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Updated on: 11 Sep 2018, 09:47
Originally posted by pankajattri on 02 Oct 2010, 12:39.
Last edited by Bunuel on 11 Sep 2018, 09:47, edited 2 times in total.
Last edited by Bunuel on 11 Sep 2018, 09:47, edited 2 times in total.
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Unlike that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s innovative study relies not on the records of White slave owners but on the records of the salves themselves, especially the 70 or so autobiographies and memoirs that have been preserved.
(A) that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s
(B) that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
(C) earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
(D) earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s
(E) the earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
(A) that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s
(B) that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
(C) earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
(D) earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s
(E) the earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
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03 Nov 2012, 04:01
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"that" when used with "of" creates a possessive pronoun that needs to refer to some characterstic of the earlier studies, rather than the studies themselves. Additionally, it would be very rare to use "that of" when referring to a plural noun - we would usually use "those of". "that of" would only be correct if we were referring to some communal characterstic that the studies had as a group.
An example of proper usage of "that of" would be:
"Unlike that of earlier studies, the genre of Blassingame's study is..."
More likely, we'd see something like:
"Unlike those of earlier studies, the table of contents of Blassingame's study...".
In the posted sentence, we're comparing the studies themselves to Blassingame's study, so "that of" is 100% incorrect.
As an aside, we can definitely compare a group to a specific person.
The following are proper comparisons:
"Unlike most other hockey players, Wayne Gretzky was more excited about getting an assist than a goal."
"Like her co-workers, Melissa enjoyed a good drink at happy hour."
An example of proper usage of "that of" would be:
"Unlike that of earlier studies, the genre of Blassingame's study is..."
More likely, we'd see something like:
"Unlike those of earlier studies, the table of contents of Blassingame's study...".
In the posted sentence, we're comparing the studies themselves to Blassingame's study, so "that of" is 100% incorrect.
As an aside, we can definitely compare a group to a specific person.
The following are proper comparisons:
"Unlike most other hockey players, Wayne Gretzky was more excited about getting an assist than a goal."
"Like her co-workers, Melissa enjoyed a good drink at happy hour."
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This problem has floated through various forums with an incorrect OA. In order for A to be correct, it would need to use "those of" instead of "that of" to refer to the studies conducted for those earlier works (plural those to match with plural works).
The correct answer would be D, comparing the early works with his study.
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The correct answer would be D, comparing the early works with his study.
KW
