192. By the mid-seventeenth century, Amsterdam had built a new town hall so large that only St. Peters in Rome, the Escorial in Spain, and the Palazza Ducale in Venice could rival it for scale or magnificence.
(A) could rival it for
(B) were the rivals of it in their
(C) were its rival as to
(D) could be its rivals in their
(E) were rivaling its
Solution:
Redundancy*
B and D can be eliminated for the unnecessary use of their.
E is awkward in were rivaling.
C is incorrect in the construction rival as to.
Simple and concise, A is the best choice.
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(A) could rival it for
(B) were the rivals of it in their
(C) were its rival as to
(D) could be its rivals in their
(E) were rivaling its
Solution:
Redundancy*
B and D can be eliminated for the unnecessary use of their.
E is awkward in were rivaling.
C is incorrect in the construction rival as to.
Simple and concise, A is the best choice.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution: