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Difficulty: EasyIllogical and Incomplete Comparisons

The training schedule of a marathon runner is much more grueling than a casual jogger, requiring hours of daily endurance work.

Which of the following options is the best replacement for the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. that of a casual joggerAnswer
  3. C
    a casual jogger, which is
  4. D
    a casual jogger; who is

Answer

The correct answer is the option that replaces the underlined text with 'that of a casual jogger'.
The correct option is 'that of a casual jogger' because it uses the singular pronoun 'that' to represent 'the training schedule'. This ensures a logical comparison between the training schedule of a marathon runner and the training schedule of a casual jogger.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the two elements being compared in the sentence structure.
The sentence compares 'the training schedule' of a marathon runner to 'a casual jogger'.
A schedule cannot logically be compared to a person; it must be compared to another schedule.
2
Find the pronoun option that correctly represents the compared noun and maintains logical parallel structure.
Since 'the training schedule' is singular, it is replaced by 'that'. Adding 'that of' before the second noun ('a casual jogger') correctly compares one schedule to another schedule.
This establishes a grammatically correct and logical comparison required by standard written English.

Key Concept

Logical and Parallel Comparisons
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Illogical and Incomplete Comparisons

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