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rohit chinthapalli

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· 1 Months ago

IN WHICH DICTIONARY DID U SEE THAT EXPLANATION ASSHOLE?

Question:

Direction: a sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose ‘No improvement’ option.

Broccoli is good for you compared to ice cream. 

Options:
A)

with

B)

by

C)

against

D)

No correction required. 

Solution:

Ans: (a) Compared with – It stresses differences.

Compared to – It stresses similarities.

AJAY KUMAR

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· 1 Months ago

Let’s look first at the meaning of each phrase. To compare can be defined broadly as ‘to estimate the similarity or difference between things’. For example:

Individual schools compared their facilities with those of others in the area.

It is difficult to compare our results to studies conducted in the United States.

In this meaning, either preposition can be used.

However, when compare is used to say that one thing resembles another, or to make an analogy between two different things, to is obligatory:

Her novel was compared to the work of Daniel Defoe.

He compared children to young trees, both still growing and able to be shaped.

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