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Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest
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Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest, the Quechans were singularly uninterested in the accumulation of material wealth or in the crafting of elaborate pottery and basketry.
(A) Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest, the Quechans
(B) When you compare the Quechans to other Native Americans of the Southwest, they
(C) When other Native Americans of the Southwest are compared to the Quechans, they
(D) Comparison to other Native Americans of the Southwest shows that the Quechans
(E) Compared with other Native Americans of the Southwest, the Quechans
(A) Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest, the Quechans
(B) When you compare the Quechans to other Native Americans of the Southwest, they
(C) When other Native Americans of the Southwest are compared to the Quechans, they
(D) Comparison to other Native Americans of the Southwest shows that the Quechans
(E) Compared with other Native Americans of the Southwest, the Quechans
What is wrong with option A....
according to the solution the answer is E....pls explain
The correct usage i think should be
compared to / comparison with
according to the solution the answer is E....pls explain
The correct usage i think should be
compared to / comparison with
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Re: Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest
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You are right! This is a case of using the correct idiom.
"Compare with" should be used to compare differences
"Compare to" should be used to compare similarities
Since this example is comparing differences, we can eliminate answers B, C, and D.
Of the remaining answers, answer A has awkward construction. The introductory clause Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest modifies the Quechans.
In other words, the Quechans were comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest.This is awkward and doesn't make much sense.
The best answer is E.
"Compare with" should be used to compare differences
"Compare to" should be used to compare similarities
Since this example is comparing differences, we can eliminate answers B, C, and D.
Of the remaining answers, answer A has awkward construction. The introductory clause Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest modifies the Quechans.
In other words, the Quechans were comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest.This is awkward and doesn't make much sense.
The best answer is E.
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Re: Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest
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25 Dec 2009, 07:17
25 Dec 2009, 07:17
But similar things are compared here such as Native Americans, or for that matter people are compared so why not use "compare to"? What different things are compared?
