AS.....AS and parallelism

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by Amadalia » Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:01 am

Good day
Just like for some parallelism markers such as:either A or B,neither A nor B,not so much A as B......., I'm trying to establish some rules for the AS....AS Expression something like the inside outside rule, but I'm getting lost
in the Manhattan SC idiom section we have the following expression
Cheese is AS GREAT AS people say.
We have AS MANY apples AS need to be cooked.
We have THREE TIMES AS MANY pears AS you.
We have ten apples, ABOUT AS MANY AS we picked yesterday.
His knowledge springs AS MUCH from experience AS from schooling.
Any hint will be highly appreciated
Thanks!!!!!!

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by [email protected] » Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:12 pm

Hi Amadalia,

When it comes to 2-part phrases, the GMAT has a variety of frequently tested pairs (either...or, neither...nor, etc.). You're asking about the "as....as" pair, which is also fairly common. Since there are so many options of as....as, it's not practical to try to memorize them all - it's far better to remember that one "as" is almost always followed (at some point) by another "as."

The word "as" isn't exclusive to another "as" though. Sometimes the word "as" is paired with the word "so":

So.....as to....
Just as....so....

Repetition (working on lots of SCs) will help you to familiarize yourself with all the options (as opposed to trying to memorize them all from a giant list).

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by Amadalia » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:38 am

Thanks for your prompt reply!!
I'm sorry if my question wasn't stated clearly.
For the the previous :either A or B,neither A nor B,not so much A as B......., A should be similar to B (if A is a verb,B should be a verb too, etc...)otherwise, the sentence is wrong.
The last example is quite clear
His knowledge springs AS MUCH from experience AS from schooling
from schooling is parallel to from experience.
So my question is : in the AS....AS case, how to identify the elements that are parallel? because I'm getting lost.
Thanks a lot!!!!

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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:13 am

Many comparisons exhibit ELLIPSIS: the omission of words whose presence is implied.

Cheese is AS GREAT AS people say [cheese is great].
We have AS MANY apples AS [apples] need to be cooked.
We have THREE TIMES AS MANY pears AS you [have pears].
We have ten apples, ABOUT AS MANY [apples] AS we picked [apples] yesterday.
His knowledge springs AS MUCH from experience AS [it springs from] from schooling.

In the comparisons above, the words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is implied.
Generally, what is implied after the second as is a CLAUSE, although often the subject, the verb, or both are omitted.

I wouldn't worry about trying to fill in the omitted words.
If you can discern what is being compared and the comparison seems logical, look for another reason to keep or eliminate the answer choice.

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by Amadalia » Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:52 am

Nice explanation Guru, it is exactly what I wanted to know.
Thanks a million!!!

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