978. Tektites, which may have been propelled to Earth from lunar volcanoes, are much like the volcanic glass obsidian, but their chemical composition is different than any terrestrial lava; they contain far less water than obsidian does and none of its characteristic microcrystals.
(A) is different than any terrestrial lava; they contain
(B) is different than any terrestrial lavas, containing
(C) is different from that of any terrestrial lava; they contain
(D) differs from any terrestrial lava in containing
(E) differs from that of any terrestrial lavas, containing
Solution:
Comparison + Idioms
A: chemical composition is being compared to terrestrial lava instead of its chemical composition. is different than is not idiomatic, it should be different from.
B: is different than is not idiomatic, it should be different from.
D: differs from any terrestrial lava in containing though idiomatic but wrong comparison like in A.
E: differs from that of any terrestrial lavas, double possessiveness
C: the best choice
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(A) is different than any terrestrial lava; they contain
(B) is different than any terrestrial lavas, containing
(C) is different from that of any terrestrial lava; they contain
(D) differs from any terrestrial lava in containing
(E) differs from that of any terrestrial lavas, containing
Solution:
Comparison + Idioms
A: chemical composition is being compared to terrestrial lava instead of its chemical composition. is different than is not idiomatic, it should be different from.
B: is different than is not idiomatic, it should be different from.
D: differs from any terrestrial lava in containing though idiomatic but wrong comparison like in A.
E: differs from that of any terrestrial lavas, double possessiveness
C: the best choice
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution: