Hi Ron, I am really anxious about the grammer about "THAN" My question: When should we use "That or Those" after "than" to point the previous n. For example: [redacted] Other analogy: (1) In addition to having more protein than wheat does, rice has a protein of higher q...

Why can not the sentence have exactly the same noun on both sides of the comparison? Could you give me more explanations and examples please? A comparison has to compare two different things . A comparison of something with itself wouldn't make any sense. E.g., The weather in Fresno is nicer than t...

C is right. The comma before of a river doesn't have anything to do with that phrase. The commas set off the phrase or warming , which phrase modifies calefaction . Without that modifier C would read simply New techniques in thermal-scanning photography, a process that records radiation from surfac...

I agree with A but wouldn't it be clearer if it was re-worded as Since 1990 the global economy has grown more than it did during the past 10000 years from the beginning of agriculture ? Or is this already implied? Since it says "during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture to 1950...

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded. A.is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed...

also... The weather in NewYork is more warmer than it in Chicago Wrong!!!!!!!Because "it " not refer to the weather but the weather in New York So!!! Why in this case it "refer to the economy itself,not with since 1990???????? please use single pieces of punctuation. what you're doin...

The weather in Fresno is hotter than in Chicago. this sentence doesn't work. it's constructed as "the weather ... is ... hotter than ____", so "___" should be "weather" (or something corresponding to that idea). The weather in Fresno is hotter than that in Chicago. &qu...

also, there's nothing wrong with "those" itself. (not everything in an incorrect answer is incorrect.) the problems with those choices are (a) "less" and (b) the overall construction-- it's not permissible to write "these nouns are less/fewer than those nouns". don't m...

She was less successful after she had emigrated to New York compared to her native Germany, photographer Lotte Jacobi nevertheless earned a small group of discerning admirers, and her photographs were eventually exhibited in prestigious galleries across the United States. A.She was less successful a...

Wild animals have total fat less than THAT OF LIVESTOCK Wild animals have less total fat than THAT OF LIVESTOCK I think both your sentences are wrong. It looks like the THAT refers back to the noun Wild animals in both cases. X than Y X and Y need to be parallel The following are parallel ⋅&nb...

Hi Ron, I can not find any traces in relevant question,So hope you can answer it. In an attempt to produce premium oysters, a firm in Scotland has developed a prototype of a submersible oyster farm, sitting below the surface of the ocean, and it provides ideal conditions for the mollusks' growth. A....

sorry, i can't tell what you are actually asking... perhaps you can clarify. (if you're asking about an answer choice that isn't actually there, that's generally an unproductive pastime; the choice that ARE there should present a sufficient challenge already.) Thank you Ron If I change C-Choice to ...

make sure you understand how ", __ing" modifiers work. I dropped the bags onto the floor, scaring the dogs. ––> i didn't scare the dogs directly; my action did. but i (the subject) am the person/thing most directly responsible for "scaring the dogs". in other words, these mod...

make sure you understand how ", __ing" modifiers work. I dropped the bags onto the floor, scaring the dogs. ––> i didn't scare the dogs directly; my action did. but i (the subject) am the person/thing most directly responsible for "scaring the dogs". in other words, these mod...