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The Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than the Arabs.
A. Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than
B. Indians were more reluctant about fighting with the British colonists than with
C. Indians were more reluctant about fighting with the British colonists than were
D. Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than with
E. reluctance of the Indians to fight with the British colonists was more than
A. Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than
B. Indians were more reluctant about fighting with the British colonists than with
C. Indians were more reluctant about fighting with the British colonists than were
D. Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than with
E. reluctance of the Indians to fight with the British colonists was more than
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Official Solution:
The Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than the Arabs.
A. Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than
B. Indians were more reluctant about fighting with the British colonists than with
C. Indians were more reluctant about fighting with the British colonists than were
D. Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than with
E. reluctance of the Indians to fight with the British colonists was more than
A. The comparison is not clear. The sentence may mean either of the following:
The Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than with the Arabs. (comparison between 1. fight between Indians and British colonists and 2. fight between Indians and Arabs)
Or,
The Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than the Arabs were. (comparison between 1. fight between Indians and British colonists and 2. fight between Arabs and British colonists.)
B. The idiom “more reluctant about fighting” is wrong. The correct usage is “reluctant to fight”.
C. The idiom “more reluctant about fighting” is wrong. The correct usage is “reluctant to fight”.
D. Correct. The idiom “reluctant to fight” is correctly used. The comparison is clear - the construction makes it clear that comparison is between 1. fight between Indians and British colonists and 2. fight between Indians and Arabs.
E. “Reluctance” is wrongly compared with “Arabs”. (The simplified version of the sentence after eliminating the prepositional phrases is: The reluctance was more than the Arabs.)
Answer: D
The Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than the Arabs.
A. Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than
B. Indians were more reluctant about fighting with the British colonists than with
C. Indians were more reluctant about fighting with the British colonists than were
D. Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than with
E. reluctance of the Indians to fight with the British colonists was more than
A. The comparison is not clear. The sentence may mean either of the following:
The Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than with the Arabs. (comparison between 1. fight between Indians and British colonists and 2. fight between Indians and Arabs)
Or,
The Indians were more reluctant to fight with the British colonists than the Arabs were. (comparison between 1. fight between Indians and British colonists and 2. fight between Arabs and British colonists.)
B. The idiom “more reluctant about fighting” is wrong. The correct usage is “reluctant to fight”.
C. The idiom “more reluctant about fighting” is wrong. The correct usage is “reluctant to fight”.
D. Correct. The idiom “reluctant to fight” is correctly used. The comparison is clear - the construction makes it clear that comparison is between 1. fight between Indians and British colonists and 2. fight between Indians and Arabs.
E. “Reluctance” is wrongly compared with “Arabs”. (The simplified version of the sentence after eliminating the prepositional phrases is: The reluctance was more than the Arabs.)
Answer: D
