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Difficulty: EasyIllogical and Incomplete Comparisons

The architectural style of the new city hall is much more modern than the old library, drawing inspiration from minimalist Scandinavian design.

Which option best replaces the underlined portion of the sentence to make the comparison logical and grammatically correct?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. than that of the old libraryAnswer
  3. C
    than those of the old library
  4. D
    than the old library, it draws

Answer

The correct option is the one that states 'than that of the old library' because it compares the architectural style of the new city hall with the architectural style (represented by the pronoun 'that') of the old library.
The correct option correctly uses the singular pronoun 'that' to represent 'the architectural style,' establishing a logical comparison between the style of the new city hall and the style of the old library.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the two elements being compared in the sentence.
The sentence attempts to compare 'The architectural style of the new city hall' with 'the old library'.
To make a comparison logical, the elements compared must be of the same type (noun-to-noun or attribute-to-attribute).
2
Choose the option that uses a singular pronoun to refer back to the singular noun phrase 'architectural style'.
The singular pronoun 'that' in 'than that of the old library' correctly replaces 'the architectural style' to complete the comparison.
This creates a logical comparison between the style of the new city hall and the style of the old library, while avoiding grammatical errors like pronoun number mismatch or comma splices.

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Illogical and Incomplete Comparisons
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