215. Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest, the Quechans were singularly uninterested in the accumulation of material wealth or in the crafting of elaborate pottery and basketry.
(A) Comparing the Quechans with other Native Americans of the Southwest, the Quechans
(B) When you compare the Quechans to other Native Americans of the Southwest, they
(C) When other Native Americans of the Southwest are compared to the Quechans, they
(D) Comparison to other Native Americans of the Southwest shows that the Quechans
(E) Compared with other Native Americans of the Southwest, the Quechans

Solution:

Comparison*

“Compare with” should be used to compare differences.
“Compare to” should be used to compare similarities.
Here, differences are being compared and thus, B, C, and D can be eliminated.
A uses the ‘ing’ form awkwardly.
E is the best choice

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