Worksheet 4: Comparison Problems
526 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT
Correct any errors in the comparisons in the following sentences.
- I prefer a lot of modern poetry to Shakespeare.
- Her suitcase would not close because she had packed too much of her towels into it.
- The year-end bonus was equally divided between Parker, Herriot, and me.
- Many students wanted to be a lifeguard at the club.
- The toughest thing about her class is you have to do tons of homework every night.
- Mr. Forstadt’s comments, like so many coaches, didn’t spare the players’ feelings in the least.
- After several days in the woods, we became concerned that we had packed a lot less meals than we would need.
- Even in the 21st century, women throughout the globe are treated like a slave, or, worse yet, like a nonperson.
- I’ve always preferred observational humor to those quirky prop comedians.
- It was remarkable that the children had donated so much toys to others who were barely needier than they.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- The formal structure of the sonnet imposes far more discipline on the mind of the poet than formless free verse.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- The theories of true anarchists, unlike modern antistatists, do not promote social chaos, but rather organiza-
tion without authority.
- Those passengers with a disability will be permitted to board the plane first.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- The reason we lost the game is because our captain had torn his ACL.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- Voter apathy and cold weather were a reason that turnout was so poor at this year’s election.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- Having studied Faulkner and Hemingway, I’ve come to believe that Hemingway is the best writer, although
Faulkner tells the best stories.