Answer Choices
NO CHANGE
when compared with those of
when compared with
relative to
Explanation for Question 26 From the Writing Section on the 2019 April Sat
For question number 26, we want to make sure that we are drawing an 2 appropriate comparison. We want to be comparing song complexity, 3 to sound complexity, bird to bird, 4 rather than song complexity to bird, 5 which are not to like things. So looking at our answer choices, 6 answer choice. I have the no change option. 7 This is saying, um, 8 increased song complexity in the Bengalese Finch relative to that of 9 the white rum to moon. Yeah. So when we say to that of this 10 is talking about song complexity. 11 So this is comparing the song complexity of the Bengalese Finch to 12 the sound complexity of the white room to moon. 13 Yeah. That's an appropriate comparison to be making we're comparing like things. 14 So the no change option is looking pretty good. 15 Let's take a look at the other choices. Answer choice says when compared with 16 those of, um, 17 this, with those of, 18 um, those of is referring to a plural, 19 those of rather than that of, 20 and some complexity is singular here. 21 So there's no reason to use a plural pronoun as 22 choice B does answer choices as when compared with 23 the white room. Monya we say when compared with, 24 without saying that of we're comparing the sound complexity of the Bengalese 25 Finch to the white round pneumonia, 26 which doesn't make sense. We wouldn't compare complexity to a bird. 27 We would want to compare complexity to complexity or a bird to a bird. 28 This comparison doesn't make sense. 29 We're not comparing to like ...