I don't quite understand this one; choose the answer choice that contains an illogical comparison:
A.The architect's plan was more expensive than the company had expected.
B.These strawberries are the biggest ones we've grown.
C.He's got more cats than anyone else in town.
D.The car's seats are more comfortable than the trucks
D?
A.Wow! You draw better than anyone I've seen!
B.These have to be the most delicious tamales in town.
C.Your dog can do more tricks than mine can.
D.The new program has been desgined more cleverly than the others.
D again?
I don't even know how to find the answer, I'm guessing. Can someone please explain?
Thanks
-MC
A.The architect's plan was more expensive than the company had expected.
B.These strawberries are the biggest ones we've grown.
C.He's got more cats than anyone else in town.
D.The car's seats are more comfortable than the trucks Is this incomplete? If you add a period at the end, then it's not clear if you're comparing cars and trucks or car seats and truck seats.
A.Wow! You draw better than anyone I've seen! Can you draw better than yourself? By adding the word "else" after "anyone," then this comparison is cleared up.
B.These have to be the most delicious tamales in town.
C.Your dog can do more tricks than mine can.
D.The new program has been desgined more cleverly than the others.
The first one isn't incomplete, I just have it that way. I think they're comparing seats.
Thanks though
-MC
Then for #1, D is the right choice.
Thank You
-MC
YW!
To determine the answer choice that contains an illogical comparison, you need to look for statements where two different things are being compared using comparative language (e.g., more, better, bigger). When making a comparison, the things being compared should be similar or belong to the same category.
In the given options:
A. "The architect's plan was more expensive than the company had expected."
The comparison here is between the cost of the architect's plan and the company's expectation. This is a logical comparison because both are related to the cost, so option A is not the correct answer.
B. "These strawberries are the biggest ones we've grown."
The comparison here is between the size of these strawberries and the size of previously grown strawberries. This is a logical comparison because both are related to the size of strawberries, so option B is not the correct answer.
C. "He's got more cats than anyone else in town."
The comparison here is between the number of cats owned by "he" and the number of cats owned by anyone else in town. This is a logical comparison because both involve the number of cats, so option C is not the correct answer.
D. "The car's seats are more comfortable than the trucks."
The comparison here is between the comfort of the car's seats and the comfort of the trucks. This is an illogical comparison because cars and trucks are different types of vehicles, and it doesn't make sense to compare the comfort of their seats directly. Therefore, option D contains an illogical comparison and is the correct answer.
For the second question:
A. "Wow! You draw better than anyone I've seen!"
The comparison here is between the drawing skills of the person being addressed and the drawing skills of other people the speaker has seen. This is a logical comparison because both involve drawing skills, so option A is not the correct answer.
B. "These have to be the most delicious tamales in town."
The comparison here is between the deliciousness of these tamales and the deliciousness of other tamales in town. This is a logical comparison because both involve deliciousness, so option B is not the correct answer.
C. "Your dog can do more tricks than mine can."
The comparison here is between the number of tricks that the person's dog can do and the number of tricks that the speaker's dog can do. This is a logical comparison because both involve the number of tricks, so option C is not the correct answer.
D. "The new program has been designed more cleverly than the others."
The comparison here is between the cleverness of the design of the new program and the cleverness of the design of other programs. This is a logical comparison because both involve the cleverness of design, so option D is not the correct answer.
Since all the answer choices in the second question contain logical comparisons, the correct answer cannot be determined based on illogical comparison.