Part of the following sentence is bold; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.
Africa is not nearly so mountainous as in Asia.
A so mountainous as in
B that mountainous as
C equally mountainous to
D as mountainous as
E that mountainous as in
Answer is D
Here's Why:
Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the awkwardness of the original by using the idiomatic “as … as” construction to compare “Africa” with “Asia.”
Question Type: Improving Sentences
(Writing
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