sogmat wrote:Galileo was convinced that natural phenomena, as manifestations of the laws of physics, would appear the same to someone on the deck of a ship moving smoothly and uniformly through the water as a person standing on land.
(A) water as a
(B) water as to a
(C) water; just as it would to
(D) water, as it would to the
(E) water; just as to the

OA B

Should it not be D

sogmat wrote:Galileo was convinced that natural phenomena, as manifestations of the laws of physics, would appear the same to someone on the deck of a ship moving smoothly and uniformly through the water as a person standing on land.

vineetbatra wrote:I have a few questions here

I understand the IDIOM, but I have some very specific questions

For choice C the OG says that Th e use of a semicolon creates a sentence fragment. Can someone explain how.

It is the subject, and would is the verb. It is an independent sentence. NOT SO, BECAUSE THE SUBJECT IS PRECEDED BY 'JUST AS' , CREATING A SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

Also for D the OG says that D introduces a problem of agreement between the plural phenomena and the singular it. How is Phenomena Plural. CRITERION, PHENOMENON(sing) CRITERIA , PHENOMENA (plural)

Thanks,

Vineet

tnaim wrote:Hey guys!
I am confused about the use of as. I thought as should be followed by a clause, adverb, or a prepositional phrase but the correct answer B is not a clause, adverb or a prepositional phrase and that's why I thought D would be more complete here. I know I am missing something here. Would you please help me!
Thank you!