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Concepts tested here: Pronouns + Comparisons + Idioms

• A comparison can only be made between similar things.
• "more A than B" is the correct, idiomatic comparison; A and B must be comparable and parallel.

A: Correct. This answer choice avoids the pronoun error seen in Options B and C, as it uses no pronouns. Further, Option A correctly compares the prepositional phrases “into blue-chip stocks” and “into gold”. Further, Option A correctly uses the idiomatic construction “more A than B”.

B: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun "The investor" with the plural pronoun "they". Further, Option B incorrectly compares the prepositional phrase “into blue-chip stocks” to the clause “they do gold”; remember, a comparison can only be made between similar things.

C: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun "The investor" with the plural pronoun "they". Further, Option C incorrectly compares the prepositional phrase “into blue-chip stocks” to the clause “they are gold; remember, a comparison can only be made between similar things.

D: This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “more A as B”; remember, "more A than B" is the correct, idiomatic comparison; A and B must be comparable and parallel.

E: This answer choice incorrectly compares “into blue-chip stocks” to “gold”; remember, a comparison can only be made between similar things. Moreover, Option E incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “more A as B”; remember, "more A than B" is the correct, idiomatic comparison; A and B must be comparable and parallel.

Hence, A is the best answer choice.

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Experts' Global Team