SC's Question number - 779 , 780

779). The metabolic rate of sharks is low compared with the rates of most other fishes.

(A) with the rates of most other fishes

(B) to most other fishes’ rate

(C) to that of rates for most other fishes

(D) to most other fishes

(E) with most other fishes

780). The mistakes children make in learning to speak tell linguists more about how they learn language than the correct forms they use.

(A) how they learn language than

(B) how one learns language than

(C) how children learn language than do

(D) learning language than

(E) their language learning than do


Answers:

779). OA - A - compare with is the right usage
compare to vs compare with

B,C, D - incorrect - compare to

E - incorrect - wrong comparison

780). OA - C

A - incorrect - ambiguous they

B - incorrect - singular subject one learns

D - incorrect - wrongly suggests that children are teaching linguists to learn the language

E - incorrect - ambiguous their