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06 May 2012, 02:34
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C
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Compared with the time period of John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath, the poor of today would be considered wealthy.
A. Compared with the time period of John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath
B. Compared with the time period during which John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath took place
C. Compared with the characters in John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath
D. In comparison to the time of John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath
E. In comparison to John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath
A. Compared with the time period of John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath
B. Compared with the time period during which John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath took place
C. Compared with the characters in John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath
D. In comparison to the time of John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath
E. In comparison to John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath
06 May 2012, 07:51
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The comparison is between the poor of John’s time (or the characters belonging to the poor in that novel) and the poor of the day. C is the only one that talks of such a comparison. All others compare John’s time with the poor
06 May 2012, 09:18
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malkov
Topic tested is COMPARISON.
Compared to X, Y is one of the correct constructions.
In comparison to and in comparison with are also correct construction.
But the key in comparison questions is to check if the elements compared in the question can be compared.
A. Compared with the time period of John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath : time vs people : incorrect
B. Compared with the time period during which John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath took place : time vs people : incorrect
C. Compared with the characters in John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath people(character) vs people : CORRECT
D. In comparison to the time of John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath : time vs people : incorrect
E. In comparison to John Steiback's The Grapes of Wrath : book vs people : incorrect
