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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Salaries of nurses are usually lower than doctors. |
| | B) | Salaries of doctors are usually higher than nurses. |
| | C) | Salaries of nurses are usually lower than those of doctors. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Every painting the artist made was more unique than the one before, but the latest one is the most unique of all. |
| | B) | Every painting the artist made was more unique than the one before, but the latest one is the most innovative of all. |
| | C) | Every painting the artist made was more innovative than the one before, but the latest one is unique. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Homer's Iliad is more widely read by college and university students than any other Greek author. |
| | B) | Homer's Iliad is more widely read by college and university students than any other ancient epic. |
| | C) | Homer's Iliad is more widely read by college and university students than any ancient epic. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The new Roxy Theatre is not beautiful as the old Roxy, but it is certainly as functional. |
| | B) | The new Roxy Theatre is not beautiful, but it is certainly as functional. |
| | C) | The new Roxy Theatre is not as beautiful as the old Roxy, but it is certainly as functional. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Catherine the Great of Russia (1683–1727) was surely not as holy as Catherine of Siena (1347–80). |
| | B) | Catherine the Great of Russia (1683–1727) was surely not holy as Catherine of Siena (1347–80). |
| | C) | Catherine the Great of Russia (1683–1727) was surely not as holy like Catherine of Siena (1347–80). |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes realized that he could determine the circumference of the earth using a mathematical formula that is simple as any taught in a high school geometry course. |
| | B) | The ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes realized that he could determine the circumference of the earth using a mathematical formula that is as simple as a high school geometry course. |
| | C) | The ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes realized that he could determine the circumference of the earth using a mathematical formula that is as simple as any taught in a high school geometry course. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Shakespeare's HenryVIII is performed littler than most of his other plays. |
| | B) | Shakespeare's HenryVIII is performed less often than most of his other plays. |
| | C) | Shakespeare's HenryVIII is performed less often than most of his plays. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Jerry did worse on the chemistry final than anyone else in the class because he studied the least. |
| | B) | Jerry did more badly on the chemistry final than anyone else in the class because he studied less. |
| | C) | Jerry did worse on the chemistry final than anyone in the class because he studied the least. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | My six-year-old cousin, who can recite Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" from memory, is the most knowledgeable about American history than the students in her first-grade class. |
| | B) | My six-year-old cousin, who can recite Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" from memory, is the more knowledgeable about American history of the students in her first-grade class. |
| | C) | My six-year-old cousin, who can recite Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" from memory, is the most knowledgeable about American history of the students in her first-grade class. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Before Farhan entered the first grade, he knew more polysyllabic words than any other student in his school. However, we believe he may not be as gifted as his younger sister. |
| | B) | Before Farhan entered the first grade, he knew more polysyllabic words than any student in his school. However, we believe he may not be as gifted as his younger sister. |
| | C) | Before Farhan entered the first grade, he knew more polysyllabic words than any other student in his school. However, we believe he may not be gifted as his younger sister. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The people of the United States are, overall, richer than most other countries. |
| | B) | The people of the United States are, overall, richer than are the people of most other countries. |
| | C) | The people of the United States are, overall, more rich than are the people of other countries. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The cough medicine that my doctor prescribed is not as expensive as most other cough medicines. |
| | B) | The cough medicine that my doctor prescribed is not as expensive as most cough medicines. |
| | C) | The cough medicine that my doctor prescribed is not expensive as most other cough medicines. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The first symptoms of AIDS are not always as apparent as other diseases. |
| | B) | The first symptoms of AIDS are not always as apparent as those of other diseases. |
| | C) | The first symptoms of AIDS are not always apparent as those of other diseases. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | History has not been very kind to Rome's Borgia family. Indeed, the Borgias are certainly not respected as Florence's Medicis. |
| | B) | History has not been very kind to Rome's Borgia family. Indeed, the Borgias are certainly not as respected as Florence's Medicis. |
| | C) | History has not been that kind to Rome's Borgia family. Indeed, the Borgias are certainly not as respected as Florence's Medicis. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Both Enrico Fermi (1909–54) and Albert Einstein (1879–1955) were physicists, but Fermi is not as famous as Einstein, who is better known than any other twentieth-century scientist. |
| | B) | Both Enrico Fermi (1909–54) and Albert Einstein (1879–1955) were physicists, but Fermi is not as famous as Einstein, who is better known than any twentieth-century scientist. |
| | C) | Both Enrico Fermi (1909–54) and Albert Einstein (1879–1955) were physicists, but Fermi is not famous as Einstein, who is better known than any other twentieth-century scientist. |
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