examples 1
The ratio of pit to flesh in an avocado is much larger than a peach.
A. NO CHANGE
Because the cerebellum's function is more closely linked to swinging a baseball bat than painting a picture, it may come as a surprise that this brain region actually plays a role in creativity.
A. NO CHANGE
A. NO CHANGE
The challenges faced by teenagers in a boarding school are very different from elders in a nursing home.
A. NO CHANGE
B. those faced by elders in a nursing home.
C. a nursing home.
D. elders.
B. those faced by elders in a nursing home.
The distance from New York to London is greater than the city of Boston to Los Angeles.
A. NO CHANGE
B. traveling from
C. distance from
D. people who travel from
C. distance from
The rendition of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony at the Los Angeles Philharmonic was more lyrical than at the Boston Symphony Hall.
A. NO CHANGE
Bethari was slight, long-limbed, and moved more swiftly than the speed of a gazelle.
A. NO CHANGE
B. how fast a gazelle is.
C. a gazelle.
How to identify logical comparison in a sentence?
words like than and as
Because the holes in Swiss cheese are caused by bacteria that produce carbon dioxide, Swiss cheeses with fewer bacteria have fewer holes than high bacteria.
A. NO CHANGE
B. than carbon dioxide.
C. than those with higher bacteria counts.
D. than cheese.
B. than carbon dioxide.
Although media coverage might have us believe otherwise, the needs and wellbeing of royal figures are no more important than common citizen.
A.NO CHANGE
B.those of common
B.those of common
The ratings for this season's The Bachelorette are better than those of last season.
A. NO CHANGE
B. that of last season.
C. the TV of last season
D. last season
A. NO CHANGE
There is now a Google Chrome extension for people who prefer to replace the word "millennials" with snake people.
A. NO CHANGE
B. the phrase "snake people."
C. people that are also snakes.
D. the Internet.
B. the phrase "snake people."
What is Step 1 for solving Logical Comparison?
Identify the key words for comparisons (than, as, etc.).
Benjamin Van Horn's first hybrid car, the Jolt, could not compete with Lindsay Carroll and her first electric car, the Drift.
A. NO CHANGE
B. his competitor Lindsay Carroll.
C. Lindsay's first electric car, the Drift.
D. Lindsay Carroll.
C. Lindsay's first electric car, the Drift.
Amy Poehler believes that it's better to ask people what they don't want to do than dreams.
A. NO CHANGE
B. what they'd like to do.
C. their future.
D. not.
B. what they'd like to do.
Pepes, an Indonesian food, is made by wrapping a heavily spiced filling in a banana leaf and steaming the whole package; it's superficially similar to the tamal of Mexico, which is a separate food consisting of filled dough, wrapped in a corn husk and steamed.
A. NO CHANGE
B. to Mexico,
C. to Mexico's,
D. Mexico and its tamal,
A. NO CHANGE
Against the onslaught of wind and rain, the cable stood as dauntless as the strength of a giant oak tree.
What is Step 2 for solving Logical Comparison?
Find the adjective. It can usually be found in front of the key word.
While Wikipedia is now more popular than the use of standard encyclopedias, its reliability is questionable.
A. NO CHANGE
B. that of standard
C. standard
Contrary to popular legend, the venomous bite of a baby snake is less powerful than an adult snake.
A. NO CHANGE
B. those of an
C. that of an
D. any
C. that of an
A chocolate chip cookie with extra chocolate pleases a hungry student far more than not as much chocolate.
A. NO CHANGE
One cannot compare the running speed of the cheetah with other mammals.
A. NO CHANGE
B. that of other mammals.
C. any other mammals.
D. all other mammals.
B. that of other mammals.
What is Step 3 for solving Logical Comparison?
Find the nouns. Identifying the nouns will allow you to figure out if the sentence is parallel or not.
The hard drive of the PlumBook Light holds less memory than the PlumBook Original.
A. NO CHANGE
Egyptian gold has a much redder hue than in other parts of the world.
A. NO CHANGE
B. those of other countries.
C. in other countries.
D. gold found in other parts of the world.
D. gold found in other parts of the world.