As rare as something becomes, be it a baseball card or a musical recording or a postage stamp, the more avidly it is sought by collectors.
(A) As rare as something becomes, be it
(B) As rare as something becomes, whether it is
(C) As something becomes rarer and rarer, like
(D) The rarer something becomes, like
(E) The rarer something becomes, whether it is
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Hi RiyaR,
This SC has an odd "style" to it, but it is based on Parallelism and a bit of usage/style.
1) Parallelism: This sentence consists of two phrases that talk about "something" - the first phrase is the one we can change, the second phrase is "the more avidly it is sought...." To Parallel the second phrase, the first phrase should start with the word "the." Eliminate A, B and C.
2) Usage/Style: When citing an example, the phrase "such as" is preferable to the word "like." The word "whether", when it appears on the GMAT, usually is followed by the word "or" (although not always). Here, the word "like" isn't what we should be using and the word "or" is in the sentence, so the word "whether" makes sense. Eliminate D.
Final Answer: E
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
This SC has an odd "style" to it, but it is based on Parallelism and a bit of usage/style.
1) Parallelism: This sentence consists of two phrases that talk about "something" - the first phrase is the one we can change, the second phrase is "the more avidly it is sought...." To Parallel the second phrase, the first phrase should start with the word "the." Eliminate A, B and C.
2) Usage/Style: When citing an example, the phrase "such as" is preferable to the word "like." The word "whether", when it appears on the GMAT, usually is followed by the word "or" (although not always). Here, the word "like" isn't what we should be using and the word "or" is in the sentence, so the word "whether" makes sense. Eliminate D.
Final Answer: E
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
