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by leo » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:24 pm
One noted economist has made a comparison of the Federal Reserve and an automobile as racing through a tunnel, bouncing first off one wall, then the other; the car may get where it is going, but people may be hurt in the process.
(A) made a comparison of the Federal Reserve and an automobile as racing through a tunnel, bouncing
(B) made a comparison between the Federal Reserve and an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing
(C) compared the Federal Reserve with an automobile as racing through a tunnel and which bounced
(D) compared the Federal Reserve to an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing
(E) compared the Federal Reserve with an automobile that races through a tunnel and it bounces

Answer is D or E? Pl explain
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by jayhawk2001 » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:44 pm
A has multiple errors. "comparison of" is incorrect. "as racing" is
inappropriate while doing comparison

"compared to" is used when showing similarities
"compared with" is used to show differences

Hence C and E are incorrect.

B, I believe is verbose. "has compared" is preferred to "has made a
comparison between". The present perfect tense here indicates that
he's still making the comparison ...

So, D looks like the correct answer.
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by Cybermusings » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:57 am
It should be compared to...hence D
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by vigh_mahesh » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:31 am
"compared to" - correct idiom to describe resemblance between unlike things. hence D
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by vigh_mahesh » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:31 am
"compared to" - correct idiom to describe resemblance between unlike things. hence D
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by mankey » Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:51 am
What is the problem with B. Please explain.

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by force5 » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:20 am
Leo is this is a gmat prep question?? Are you sure, i cant vote for any choice
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by GmatVerbal » Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:18 pm
The original post is very old.
Not sure its GMAT PREP question. Who is bouncing in choice (D)?
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by avik.ch » Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:31 am
I will go for D.

E - is wrong because of ambigious "it". "and" is wrong here.
C - "and which", GMAT uses "which" only after a comma or as an object of an preposition. And what does "which" refer to ?

A and B can be eliminated applying VAN rule.

I dont think that this question test "compared to" and "comapared with" difference.

Please correct me if I am wrong.
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