Around the World in 80 Questions (Day 7): What was as noteworthy as

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet -What is not needed at all, Eliminate
(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet -Correct
(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet - Fragment
(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than -Change in meaning
(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as - Less as is wrong here. Eliminate

B

A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet

Correct no mistake

(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet

Incorrect worded no less noteworthy

(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet
Incorrect use of that thing
(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than

Incorrect use of has been

(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as

Incorrect has been in the non underline statement used

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What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet has been the use of this technology to democratize, to a degree hitherto considered impossible, access to information.

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet
Here comparison is on invention of the internet versus the use of the technology to democratize. Also what was talks about past tense and use of technology talks in the present which does not make sense.

(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet
here comparison is between the invention of the internet versus has been the use of internet technology to democratize. It looks good and meaning wise, grammar wise looks good as well

(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet
It unnecessarily brings in the thing... also developing the internet and has been use of internet technology does not make sense

(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than
It changes meaning subtly by none the less . it could have been fine if it is referred as Developing the internet has been no less noteworthy than

(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as
It uses comparison word less without than and hence incorrect

B is the answer

What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet has been the use of this technology to democratize, to a degree hitherto considered impossible, access to information.

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet
This does not show the comparison as expected in the meaning.
(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet
This sentence is awkward , feels like missing subject.
(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet
Correct choice as it has the expected comparison and clear meaning.
(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than
none the less is incorrect
(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as
no less noteworthy as is incorrect , than is expected.

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet - The non underlined part of the sentence uses present perfect tense, which means the thing being spoken about still exists. Thus, we can't say "what WAS as noteworthy..". Incorrect.
(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet - Correct, uses the right tense and parallel pair (less-than).
(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet - again WAS has been used. Incorrect.
(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than - Incorrect. The right idiomatic structure is "no less than" & not "none the less".
(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as - Incorrect. The right idiomatic structure is "no less than" & "no less as".

What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet has been the use of this technology to democratize, to a degree hitherto considered impossible, access to information.

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internetIncorrect
(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internetIncorrect
(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internetCorrect
(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy thanIncorrect
(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy asIncorrect

B is the right answer.

C,D,E changes the meaning

A. Incorrect. Comparative structure is incorrect because the two parts in comparison are not paralleled
B. Correct. Comparative structure is correct with clear meaning.
C. Incorrect. "developing the internet" conveys the wrong intended meaning
D. Incorrect. Sam issue as in C
E. Incorrect. "less" must be followed with "than" (not "as") in comparison

What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet has been the use of this technology to democratize, to a degree hitherto considered impossible, access to information.

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet - Incorrect - Using the past tense of "was" clashes with the subsequent "has been"
(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet - Correct
(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet - Incorrect - Using the past tense of "was" clashes with the subsequent "has been"
(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than - Incorrect - it shifts the attention from what is meant to be the most noteworthy part - the role of the internet in democratising the access to info
(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as - - Incorrect - no less .... as is incorrect use of the preposition "as"

I chose B

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet
" was " past tense is incorrect.
(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet
Correct answer
(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet
Change the meaning
(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than
" none the less " - incorrect
(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as
"less" and " than" is idiomatic

What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet has been the use of this technology to democratize, to a degree hitherto considered impossible, access to information.

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet
(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet
(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet
(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than
(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as

Let us destroy it,

A) It introduces the comparison with "What was" which is awkward and unclear.
B) It looks like pretty good, leave in.
C) So wordy , but grammatical correct. Cross out
D)It's awkward and confusing.
E) It is not right way to make a comparison. Cross out

Answer:B

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet
"was" changes the tense of the sentence incorrectly.

(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet
Correct option.

(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet
Same as option A. Also "the thing that" is unnecessarily wordy.

(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than
Incorrect parallelism.

(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as
"no less" requires "than" and not "as".

Answer Option B.

What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet has been the use of this technology to democratize, to a degree hitherto considered impossible, access to information.

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet
Incorrect. The use of 'has been' in the non underlined part suggests that the author is talking in present perfect tense for something that is still relevant. The use of past tense 'was' suggests that something ended in past. Thus, this statement does not convey a clear meaning and is incorrect.

(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet
Correct. This choice correctly uses the parallel components 'the invention of the internet' and ' the use of this technology' for comparison and is the correct choice.

(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet
Incorrect. The two things being compared 'Developing the internet' and 'the use of this technology' are not parallel .

(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than
Incorrect. The two things being compared 'Developing the internet' and 'the use of this technology' are not parallel .

(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as
Incorrect. In Comparison statements, 'less' needs to be followed by 'than' . Use of 'As' along with 'Less' is incorrect.

Parallelism before than or as. we can drop A B and D.
between C and E. C is much more precise and clear.
C is the answer.

What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet has been the use of this technology to democratize, to a degree hitherto considered impossible, access to information.

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet - Incorrect usage of "What was "
(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet - Correct
(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet - meaning change invention doesnt mean developing
(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than- meaning change invention doesnt mean developing
(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as - Incorrect usage of comparision

Option B is correct

What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet has been the use of this technology to democratize, to a degree hitherto considered impossible, access to information.

(A) "What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet"
This option is awkward and may not clearly convey the intended meaning, which is that the use of the internet to democratize access to information was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet itself.
(eliminate)

(B) "No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet"
I think we don't have any grammatical errors on this one. This option correctly conveys that the use of the internet to democratize access to information is being compared to the invention of the internet in terms of its noteworthiness. It is clear and grammatically correct.
(let's keep this)


(C) "The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet"
This option is awkwardly phrased. It unnecessarily introduces the word "thing," which adds no clarity or meaning. It also uses "developing" instead of "the invention of" the internet, which is incorrect IMO.
(eliminate)

(D) "Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than"
This option is incorrect because it changes the tense of the verb, which alters the meaning of the sentence. The present perfect tense "has been" implies that the process of developing the internet is still ongoing, which contradicts the past-tense context provided by the original sentence.
(eliminate)

(E) "Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as"
This option is grammatically incorrect. This also sounds un-idiomatic. The correct usage is "no less...than,".
(eliminate)

I will go with B.

Answer is B
What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet has been the use of this technology to democratize, to a degree hitherto considered impossible, access to information.

(A) What was as noteworthy as the invention of the internet
was and has been contradicts
(B) No less noteworthy than the invention of the internet
no less than is correct. Logically sounds. Hence this is the correct choice
(C) The thing that was as noteworthy as developing the internet
the thing? wrong
(D) Developing the internet has been none the less noteworthy than
none the less... than... is wrong
(E) Invention of the internet has been no less noteworthy as
no less...as... is wrong