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by neha.patni » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:16 am
In winning the 1998 Kentucky Derby, Swiftilocks showed a burst of speed as that of Man o'War, who won 20 of 21 races in 1919 and 1920.

A. as that of Man o'War, who won
B. not unlike that of Man o'War, who won
C. not unlike Man o'War, who won
D. like that of Man o'War for winning
E. like Man o'War and his winning
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by selango » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:23 am
IMO A

Two actions are compared.So "as" must be used.
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by sumanr84 » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:26 am
[spoiler]IMO : A[/spoiler]
Reasons : Showed X as Y.
a burst of....that of
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by gmat_perfect » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:35 am
neha.patni wrote:In winning the 1998 Kentucky Derby, Swiftilocks showed a burst of speed as that of Man o'War, who won 20 of 21 races in 1919 and 1920.

A. as that of Man o'War, who won
B. not unlike that of Man o'War, who won
C. not unlike Man o'War, who won
D. like that of Man o'War for winning
E. like Man o'War and his winning
Some thoughts:

See the following sentence:

I showed speed like Karim.

=> it means that my speed is like Karim. Karim is compared with speed.

It should be "I showed speed like that of Karim".

So, D is the only option that maintains comparison clearly.
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by gmat_perfect » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:36 am
sumanr84 wrote:[spoiler]IMO : A[/spoiler]
Reasons : Showed X as Y.
a burst of....that of
As + clause' is the preferable usage in GMAT.
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by reply2spg » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:04 am
I think the answer is C. But OA is B for this question.

[spoiler]I would be happy to learn what is 'that of' referring to? [/spoiler]
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by diebeatsthegmat » Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:00 pm
reply2spg wrote:I think the answer is C. But OA is B for this question.

[spoiler]I would be happy to learn what is 'that of' referring to? [/spoiler]
hi,
well, i think that of referring to burst of speed and answer B is correct because its clear and we need who here
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