Icelandish books

[sam_08854]

An exceptionally literate people, more Icelanders publish books per capita than do the

people of any other nation.

A. more Icelanders publish books per capita than do the people of

B. more Icelandic books are published by Icelanders per capita than by the people of

C. Icelanders publish more books per capita than do the people of

D. Iceland’s per capita publication of books is higher than that by

E. the per capita publication of Icelandic books is higher than that in

 

 

 

Struggled between C and D, chose D, OA is C

 

 

 

[Aaragorn]

C it should be, C aptly says Icelanders publish more books and not as it was stated in A which means more number of Icelanders are publishing books!!

[post2ashish]

My Pick C

You need to have the right modifier...

[paxapax]

C it is

In D, "An exceptionally literate people" can't modify publication

[zafer]

An exceptionally literate people, more Icelanders publish books per capita than do the

people of any other nation.

 

C. Icelanders publish more books per capita than do the people of

D. Iceland’s per capita publication of books is higher than that by (this is unparallel construction moreover, the things compared is that Icelanders's ablity to publish more book, not just books.....so, c is better)

[sam_08854]

Thanks guys! Paxapax and Zafer's comments are very precise.