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Students generally feel that the atmosphere both inside and outside the classroom is quite positive, though overall reports of the climate outside the classroom are slightly more negative than the climate inside the classroom.
A) than the climate inside of the classroom
B) than those of the climate inside the classroom
C) than is so of the climate inside the classroom
D) than compared to the climate inside the classroom
E) compared to those of the climate inside of the classroom
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
(I smell a bully on the playground.)
• we are dealing with a comparison
→ comparison words such as more are your triggers. Learn them.
→ the items being compared are the climate outside the classroom and the climate inside the classroom
• This sentence is excellent practice for you to learn to ignore parts of the sentence that are distractions.
→ Strip the sentence by removing the entire first clause and the word "though," so we have:
. . . overall reports of the climate outside the classroom are slightly more negative than the climate inside the classroom.
→ How do I know which parts of the sentence to remove?
(1) practice
(2) practice
(3) practice—in which I force myself to identify what it being tested.
Then I know which parts of the sentence have no bearing on the issues tested by the question.
THE OPTIONS
→ watch the nouns. On the RHS of than is climate. On the LHS of than, the main noun is reports.
→ reports are not more negative than the climate.
• we must compare like to like in parallel fashion.
The word reports in the non-underlined portion of the sentence must be compared to something like a report.
ELIMINATE A
• the comparison is parallel
→ reports (of the climate outside XYZ) are more negative than THOSE = reports (of the climate inside XYZ)
• those means reports
KEEP
→ the word so can stand in for nearly any word or phrase, and even for a that-clause—but so cannot substitute for an entire clause
→ the phrase than is so roughly means than is the case. The latter phrase is among the most versatile of phrases in the English language.
→ but the singular verb is cannot be referring to (or substituting for) the plural noun reports.
• this sentence does not compare reports [of the climate outside XYZ] to reports [of the climate inside XYZ], but rather, tries to compare more negative outside climate to less negative inside climate.
→ in other words, the singular is so must refer to condition of being negative.
→ do not get tricked. The verb phrase is so is singular. Reports are plural and require the verb are.
→ At best, we are back to comparing the wrong things—namely, reports and climate.
We do not have a noun that parallels reports.
ELIMINATE C
→ when a comparison word such as more is present, eliminate any option that also contains language such as compared to or in comparison to
• the comparison is not parallel: reports are still being compared to climate
→ reports [about outside XYZ] are more negative than compared to the climate [inside XYZ]
ELIMINATE D
• redundant: as in (D), we do not place more and compared to in the same sentence
ELIMINATE E
The answer is B.
COMMENTS
Ranasaymon , monk123 , kush09 , warrior1991 , winterschool , Akp880 , and Varunsawhney8 , good to "see" you all.
This group displays diverse styles and includes Butler members with both long and short tenure.
Nice mix.
And nice work.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC1)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
Students generally feel that the atmosphere both inside and outside the classroom is quite positive, though overall reports of the climate outside the classroom are slightly more negative than the climate inside the classroom.
Meaning? Reports about the climate outside the classroom are more negative than reports about the climate inside the classroom.(I smell a bully on the playground.)
• we are dealing with a comparison
→ comparison words such as more are your triggers. Learn them.
→ the items being compared are the climate outside the classroom and the climate inside the classroom
• This sentence is excellent practice for you to learn to ignore parts of the sentence that are distractions.
→ Strip the sentence by removing the entire first clause and the word "though," so we have:
. . . overall reports of the climate outside the classroom are slightly more negative than the climate inside the classroom.
→ How do I know which parts of the sentence to remove?
(1) practice
(2) practice
(3) practice—in which I force myself to identify what it being tested.
Then I know which parts of the sentence have no bearing on the issues tested by the question.
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
A) Students generally feel that the atmosphere both inside and outside the classroom is quite positive, though overall reports of the climate outside the classroom are slightly more negative than the climate inside the classroom.
• a faulty comparison exists between reports and the climate (inside the classroom)→ watch the nouns. On the RHS of than is climate. On the LHS of than, the main noun is reports.
→ reports are not more negative than the climate.
• we must compare like to like in parallel fashion.
The word reports in the non-underlined portion of the sentence must be compared to something like a report.
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
B) Students generally feel that the atmosphere both inside and outside the classroom is quite positive, though overall reports of the climate outside the classroom are slightly more negative than those of the climate inside the classroom.
• I see no errors• the comparison is parallel
→ reports (of the climate outside XYZ) are more negative than THOSE = reports (of the climate inside XYZ)
• those means reports
KEEP
Quote:
C) Students generally feel that the atmosphere both inside and outside the classroom is quite positive, though overall reports of the climate outside the classroom are slightly more negative than is so of the climate inside the classroom.
• this answer is the trap for native speakers, who are accustomed to the phrase is so. → the word so can stand in for nearly any word or phrase, and even for a that-clause—but so cannot substitute for an entire clause
→ the phrase than is so roughly means than is the case. The latter phrase is among the most versatile of phrases in the English language.
→ but the singular verb is cannot be referring to (or substituting for) the plural noun reports.
• this sentence does not compare reports [of the climate outside XYZ] to reports [of the climate inside XYZ], but rather, tries to compare more negative outside climate to less negative inside climate.
→ in other words, the singular is so must refer to condition of being negative.
→ do not get tricked. The verb phrase is so is singular. Reports are plural and require the verb are.
→ At best, we are back to comparing the wrong things—namely, reports and climate.
We do not have a noun that parallels reports.
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
D) Students generally feel that the atmosphere both inside and outside the classroom is quite positive, though overall reports of the climate outside the classroom are slightly more negative than compared to the climate inside the classroom.
• the word more and the phrase compared to are redundant; more in this context implies a comparison→ when a comparison word such as more is present, eliminate any option that also contains language such as compared to or in comparison to
• the comparison is not parallel: reports are still being compared to climate
→ reports [about outside XYZ] are more negative than compared to the climate [inside XYZ]
ELIMINATE D
Quote:
E) Students generally feel that the atmosphere both inside and outside the classroom is quite positive, though overall reports of the climate outside the classroom are slightly more negative [THAN?]compared to those of the climate inside of the classroom.
• "than" is missing: the comparative word more must always be paired with than• redundant: as in (D), we do not place more and compared to in the same sentence
ELIMINATE E
The answer is B.
COMMENTS
Ranasaymon , monk123 , kush09 , warrior1991 , winterschool , Akp880 , and Varunsawhney8 , good to "see" you all.
This group displays diverse styles and includes Butler members with both long and short tenure.
Nice mix.
And nice work.
13 Sep 2020, 01:07
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Students generally feel that the atmosphere both inside and outside the classroom is quite positive, though overall reports of the climate outside the classroom are slightly more negative than the climate inside the classroom.
Comparison marker: More...than
Comparison: overall reports of the climate outside vs overall reports of the climate inside
A) than the climate inside of the classroom Incorrect
=> Comparison Error: overall reports of the climate outside vs the climate
B) than those of the climate inside the classroom Correct
C) than is so of the climate inside the classroom Incorrect
=> Unnecessarily wordy and comparison error : overall reports of the climate outside vs the climate
D) than compared to the climate inside the classroom Incorrect
=> more..than compared to (redundant) ( Correct form-> more..than)
=> Comparison Error: overall reports of the climate outside vs the climate
E) compared to those of the climate inside of the classroom Incorrect
=> more...compared to ( Incorrect)
Comparison marker: More...than
Comparison: overall reports of the climate outside vs overall reports of the climate inside
A) than the climate inside of the classroom Incorrect
=> Comparison Error: overall reports of the climate outside vs the climate
B) than those of the climate inside the classroom Correct
C) than is so of the climate inside the classroom Incorrect
=> Unnecessarily wordy and comparison error : overall reports of the climate outside vs the climate
D) than compared to the climate inside the classroom Incorrect
=> more..than compared to (redundant) ( Correct form-> more..than)
=> Comparison Error: overall reports of the climate outside vs the climate
E) compared to those of the climate inside of the classroom Incorrect
=> more...compared to ( Incorrect)
