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Standard English ConventionsVery hardComparing a collection with a collection

Standard English Conventions practice question

The museum's collection of maps is larger than ____.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. the library'sCorrect
  2. B. the library
  3. C. that of the library's
  4. D. the library has

Answer: A. the library's

"the library's" stands for "the library's collection", so like is compared with like.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the library
Compares a collection with a building.
C. that of the library's
Doubles the possessive.
D. the library has
Garbled.

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