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<p>The crowds that flocked to the World's Fair Chicago in 1893 were larger and more enthusiastic (than the crowds at the World's Fair in Paris had been) a few years earlier. </p>

<p>A. As it is
E. in comparison to those at the World's Fair in Paris</p>

<p>Why is the answer A not E? Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>I think E is wordy.</p>

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<p>The idiom is “larger than,” not “larger in comparison to.”</p>