two writing Q from OG

theforbidden
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:09:01 +0000

OG practice test 10, section 10 Q 12

The villagers found the visitors [equally as fascinating as their customes were] mystifying.

A. as it is
B. equally fascinating and their customs
C. as fascinating and their customs
D. as fascinating as their customs were
E. as fascinating and their customs were

I think the sentence sounds pretty weird: (as fascinating as their customs were mystifying),can anyone give more examples of such structure to help clarify? another point, how do we know what does “their” represent.

same test, Sect 3, Q9

Some doctors believe that the types of injuries sustained in contact sports [are no different for children than young adults.]

correct answer
C. are no different for children than for young adults

I know C is most parallel, but doesn’t the idiom “different from”?