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by crackgmat007 » Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:58 pm
Like Edvard Grieg, whom the Scandinavians long refused to recognize, the Italians' disregard for Verdi persisted for a decade after his critical acclaim in France and Austria.

(A) Like Edvard Grieg, whom the Scandinavians long refused to recognize,
(B) Like Edvard Grieg, who the Scandinavians long refused to recognize,
(C) Just as Edvard Grieg was long refused recognition by the Scandinavians,
(D) Just as the Scandinavians long refused to recognize Edvard Grieg, so
(E) Like the Scandinavians' long refusal to recognize Edvard Grieg,

OA - E any good reason to eliminate D?
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by scoobydooby » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:08 pm
comparison must be between apples to apples.

in D, a whole clause- "scandinavians long refused..."
is not parallel to noun- "italians' disregard"

this is corrected in E. "scandinavians refusal" is parallel to "italians' refusal"
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by aanchal_2009 » Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:19 am
As is used to compare verbs
Like is used to compare nouns

So C & D go out

Left with A, B and E.
A and B compares Edvard Greig with Italians. So incorrect comparison.

E for me
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D is missing

by enniguy » Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:54 pm
D is missing a helping verb, dont you think? It should have been,
Just as the Scandinavians "have" long refused to recognize Edvard Grieg, so the Italians ...

Found a relevant post: https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/jus ... t1929.html
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Re: D is missing

by crackgmat007 » Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:25 pm
enniguy wrote:D is missing a helping verb, dont you think? It should have been,
Just as the Scandinavians "have" long refused to recognize Edvard Grieg, so the Italians ...

Found a relevant post: https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/jus ... t1929.html
IMO even if helping verb were there, X in Just as X, so Y, will not be parallel to Y.
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