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Shoppers in sporting goods stores, unlike in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but they leave with a basketball only.

A. in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but they leave with a basketball only

B. in department stores, shop impulsively very little; someone who comes in for a basketball will leave with a basketball only and not also buy a pair of skis and a boomerang as well

C. those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, do not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but leave with only a basketball

D. those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping; someone who comes in for a basketball will leave with a basketball only and not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang as well

E. department stores, shop impulsively very little; someone will not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball but will leave with only a basketball

abhasjha wrote:Shoppers in sporting goods stores, unlike in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but they leave with a basketball only.

A. in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but they leave with a basketball only

B. in department stores, shop impulsively very little; someone who comes in for a basketball will leave with a basketball only and not also buy a pair of skis and a boomerang as well

C. those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, do not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but leave with only a basketball

D. those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping; someone who comes in for a basketball will leave with a basketball only and not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang as well

E. department stores, shop impulsively very little; someone will not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball but will leave with only a basketball

agreed should be (d)

comparsion: shoppers unlike shoppers
so (a),(b),(e) gone

(c)- but can't connect 3 items

Shoppers in sporting goods stores, unlike in department stores, do very little impulse
shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a
basketball, but they leave with a basketball only.

A. in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a
boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but they leave with a basketball only
B. in department stores, shop impulsively very little; someone who comes in for a
basketball will leave with a basketball only and not also buy a pair of skis and a
boomerang as well
C. those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, do not buy a pair of skis
and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but leave with only a basketball
D. those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping; someone who comes in
for a basketball will leave with a basketball only and not buy a pair of skis and a
boomerang as well
E. department stores, shop impulsively very little; someone will not buy a pair of skis
and a boomerang

A and B: unlike in department stores.
Here, in department stores (modifier) cannot serve as the object of unlike (preposition).
The object of a preposition must be a NOUN.
Eliminate A and B.

C: do very little impulse shopping, do not buy a pair of skis, but leave with only a basketball.
Here, the first two actions -- do little shopping, do not buy -- are not contrasting ideas.
Thus, but cannot serve to connect these actions.
Eliminate C.

E: Shoppers in sporting goods stores, unlike department stores
Here, SHOPPERS are compared to DEPARTMENT STORES -- an illogical comparison.
Eliminate E.

The correct answer is D.