heterosexuals

[VSCID]

Heterosexuals in the United States have a significantly lower chance of contracting AIDS than do heterosexuals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

A) a significantly lower chance of contracting AIDS than do

B) a significantly lower chance of contracting AIDS in comparison with

C) a great likelihood of a contracting AIDS more significant than do

D) a significantly lower likelihood of contracting AIDS as compared to

E) a significantly lower chance of contracting AIDS than those

source: 800sc0re

[kylo]

is the OA A?




Thanks!

[VSCID]

is the OA A?




Thanks!

OA A, yes.

Is D incorrect because of 'as compared to' ?

[JonathanSchneider]

Answer is A.

D is wrong because "as compared to" is not as good as "than do." For two reasons:
1) idiom: "lower ___ than"
2) parallelism/meaning: we need to word "do" to connect these properly