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Question:
Animal experts (a) have noted that, in (b) carefully controlled studies, cats retain information for a shorter amount of time then (c) dogs, but (d) that cats have a faster recall time. No error (e)
Choices:
The correct answer is (C). You may have
heard of homonyms before. Homonyms are words that sound the same, but that have
different meanings. Some words may not be homonyms, but are so similar in sound
or spelling that people get them confused. The words "then" and "than" are
pronounced the same or very similarly by most people, rendering them difficult
to notice, but they mean different things. 'Then' is a standard of time, as in,
'first one, then another.' 'Than' is a comparison word, more fitting for the
sentence at hand than the word 'then.' The correct sentence in this case would
read "a shorter time than dogs."
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