Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

Primitive man was more concerned with fire as a source of warmth than source of light.

  1. than as

  2. rather than

  3. than as a

  4. No improvement needed
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Error of parallelism. usage of 'as a source of' in the principal clause demands a parallel structure in the subordinate cluase. Therefore, it has to be 'than as a source of light'.

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