[Grammar] I am puzzled utterly by the two questions ,and I need your help.

[Randy Buedow]

There are 2 questions:
The first:
The lenses in an optical microsope bend the light passing through a specimen to form an image of that specimen that is much larger______actually viewed.
A. than it B.than the one
I chose A but the correct is B ,I am confused with it and I don't understand why B is suitable for this sentence instead of A .


The second:
________Sarah Orne Jewett, a nineteenth-century writer, read widely in her family's extensive library.
A . The little formal education that she received B. Although she received little formal education
The correct is B,but I think both of A and B are all right.Therefore,I hope someone to tell me why A is unsuitable.

I would appreciate it if someone could help me about this tow questions:-D.

 

[5jj]

There are 2 questions:

Please ask only one question in each thread.

________Sarah Orne Jewett, a nineteenth-century writer, read widely in her family's extensive library.
A . The little formal education that she received B. Although she received little formal education
The correct is B,but I think both of A and B are all right.Therefore,I hope someone to tell me why A is unsuitable.

A gives us no link to the main clause following it. We need a word such as 'despite' before it to give that link.

 

[MikeNewYork]

<<<The lenses in an optical microsope bend the light passing through a specimen to form an image of that specimen that is much larger______actually viewed.
A. than it B.than the one
I chose A but the correct is B ,I am confused with it and I don't understand why B is suitable for this sentence instead of A .>>>

The correct answer is B. B says that the image is larger than the real specimen. A would have the image viewing the image. It makes no sense.

 

[Randy Buedow]

Thanks for your explaination to my question,you had helped me to grasp the point of the grammer knowledge in the above sentence more accurately.

 

[Randy Buedow]

Firstly ,I must express my gratitude for your reply,but I still consider there is a equation between " The little formal education that she received " and " The little formal education as she received" .Would you please allocate one minute to explain my new query, thanks.