the evolution of a star and make up about six percent of the known stars.
A) Although more small in size than most stars, white dwarves are extremely dense; they are considered to be the last stage in the evolution of a star and make up about six percent of the known stars.
B) Although smaller in size than most stars, white dwarves are extremely dense; they are considered to be the last stage in the evolution of a star and make up about six percent of the known stars.
C) Although smaller in size than most stars, white dwarves are extremely dense; they are considered to be the last stage in the evolution of a star and consist of about six percent of the known stars.
D) Although more small in size than most stars, white dwarves are extremely dense; they are considered to be the last stage in the evolution of a star and consist of about six percent of the known stars.
E) Although white dwarves are smaller than most stars, they are extremely dense; they are considered to be the last stage in the evolution of a star and consist of about six percent of the known stars.
Since its a incompletely underlined sentence, We can go on each of the options, one by one.
A, D are out more small in size is incorrect way of comparing between 2 things.
E is out, "they" is incorrectly referring to stars.
Apart from the meaning difference between B and C, let me know how to negate C.
The answer choice was between "make up about" vs "consist of about".
Answer B.