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by clammiestqasar » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:07 pm
Q.Just like congress is the legislative branch of the federal goverment of the united states,so parliament is the legislative body of the united kingdom of Great Britain.

a..
b)just as congress is the legislative branch of the federal goverment of the united states,so
c)just as congress is the legislative branch of the federal goverment of the united states,
which one is better?
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by diebeatsthegmat » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:20 pm
clammiestqasar wrote:Q.Just like congress is the legislative branch of the federal goverment of the united states,so parliament is the legislative body of the united kingdom of Great Britain.

a..
b)just as congress is the legislative branch of the federal goverment of the united states,so
c)just as congress is the legislative branch of the federal goverment of the united states,
which one is better?
B is better cos it uses just as... so...
hey, learn gmat idiom. it does really help!

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by RumpelThickSkin » Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:01 am
clammiestqasar wrote:Q.Just like congress is the legislative branch of the federal goverment of the united states,so parliament is the legislative body of the united kingdom of Great Britain.

a..
b)just as congress is the legislative branch of the federal goverment of the united states,so
c)just as congress is the legislative branch of the federal goverment of the united states,
which one is better?
C is the right answer you do not need 'so' in this sentence! So messes up the subject verb agreement IMO

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by clammiestqasar » Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:55 am
both the options are correct idiomatically and even i think c is the correct ans.

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by hardik.jadeja » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:08 am
Agree with clammiestqasar on this.. both the options are correct idiomatically..

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