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by B166418 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:02 pm
As rare as something becomes,be it a Baseball card or a musical recording or a postage stamp,the more avidly it is sought by collectors.

(A)As rare as something becomes,be it
(B)As rare as something becomes,whether it is
(C)As something becomes rarer and rarer,like
(D)The rarer something becomes,like
(E)The rarer something becomes,whether it is
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by ov25 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:05 pm
D

this follows the structure -- the more the skill the better the pay

'whether it is' is wordy between D and E
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by B166418 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:15 pm
OA E
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by ov25 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:20 pm
hmmm..nice

I think that 'whether' is preferred here as 'like' has a drawback -- using like can qualify only items 'like stamps' not stamps themselves. As opposed to 'such as'

a good one.
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by B166418 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:39 pm
That was bouncer , could you please explain in little bit detail
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by ov25 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:52 pm
here the author wants to give examples of rare items...such as stamps to qualify how 'avidly' the collectors pursue.

consider the other sentence 'I have a strange ball like baseball at my home. => The 'ball' is not baseball however it only shares a few qualities.

whereas

such foods as avacados are good for health. => avacodoes include good food.
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