Question 37: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 46. Longer life spans also increase the prevalence of generation gaps.
Knowledge of double comparative sentences
* Double incremental comparison structure:
The + more adj/adj_er+ clause, the + more adj/adj_er + clause:… the more….the more…
=> Longevity also increases the prevalence of the generation gap.
= A. The longer the lifespan, the more common the generation gap becomes.
* The remaining answers:
B. Wrong because “life-spans” does not need a passive conjugation
C. No longer + auxiliary verb + S + V +……..:…….no longer -> wrong meaning
D. Only when + clause + auxiliary verb + S + V +……: only if……then… -> wrong meaning
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