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by Pdgmat2010 » Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:52 pm
Just like Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the US, so Parliament is the legislative body of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland.

A) as underlined
B) As Congress is the Legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the US,
C) As Congress is the Legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the United States, in the same way
D) Just as Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the US, so
E) Just as the Federal Govt of the United States' legislative branch is Congress,

Source : Kaplan GMAT Verbal workbook

Am confused between 2 options , i will name them once someone has a chance to solve the question and evaluate the choices.

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by thephoenix » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:08 am
IMO D
correct idiom just as.......so
and llelism over E
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by Pdgmat2010 » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:20 am
hi phoenix,
your answer is the OA but am also confused about B.
Can you pls mention why you think B represents an incorrect idiom.
while choosing answers, i was confused betw B & D, and chose B > D.
both sounded like proper idioms to me.

As X is the capital of D, so Z is the capital of E. ( putting option B in this formula)

Have i put it in the correct way?

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by Shawshank » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:04 am
hi Bro,

My take on your question

B -- Chnages the meaning of the sentence. when u say "As" ur actually tryin to say that because the 1st condition is true.. hence the second condition should also be true. The example mentiond by u is incorrect
U can use it -- State D is in Country E. As X is the capital of State D, So X is in Country E.

whereas "Just as" is used to give an example. whihc goes with the question.

hence IMO -- D
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by thephoenix » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:05 am
Pdgmat2010 wrote:Just like Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the US, so Parliament is the legislative body of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland.

A) as underlined
B) As Congress is the Legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the US,
C) As Congress is the Legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the United States, in the same way
D) Just as Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the US, so
E) Just as the Federal Govt of the United States' legislative branch is Congress,

Source : Kaplan GMAT Verbal workbook

Am confused between 2 options , i will name them once someone has a chance to solve the question and evaluate the choices.

cheers,
pd
okay i thought the u were confused b/n d and e
well B is wrong because the intended meaning is changed as stated by sahwank
further to begin the s/c with as luks incorrect to me.....
what does kaplan say about B
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by Pdgmat2010 » Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:06 am
Hi Phoenix , Shawshank,
unfortunately Kaplan does not explain anything about B , and just mentions D as the correct idiomatic expression.
btw, i didnt realise while choosing B that it kind of changes the meaning making it sound like 'Because' or 'Due to'.

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thephoenix wrote:
Pdgmat2010 wrote:Just like Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the US, so Parliament is the legislative body of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland.

A) as underlined
B) As Congress is the Legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the US,
C) As Congress is the Legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the United States, in the same way
D) Just as Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal Govt of the US, so
E) Just as the Federal Govt of the United States' legislative branch is Congress,

Source : Kaplan GMAT Verbal workbook

Am confused between 2 options , i will name them once someone has a chance to solve the question and evaluate the choices.

cheers,
pd
okay i thought the u were confused b/n d and e
well B is wrong because the intended meaning is changed as stated by sahwank
further to begin the s/c with as luks incorrect to me.....
what does kaplan say about B
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