Choose the correct comparative structure: 'Solar irradiance levels in the Rub al Khali are substantially higher than ______ in coastal regions.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. those
- Step 1: The comparison is made between 'solar irradiance levels' (plural noun phrase) in one geographic area and the levels in another.
- Step 2: To avoid awkward repetition of plural nouns, the demonstrative pronoun 'those' is used as the substitute pronoun.
- Step 3: 'That' substitutes for singular non-count or singular count nouns.
Answer
those.
Why not the others: 'that' is singular and cannot replace the plural antecedent 'levels'; 'this' is a proximal singular pronoun; 'these' lacks the comparative demonstrative reference required in 'those in coastal regions'.
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