such as vs like...

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such as vs like...

by mav800rick » Fri May 30, 2008 2:30 pm
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


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by anju » Fri May 30, 2008 2:54 pm
The answer is C

aluminius and other metals are examples of commodities and hence such as

subject is the market and which is singular and hence hte verb should be singular remains

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by WeylandYutani » Sat May 31, 2008 8:27 pm
Yup, 'C' is the right choice. 'remains' is for market