Standard English ConventionsVery hardLogical comparison
Standard English Conventions practice question
The company's profits last year were higher than ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. those of its competitorsCorrect
- B. its competitors
- C. the competitors were
- D. of its competitors
Answer: A. those of its competitors
A comparison must set like against like. Profits are compared with profits, so 'those of its competitors' — meaning the competitors' profits — is needed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. its competitors
- This compares the company's profits with its competitors themselves — companies, not profits.
- C. the competitors were
- 'the competitors were' compares profits with what the competitors WERE, which makes no sense.
- D. of its competitors
- 'of its competitors' has nothing for the 'of' to attach to; it needs 'those'.
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