【GMAT句子改錯】比較錯誤

今天，王杰老師為大家分享GMAT句子改錯中比較錯誤MISCELLANEOUS COMPARISONS。

GMAT句子改錯中【比較錯誤】常見類型： 【在線咨詢】

1) 字面上的比較
  * X is like Y / X is unlike Y
  * X does Y, as Z dose etc.
2)數(shù)量上的比較
  * Greater than, less than, etc
  * More ___ than, as ___ as, etc
  * Half as much as, 30% of, etc
3) 其他情況 
  * I mistook X for Y
    I mistook that table for ___  
  for the sentence to make any sense, this has to be chair, tools, etc.--- in other words, something of the SAME GENERAL TYPE as a table.
  * The company replaced X with Y

當比較時我們都需要什么？ 【在線咨詢】

1)所比較的對象在語法上保持形式一致
GRAMMATICAL parallelism – the comparable elements should play the same grammatical role (i.e., they should be written in GRAMMATICAL FORMS that are as similar as possible).

2)所比較的對象在邏輯上是同一類
LOGICALLY parallelism – the thing have to BE LIKE EACH OTHER.
？Same priority
？Same TYPE/CLASS OF THING
？Same SITUATION/CONTEXT
A duck’s feet are bigger than a chicken’s.
A duck’s feet are bigger than a chicken. (this sentence implies that the duck’s feet are bigger than a whole chicken)

EXAMPLES:
I like swimming more than to run. The grammar is bad, the meaning/logic is fine.
Chopin’s concertos are more emotional than Mozart. The grammar is fine (N vs. N), the logic is bad. (you can’t compare a piece of music to a person)

但實際上句子改錯中比較考點的錯誤常常出現(xiàn)在邏輯和句意上，語法上的錯誤較少。

我們來看幾個例題，并且熟悉下常見的“unlike”，“as”等用法。 【在線咨詢】

When you deal with COMPARISONS, MOST errors will be of MEANING/LOGIC. Fewer of the errors will be grammatical errors.

Unlike most severance packages, which require workers to stay until the last day scheduled to collect, workers at the automobile company are eligible for its severance package even if they find a new job before they are terminated.

A.the last day scheduled to collect, workers at the automobile company are eligible for its severance package 
B.the last day they are scheduled to collect, workers are eligible for the automobile company's severance package 
C.their last scheduled day to collect, the automobile company offers its severance package to workers
D.their last scheduled day in order to collect, the automobile company's severance package is available to workers 
E.the last day that they are scheduled to collect, the automobile company's severance package is available to workers 

In E: “the last day that they are scheduled to collect” implies that people are collecting days.
   The last song that I am scheduled to sing.

Like any star of similar mass would do, once the Sun has exhausted the hydrogen in its core, it expands into a red giant, eventually ejecting its outer envelope of gases to become a white dwarf.

A Like any star of similar mass would do, once the Sun has exhausted the hydrogen in its core, it expands into a red giant, eventually ejecting 
B Like any star of similar mass, once the hydrogen in the Sun's core is exhausted, then it expands into a red giant and eventually ejects 
C As in the case of any star of similar mass, once the hydrogen in the Sun's core is exhausted, it will expand into a red giant, and eventually ejecting 
D As any star of similar mass would, once the hydrogen in the Sun's core is exhausted it will expand into a red giant and will eventually eject  
E As would be the case with any star of similar mass, once the Sun exhausts the hydrogen in its core, it will expand into a red giant and eventually eject 

The Sun vs any other star OR action of the Sun vs action of any other star
When you put ‘s on something, it acts as an ADJECTIVE.

GMAT句子改錯中注意Like的用法： 【在線咨詢】

LIKE A, B.
A: This should be a NOUN, perhaps with modifiers, but NOT a clause! In other words, it should NOT be S + V.
B: This should be a WHOLE SENTENC (independent clause) that STARTS WITH the comparable NOUN.
Like my brother, I have difficulty waking up early. Correct
Like I told you yesterday, I’m not coming to the party. Incorrect
Like swimming, running burns many calories. Correct
Like my brother, setting up in the morning has always been hard for me. Incorrect

比較時需注意： 【在線咨詢】

ANY comparison has:
 * Things that are same (hence the comparison)
 * Things that are different (hence the *need* for a comparison)
Like my brother, I have a nerdy sense of humor.
  The sense of humor is the SAME, the people are NOT the same.
Just as you must learn scales before you can learn advanced pieces of music, you must learn to sew basic stiches before you can create well-fitted clothing.
  The overall nature of the act is the SAME (in both cases, there’s some basic thing that you need to know before you can move on to advanced things)
  The specific acts are NOT the same (one is about music, and the other is about sewing)

As it is with traditional pharmacies, on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful, since it is primarily prescriptions that attract the customers, who then also buy other health-related items.
A.As it is with traditional pharmacies, on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful 
B.As with the case of traditional pharmacies, on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to have success 
C.As is the case with traditional pharmacies, prescriptions are the cornerstone of a successful on-line drugstore 
D.As traditional pharmacies, so on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful 
E.Like traditional pharmacies, the cornerstone of a successful on-line drugstore is prescriptions

Traditional pharmacies VS online drugstores

GMAT句子改錯中注意as的用法： 【在線咨詢】

In comparisons, “AS” should be followed by a CLAUSE (S+V) or by a PREP PHRASE.
The weather is hot and dry in Nevada, as it is in Arizona.
As in Arizona, the weather is hot and dry in Nevada.

“as it is with” “as with the case of” “as is the case” are fine.
A: “it” doesn’t stand anything at all.
B: “with the case”: nothing is with the case
As in Arizona, the weather is hot and dry in Nevada. This sentence refers to something that is literally “in” Arizona.

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