Questions on Comparisons

[sw001]

Dear Instructors,

One quick q - sentences are partially taken from MGMAT SC, with possible tweaks -

From the earlier quoted example -
Frank's build, like that of his brothers, is broad.

Now, the sentences I have questions on -
1. Her company is outperforming that of her competitors.

The above sentence I believe is incorrect because "that of her competitors" does not make sense as it should be "companies of her competitors". Am I correct?

But, if I frame the above sentence, as below, then, is it correct?

2. Her company, like that of her competitors, is outperforming.

If this is correct, then whats the reasoning behind the 1 being incorrect and 2 being correct?

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Do we need comparative forms on these -
She is quick than me.
She ran quickly than me.

Thank you so much!!

[tim]

As near as I can tell, every example sentence you have provided here (including your misquote of the strategy guide) is incorrect in some way or another. I believe I have answered your questions such as they are; please let me know if you have any other questions I can answer on this topic.

[sw001]

Could anyone please reply to this?

Could you please tell why this is incorrect -
Frank's build, like that of his brothers, is broad.

Is it because "that" would actually refer to "Frank's build"? Please confirm.

For the same sentence -
I had this explanation - "antecedent of the pronoun "his" is in the possessive, but it's acceptable for a possessive pronoun to have its antecedent in the possessive. "

And why is this incorrect? Could you please explain.
Her company, like that of her competitors, is outperforming.


Thank you so much!!

[tim]

Both are wrong because "that" is singular, but "brothers" and "competitors" are plural. The brothers won't all share the same build, nor will all the competitors share the same company.

[sw001]

Thank you Tim for your reply and for pointing out the mistake.

Thanks!

[tim]

My pleasure!