crackgmat007 wrote:Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate
finds of ancient art, the nautical archaeologist needs specialized knowledge of the history
and theory of ship design in order to understand shipwrecks.
A. Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to
evaluate finds of ancient art, the
B. Just as an archaeologist who needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of
ancient art, a
C. Just as an archaeologist needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of
ancient art, so a
D. Like the archaeologist who evaluates finds of ancient art and requires a
background in art history, so the
E. As evaluating finds of ancient art requires an archaeologist who has a background
in art history, so the

Can someone explain why reasoning for ruling out B. OA is C

I read that Just as....., SO constructions, SO need not be there all the times. Pls explain.

Kebab wrote:there is no parallelism in B. (btw, because of WHY)

hence, the only way out is through C

georgeung wrote:

Kebab wrote:there is no parallelism in B. (btw, because of WHY)

hence, the only way out is through C

Kebab is right, there is no parallelism in B. B add's "who" and who is not found anywhere in the main clause.

Who looks like a modifier, but actually throws the answer choice off.
Just as an archaeologist who needs a background in art history...
a nautical archaeologist ____ needs specialized knowledge...

Then I would say the Idiom. It's not needed in all cases, but it just makes C the better choice.

crackgmat007 wrote:Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate
finds of ancient art, the nautical archaeologist needs specialized knowledge of the history
and theory of ship design in order to understand shipwrecks.
A. Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to
evaluate finds of ancient art, the
B. Just as an archaeologist who needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of
ancient art, a
C. Just as an archaeologist needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of
ancient art, so a
D. Like the archaeologist who evaluates finds of ancient art and requires a
background in art history, so the
E. As evaluating finds of ancient art requires an archaeologist who has a background
in art history, so the

Can someone explain why reasoning for ruling out B. OA is C

I read that Just as....., SO constructions, SO need not be there all the times. Pls explain.