Sentence Correction

The market for recycled commodities like aluminum and other metals remain strong despite economic changes in the recycling industry.
A. commodities like aluminum and other metals remain
B. commodities like those of aluminum and other metals are remaining
C. commodities such as aluminum and other metals remains
D. commodities, such as aluminum and other metals, remain
E. commodities, like the commodities of aluminum and other metals, remains

Can someone please explain........

I think only (C) and (E) has the correct verb - "remains".

In (C), "the market of commodities such as X and Y" are not really the example of markets but examples of commodities.

Therefore , I select (E)

Bidisha800 wrote:I think only (C) and (E) has the correct verb - "remains".

In (C), "the market of commodities such as X and Y" are not really the example of markets but examples of commodities.

Therefore , I select (E)

but what is wrong in saying the market of commodities such as X and Y
this means that market of commodities (example: x & Y) remains....

but what i feel is option e should have been right if you say

E. commodities, like the market of aluminum and other metals, remains

please explain (though the answer is E)

I will go with "C"
As aluminum and other metals are examples of commodities.
I don't see why "C" will be wrong here.

I go with C.

Subject: The Market (Singular)

Market ... remains strong...
Markets ... remain strong...

Aluminium and other metals are examples for commodities, hence use "such as" and not like (used for comparision)

sushanta57021 wrote:

Bidisha800 wrote:I think only (C) and (E) has the correct verb - "remains".

In (C), "the market of commodities such as X and Y" are not really the example of markets but examples of commodities.

Therefore , I select (E)

but what is wrong in saying the market of commodities such as X and Y
this means that market of commodities (example: x & Y) remains....

but what i feel is option e should have been right if you say

E. commodities, like the market of aluminum and other metals, remains

please explain (though the answer is E)

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Like is used to compare two nouns.
Here the market of recycled commodities is compared to the market for recycled commodities such as aluninium etc.
I too had chosen the answer as C, but this was the logic i read on another string for this question

this is what that manhattan has to say:

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Samy,

Answer choice E can definitely NOT be correct. The first split I notice is "like" v. "such as." On the GMAT, "like" means "similar to," while "such as" introduces examples. In this case, aluminum and other metals are examples of actual metals, so "like" is incorrect. Eliminate A, B, and E. The remaining split concerns verb tense: is "remain" or "remains" correct? In this case, "the market" is the singular subject, so the correct verb is the singular "remains."

The correct answer is C

-dan

maihuna wrote:this is what that manhattan has to say:

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Samy,

Answer choice E can definitely NOT be correct. The first split I notice is "like" v. "such as." On the GMAT, "like" means "similar to," while "such as" introduces examples. In this case, aluminum and other metals are examples of actual metals, so "like" is incorrect. Eliminate A, B, and E. The remaining split concerns verb tense: is "remain" or "remains" correct? In this case, "the market" is the singular subject, so the correct verb is the singular "remains."

The correct answer is C

-dan

So C it is right ? It is the OA right ? can someone take a firm stand on this ?

bhumika.k.shah wrote:

maihuna wrote:this is what that manhattan has to say:

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Samy,

Answer choice E can definitely NOT be correct. The first split I notice is "like" v. "such as." On the GMAT, "like" means "similar to," while "such as" introduces examples. In this case, aluminum and other metals are examples of actual metals, so "like" is incorrect. Eliminate A, B, and E. The remaining split concerns verb tense: is "remain" or "remains" correct? In this case, "the market" is the singular subject, so the correct verb is the singular "remains."

The correct answer is C

-dan

So C it is right ? It is the OA right ? can someone take a firm stand on this ?

C !!