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by smagish » Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:38 am
To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the
pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite
bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.

(A) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the
pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite
bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.
(B) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the
pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is comparing the exquisite
bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.
(C) Comparing the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the
pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite
bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice.
(D) Comparing the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the
pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is like comparing the
exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice.
(E) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the
pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare a fine wine's
bouquet with ordinary grape juice's bouquet.
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by anuprajan5 » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:02 am
The answer is A. The comparison is parallel.
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by theachiever » Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:30 am


A- Parallelism is consistent and maintained

B-Parallelism is inconsistent due to compare and comparing

C-Same as B but they are swapped

D-Use of Like is incorrect in this context

E-'s should not be followed by a noun hence this option is ruled out

The answer is "A".
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by nailGmat2012 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:59 pm
What's the answer to this? IMO E

in A & B, what does "that" stands for in "the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice. ". It has to be "the exquisite bouquet"
so it becomes "the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with [the exquisite bouquet] of ordinary grape juice. "
I don't think this makes sense.

Whereas in E, the comparison is between "fine wine's bouquet" and "ordinary grape juice's bouquet."

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by The Iceman » Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:02 pm
Option a is correct.

a is better than e because it gets the parallelism bang on! Moreover in stylistic aspects, the use of 's with inanimate things is seldom preferred.

The structure in 'a' can be represented by:

to compare A of B with the C of D is to compare E of F with that (E) of G
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