Studies of test scores show that watching television has a markedly positive effect on children whose parents speak English as a second language, as compared to those whose native language is English. (A) to those whose native language is English
(B) with children whose native language is English
(C) with those who are native English speakers
(D) to children whose parents do not
(E) with children whose parents are native English speakers

(E) with children whose parents are native English speakers

Explanation:

Compared with is used for objects whose similarities have a close resemblance, while compared to is used in comparing objects who have a wide gap in similarities. Also, in the context above, the comparison is between children whose parents speak  English as a second language and parents whose parents speak English as a native language. Option E provides an appropriate comparison of the relevant subjects.

So it would be right to say, "Studies of test scores show that watching television has a markedly positive effect on children whose parents speak English as a second language, as compared with children whose parents are native English speakers".

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