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by Onell » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:27 pm
The university science library, as most libraries, prohibits students to borrow rare, expensive, or popular reference materials; such materials are designated for use in the library only.

a. as most libraries, prohibits students to borrow

b. like most libraries, prohibits students from borrowing

c. as most libraries, will prohibit a student from borrowing

d. like most libraries, prohibits students to borrow

e. like most libraries that prohibit a student from borrowing

src MGMT oa b should it not have Like most other libraries?....

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by avik.ch » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:53 am
Onell wrote:
src MGMT oa b should it not have Like most other libraries?....

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Why do you think so !! I think the comparison is correct here.

The university science library,like most libraries...
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by hoji » Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:03 am
should it not have Like most other libraries?....
i think i understand what you mean.
"other" should be used in other cases, such as:
"any other libraries";
"any" may include all libraries, including university science library, therefore we should add "other" to exclude "university science library" in comparison;

nonetheless, "most" does not necessarily include all, so it is not incorrect to say "most libraries".

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by sk8legend408 » Sat Dec 03, 2011 11:19 am
Onell,

Like is used to compare nouns. In this case it is used to compare libraries so the correct choice would be to use like. Eliminate A and C.

The correct idiom is prohibit from...eliminate D.

You are left with B and E. Choice E makes the sentence a dependent clause while B does not.

B is the correct answer.
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