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30 Jan 2014, 03:59
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Unlike the people whom settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the hope of the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush was to get rich quickly.
A. the people whom settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the hope of the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush was
B. the people who settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the hope of the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush was
C. that of the people who settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush hoped
D. that of the people whom settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the hope of the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush was
E. the people who settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush hoped
A. the people whom settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the hope of the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush was
B. the people who settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the hope of the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush was
C. that of the people who settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush hoped
D. that of the people whom settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the hope of the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush was
E. the people who settled the Western states after the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862, the prospectors and adventurers who came to California during the gold rush hoped
Show SpoilerOfficial Explanation
"Like" or "unlike" signal comparisons, one of the test makers' favorite places to introduce errors. So when you see a sentence like this, which hits you with "unlike" first thing, make sure that the sentence compares similar things, things that can be logically compared and things that are in the same grammatical form. Here, "the people whom settled the Western states..." and "the hope of the prospectors...." are both nouns, but they can't be logically compared. You can't compare people to "hope," a feeling. You have to compare people to people, and that's what choice (E) does. In (E), "the people who settled the Western states" are compared to "the prospectors and adventurers." Also note that you need "who" instead of "whom."
Hi, I want to know whether we always have to compare people to people, or we can also compare things to things, please.
30 Jan 2014, 04:21
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goodyear2013
Your question is a bit confusing. If you're asking whether you can compare dissimilar things, the answer is no. IE in this question you can not compare hope to people. If you meant to ask if you can compare people to things (as in general objects), yes you can as long as its a logical comparison.
For example... "Although my friend is big, that rock is bigger."
30 Jan 2014, 04:34
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Hi, Thanks for clarification.
Can anyone explain what makes wrong answer choices wrong in this question, please.
Can anyone explain what makes wrong answer choices wrong in this question, please.
