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?
- A. the library'sCorrect
- B. the library
- C. that of the library's
- 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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