Verbal Ability - Sentence Correction - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Sentence Correction - Section 1 (Q.No. 8)
Directions to Solve
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
8.
The population of Tokyo is greater than that of any other town in the world.
Discussion:
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Poongkundran S said:
1 decade ago
"That of" is unnecessary. The sentence gets absolute when we apply "greater than". So, answer should be surely D.
Santanu said:
1 decade ago
Solution is tough to understand you need to explain more about it.
Witchiime24 said:
1 decade ago
Yeah right. The correct answer is D "Than those of".
Nisha verma said:
1 decade ago
There is comparision of one with many so those is used for comparision more than one person.
Aditya said:
1 decade ago
Answer mostly points to D here.
Runsi said:
1 decade ago
I think the answer is d
Rajrocks752001@yahoo.com said:
1 decade ago
I guess greater than any other town shud hav been there as an option
Naveed said:
1 decade ago
Some ppl are confused with D or E. But it z D.
When 'that' is used in the comparative sntence, other should not be used. So the answer can be.
The population of tokyo is greater than that of any town in the world or the population of tokyo is greater than any other town in the world.
When 'that' is used in the comparative sntence, other should not be used. So the answer can be.
The population of tokyo is greater than that of any town in the world or the population of tokyo is greater than any other town in the world.
Molu said:
1 decade ago
Thanks sushant.
Sam said:
1 decade ago
@sushant still its confusing as only population needs to be compared n so
The population of Tokyo is greater than any other town in the world is fine i guess..
The population of Tokyo is greater than any other town in the world is fine i guess..
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