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+HOT Competition 3 Sep/9AM: One renowned economist and social reformer
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03 Sep 2020, 09:00
03 Sep 2020, 09:00
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One renowned economist and social reformer has made a comparison of the labor movement and a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf, asking the wolf to scale back its demands for prey; the wolf may compromise, but the sheep will always suffer badly in the end.
(A) made a comparison of the labor movement and a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf, asking
(B) made a comparison between the labor movement and a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
(C) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf and which asked
(D) compared the labor movement to a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
(E) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep that negotiates with a wolf and it asks
(A) made a comparison of the labor movement and a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf, asking
(B) made a comparison between the labor movement and a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
(C) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf and which asked
(D) compared the labor movement to a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
(E) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep that negotiates with a wolf and it asks
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Re: +HOT Competition 3 Sep/8AM: One renowned economist and social reformer
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One renowned economist and social reformer has made a comparison of the labor movement and a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf, asking the wolf to scale back its demands for prey; the wolf may compromise, but the sheep will always suffer badly in the end.
(A) made a comparison of the labor movement and a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf, asking
(B) made a comparison between the labor movement and a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
(C) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf and which asked
(D) compared the labor movement to a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
(E) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep that negotiates with a wolf and it asks
(A) made a comparison of the labor movement and a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf, asking
(B) made a comparison between the labor movement and a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
(C) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf and which asked
(D) compared the labor movement to a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
(E) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep that negotiates with a wolf and it asks
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Experts Global Explanation:
Idiom + Pronoun
One interesting point to note here is the distinction between the idiom constructions “compared with” and “compared to”; the former is used to compare similar entities, and the latter is used to compare dissimilar entities.
A. This answer choice utilizes the unidiomatic phrase “made a comparison of A as B” rather than the correct phrase “made a comparison between A and B”.
B. This answer choice is needlessly wordy due to its use of the “made a comparison between A and B” construction; the use of the construction “compared A to B” conveys the same information more concisely.
C. This answer choice incorrectly utilizes the idiom construction “compared A with B” to compare the nouns “labor movement” and “flock of sheep”; remember, “compared with” is used to compare similar entities, and “compared to” is used to compare dissimilar entities. Further, Option C fails to maintain parallelism between the verbs “negotiating” and “asked”.
D. This answer choice correctly uses the “asking…” construction aptly to convey the intended cause-effect relationship; please remember, the introduction of verb+ing (“asking” in this case) after comma generally leads to a cause-effect relationship. Further, this answer choice utilizes the appropriate idiom construction “compared A to B” to compare the nouns “labor movement” and “flock of sheep” and maintains proper parallelism and pronoun use throughout the sentence.
E. This answer choice repeats the idiom error seen in Option C, incorrectly utilizing the idiom construction “compared A with B” to compare the nouns “labor movement” and “flock of sheep”; remember, “compared with” is used to compare similar entities, and the compared to is used to compare dissimilar entities. Further, Option E suffers from a pronoun error; “it” has no clear antecedent.
D is the best answer choice.
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Re: +HOT Competition 3 Sep/9AM: One renowned economist and social reformer
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One renowned economist and social reformer has made a comparison of the labor movement and a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf, asking the wolf to scale back its demands for prey; the wolf may compromise, but the sheep will always suffer badly in the end.
(A) made a comparison of the labor movement and a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf, asking
Incorrect - Comparison of X to Y correct idiom.
(B) made a comparison between the labor movement and a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
Incorrect- Incorrect comparison- labour movement compared to Flock of ship.
(C) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf and which asked
Incorrect- Compared X to Y, X & Y are not type of same entity
(D) compared the labor movement to a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
Correct - Comparison is between two action
(E) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep that negotiates with a wolf and it asks
Incorrect- Compared X to Y, X & Y are not type of same entity
One renowned economist and social reformer has made a comparison of the labor movement and a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf, asking the wolf to scale back its demands for prey; the wolf may compromise, but the sheep will always suffer badly in the end.
(A) made a comparison of the labor movement and a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf, asking
Incorrect - Comparison of X to Y correct idiom.
(B) made a comparison between the labor movement and a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
Incorrect- Incorrect comparison- labour movement compared to Flock of ship.
(C) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep as negotiating with a wolf and which asked
Incorrect- Compared X to Y, X & Y are not type of same entity
(D) compared the labor movement to a flock of sheep negotiating with a wolf, asking
Correct - Comparison is between two action
(E) compared the labor movement with a flock of sheep that negotiates with a wolf and it asks
Incorrect- Compared X to Y, X & Y are not type of same entity
