Sentence Correction

In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry.

a) same
b) as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many in
c) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of them in
d) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, and many are
e) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many are in

IMO E

'Like' to compare nouns, 'as' to compare clauses

IMO E

"Like" is required to compare Hungary, a noun, to rest of the Eastern Europe.

Let with D and E. There could be some confusion whether "proportion" is singular or plural. Check the next part: "many are"; clearly, "proportion" is plural here. Hence, "work" is correct. Also, "many are in" is correct.

will go for C

A) incorrect. which cannot refer to women. may of whom would have been correct

B) awkward. in hungry as with europe is improper comparison. women works is incorrect because of subject verb error.

C) In hungry (just) as in much of europe. both sides of the comparion are parallel in form ie uses "in". many of them clearly refer to women.

D) awkward. in hungry as much of europe is not parallel comparison. women works is incorrect.

E) awkward. in hungry like much of Eastern Europe is not parallel comparison

TSonam wrote:In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry.

a) same
b) as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many in
c) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of them in
d) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, and many are
e) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many are in

in Hungary as in much of eastern Europe.... pure parallelism

Agree with option C, it is parallel and also supports 'in' Hungary. OA please

OA is C

Good question. I got confused between "as in" and "like in." While "like in" is wrong, "as in" is correct.

imo- c
no other option maintains a parallel to in hungary, (just) as in much of europe