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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, outspoken as usual, compared the choice of Liu for the Nobel Prize with Obama.

A.	compared the choice of Liu for Nobel Prize with that of Obama	B.	compared the choice of Liu with Obama for the Nobel Prize.
C.	compared the choice of Liu for the Nobel Prize to that of Obama,	D.	compared the choice of Liu and Obama to the Nobel Prize.

Answer and Explanation

Answer:compared the choice of Liu for the Nobel Prize to that of Obama,

Explanation:
Choice is compared, hence that of (choice of) is essential. Otherwise choice and Obama are directly compared making it an error. To identify either the similarities or the differences between two things, use "compare to." To identify both the similarities and the differences (at the same time), use "compare with." (Compared with' places the things compared on equal level.) India is often compared with China. India is often compared to the US. In comparing with something, one finds or discusses both things that are alike and things that are different.

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