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by karthikpandian19 » Tue May 08, 2012 12:50 am
A migraine typically afflicts one side of the head, lasts for hours or days, and may recur as infrequently as once every other month or often, as daily.
(A) as infrequently as once every other month or often, as
(B) as infrequently as once every other month or as often as
(C) infrequently, as often as once every other month, or often, like
(D) infrequently, like once every other month, or often, like
(E) infrequently, like once every other month, or as often as
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Tue May 08, 2012 7:02 am
karthikpandian19 wrote:A migraine typically afflicts one side of the head, lasts for hours or days, and may recur as infrequently as once every other month or often, as daily.
(A) as infrequently as once every other month or often, as
(B) as infrequently as once every other month or as often as
(C) infrequently, as often as once every other month, or often, like
(D) infrequently, like once every other month, or often, like
(E) infrequently, like once every other month, or as often as
The use of "like" in C, D, and E is incorrect.

A is not parallel "as infrequently as...or often, as"

B is parallel "as infrequently as...or as often as"
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by GmatKiss » Tue May 08, 2012 10:16 am
A migraine typically afflicts one side of the head, lasts for hours or days, and may recur as infrequently as once every other month or often, as daily.
(A) as infrequently as once every other month or often, as
(B) as infrequently as once every other month or as often as
(C) infrequently, as often as once every other month, or often, like
(D) infrequently, like once every other month, or often, like
(E) infrequently, like once every other month, or as often as

IMO: B
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by karthikpandian19 » Wed May 09, 2012 9:39 pm
OA is B
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by ihatemaths » Thu May 10, 2012 6:23 am
only B has parallelism.
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by bryan88 » Thu May 10, 2012 9:23 am
+1 for B
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