The rise in the level of pollutants in the Yangtze River is almost equ

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The rise in the level of pollutants in the Yangtze River is almost  equivalent to the level of pollutants in  the Ohio River.

(A) equivalent to the level of pollutants in
(B) the same as that in the level of pollutants in
(C) the same as the level of pollutants in
(D) equal to that of
(E) the equivalent of that in

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Bunuel · Answer

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Rabab36 · Answer

Option B is correct

proper comparison is done between rise in level of pollutants with rise in level of other pollutants

Angad2553 · Answer

Correct ans 
B
the same as that in the level of pollutants in

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cry!! · Answer

What's wrong in E?

The rise in the level of pollutants in the Yangtze River is almost the "equivalent of that in" the Ohio River.
The rise in the level of pollutants in the Yangtze River is almost the "equivalent of the rise in the level of pollutants in" the Ohio River.

Rabab36 · Answer

what does that refer to is ambiguous

Sarthak14Dave · Answer

What makes answer choice C wrong?

Can't the sentence essentially imply that the rise in pollutant level in one river is equal to the total level of pollutants in another?

Besides ignoring this assumption, there's nothing grammatically incorrect with C.

rn1112 · Answer

The rise in the level of pollutants in the Yangtze River is almost  equivalent to the level of pollutants in  the Ohio River.

(A) equivalent to the level of pollutants in
 wrong comparison -- 'rise in level of pollutants' in Yangtze, to 'level of pollutants in Ohio'

(B) the same as that in the level of pollutants in
  correct comparison -- 'rise in level of pollutants' in Yangtze, to 'rise in level of pollutants in Ohio'. Here, the usage of 'that' assist the purpose of correct comparison

(C) the same as the level of pollutants in
 wrong comparison -- 'rise in level of pollutants' in Yangtze, to 'level of pollutants in Ohio'

(D) equal to that of
 change in meaning. us of 'that' confuses comparison between 'the rise in the level' or simply 'the level'

(E) the equivalent of that in
 change in meaning..similar mistake as prompt (D)

IMO, (B) should be the correct option

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation:

Answer: B

(A) While it may appear that this sentence is testing you on the use of  equivalent/equal/same  this is not the case (and will rarely ever be). This sentence is actually testing you on comparison of logical items. This sentence compares the  rise in the level of pollutants  with the  level of pollutants  (and not with the  rise ), so is incorrect.

(B) The correct answer.   That  refers back to  rise .

(C) This option erroneously compares  rise  with the  level of pollutants  in the Ohio River.

(D) While  that  can refer back to  rise , we still need to mention what this  rise  has been in.

(E) Same as D.

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