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Updated on: 18 Sep 2019, 02:59
Originally posted by souvik101990 on 25 Jan 2015, 21:32.
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The weather in San Diego, California, is temperate for most of the year, and although the air is not so clean as it used to be, it has remained virtually smog free through recent years of rapid industrial growth, unlike most urban areas in southern California.
A. unlike most urban areas in southern California
B. unlike the air in most southern California urban areas
C. unlike other southern California air
D. unlike southern California urban areas
E. in contrast to the smog condition elsewhere in urban southern California
A. unlike most urban areas in southern California
B. unlike the air in most southern California urban areas
C. unlike other southern California air
D. unlike southern California urban areas
E. in contrast to the smog condition elsewhere in urban southern California
25 Jan 2015, 23:52
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Air in San diego has remained virtually smog free unlike the air in most southern california urban area which is not smog free
air is compared at two place
a- wrong air is compared to urban areas
b- Correct
c- wrong urban areas is missing
d-wrong air is compared to urban areas
e- In contrast to : meaning error air is not in contrast to smog
and the correct idiom is In contrast to X,Y
MEANING
Air in San diego has remained virtually smog free unlike the air in most southern california urban area which is not smog free
air is compared at two place
a- wrong air is compared to urban areas
b- Correct
c- wrong urban areas is missing
d-wrong air is compared to urban areas
e- In contrast to : meaning error air is not in contrast to smog
and the correct idiom is In contrast to X,Y
26 Jan 2015, 02:30
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Here we go ----
According to me option B is correct.
A. unlike most urban areas in southern California
---Wrong comparison (air is compared to areas)---
B. unlike the air in most southern California urban areas
---- Hold it -----
C. unlike other southern California air
----- It seems there is a special type of air called southern California air-----
D. unlike southern California urban areas
---- wrong comparison---
E. in contrast to the smog condition elsewhere in urban southern California
---- unnecessary wordy----
According to me option B is correct.
A. unlike most urban areas in southern California
---Wrong comparison (air is compared to areas)---
B. unlike the air in most southern California urban areas
---- Hold it -----
C. unlike other southern California air
----- It seems there is a special type of air called southern California air-----
D. unlike southern California urban areas
---- wrong comparison---
E. in contrast to the smog condition elsewhere in urban southern California
---- unnecessary wordy----
