B belly_ttt Senior Member Joined Jul 19, 2007 Member Type Student or Learner Feb 5, 2008 #1 John is very lazy _______ to the other students a) as comparison b) comparing c) as comparing d) in comparison (Taken from the ecpe exam) The answer is d, but I think in comparison with, not to
John is very lazy _______ to the other students a) as comparison b) comparing c) as comparing d) in comparison (Taken from the ecpe exam) The answer is d, but I think in comparison with, not to
Hi_there_Carl Member Joined Aug 25, 2007 Member Type English Teacher Feb 5, 2008 #2 Sorry belly.... "John is very lazy in comparison to the other students" is correct. This is because when you make this statement it is assumed that you are comparing John to each of the other students individually.
Sorry belly.... "John is very lazy in comparison to the other students" is correct. This is because when you make this statement it is assumed that you are comparing John to each of the other students individually.
B belly_ttt Senior Member Thread starter Joined Jul 19, 2007 Member Type Student or Learner Feb 6, 2008 #3 Why sorry? But according to Oxford dictionary, the idiom is in comparision with?
Hi_there_Carl Member Joined Aug 25, 2007 Member Type English Teacher Feb 6, 2008 #4 I thought you were in disagreement with the answer. My mistake