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SC question, Source: Winningprep verbal part test

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mr.manpreet
 Post subject: SC question, Source: Winningprep verbal part test
 Post Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:13 am 
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Q Ferns are over a million years older in age to flowering plants.


• older in age to flowering plants.
• older in age than other flowering plants. (your response)
• old in age like flowering plants.
• older in age than flowering plants. (correct answer)
• older in age in comparison to flowering plants.

My response was B, but the OA is D..

I want to understand the difference between the two comparisons, though I was able to eliminate rest of the options very easily.
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nbf1186
 Post subject: Re: SC question, Source: Winningprep verbal part test
 Post Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:34 pm 
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The word "other" implies that ferns are flowering plants; they are not.
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jnelson0612
 Post subject: Re: SC question, Source: Winningprep verbal part test
 Post Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:40 pm 
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nbf1186 wrote:
The word "other" implies that ferns are flowering plants; they are not.


Correct; if there is any doubt here, stick to the original meaning of the sentence. The original meaning clearly indicates that ferns are different from flowering plants.

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