Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence or part of the sentencef has been underlined. The underlined part may have an error of grammar or diction. Select the option that best corrects the error, if any.

Carbon -14 dating reveals that the megalithic monuments in Brittany are nearly 2,000 years as old as any of their supposed Mediterranean predecessors.

  1. as old as any of their supposed

  2. older than any of their supposed

  3. as old as their supposed

  4. older than any of their supposedly

  5. as old as any of their supposedly
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'as old as' is used only when comparison is being done between two same aged object people and positive degree will be used in this sentence. Since it has a numeral as its predecessor, so the comparison is not correct.  Hence options (A), (C) and (E) can be eliminated directly so the answer is (B)

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