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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The car Jim drives is not very expensive to purchase, but repairing it is more costly than repairing other cars. |
| | B) | The car Jim drives is not very expensive to purchase, but repairing it is more costly. |
| | C) | The car Jim drives is not very expensive to purchase, but repairing it is more costly than other cars. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Andy is not selfish as other members of his family. |
| | B) | Andy is not as selfish as other members of his family. |
| | C) | Andy is not as selfish as members of his family. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The tuition at most state colleges and universities is less than private colleges and universities. |
| | B) | The tuition at most state colleges and universities is less than a private college or university. |
| | C) | The tuition at most state colleges and universities is less than it is at private colleges and universities. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The map clearly shows that Grand Cayman, an island in the British West Indies, is not as large as islands in that group. |
| | B) | The map clearly shows that Grand Cayman, an island in the British West Indies, is not large as other islands in that group. |
| | C) | The map clearly shows that Grand Cayman, an island in the British West Indies, is not as large as other islands in that group. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536), a Dutch humanist who was more proficient in ancient languages than most other contemporary scholars, translated the Greek version of the Bible into Latin. |
| | B) | Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536), a Dutch humanist who was more proficient in ancient languages, translated the Greek version of the Bible into Latin. |
| | C) | Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536), a Dutch humanist who was more proficient in ancient languages than most contemporary scholars, translated the Greek version of the Bible into Latin. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Every test the teacher gave us was more impossible than the one before, and the last test was the most impossible. |
| | B) | Every test the teacher gave us was more impossible than the one before, and the last test was the most difficult. |
| | C) | Every test the teacher gave us was more difficult than the one before, and the last test was impossible. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The advertisement claimed that Sears sells more lawn tractors than any other retailer does. |
| | B) | The advertisement claimed that Sears sells more lawn tractors than other retailers. |
| | C) | The advertisement claimed that Sears sells more lawn tractors than any retailer does. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The new printers are less expensive but not as reliable. |
| | B) | The new printers are less expensive but not as reliable as the old printers. |
| | C) | The new printers are less expensive than but not as reliable as the old printers. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Maria's performance was better than Alex's. |
| | B) | Maria's performance was more good than Alex's. |
| | C) | Maria's performance was gooder than Alex's. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | I have yet to discover a most effective way to remove stains from a carpet. |
| | B) | I have yet to discover the most effective way to remove stains from a carpet. |
| | C) | I have yet to discover more of an effective way to remove stains from a carpet. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The paintings in the Museum of Modern Art are more abstract than the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
| | B) | The paintings in the Museum of Modern Art are more abstract than the paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
| | C) | In the Museum of Modern Art, the paintings are more abstract than the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | After tumbling down the hill, both Jack and Jill were sick, but Jill was sicker than Jack was. |
| | B) | After tumbling down the hill, both Jack and Jill were sick, but Jill was more sick than Jack was. |
| | C) | After tumbling down the hill, both Jack and Jill were sick, but Jill was more sicker than Jack was. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Jeremy's oldest sister is taller than his siblings, but she is not as athletic as they are. |
| | B) | Jeremy's oldest sister is taller than his other siblings, but she is not athletic as they are. |
| | C) | Jeremy's oldest sister is taller than his other siblings, but she is not as athletic as they are. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | The first pass is higher, but the ascent to the second is more strenuous than the ascent to the first. |
| | B) | The first pass is higher but the ascent less strenuous. |
| | C) | The first pass is higher than the second pass, but the ascent to the second is more strenuous than the ascent to the first. |
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Click on the selection that best expresses a clear, logical, and complete comparison. |
| | A) | Angie's solution to the problem is better than the solutions proposed by anyone else on her committee. |
| | B) | Angie's solution to the problem is the most perfect of the solutions proposed by anyone on her committee. |
| | C) | Angie's solution to the problem is better than the solutions proposed by anyone on her committee. |
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