abhasjha wrote:In no other historical sighting did Halley's comet cause such a worldwide sensation as did its return in 1910-1911.
A. did its return in 1910-1911
B. had its 1910-1911 return
C. in its return of 1910-1911
D. its return of 1910-1911 did
E. its return in 1910-1911
APPLES must be compared to APPLES.
A:
In no other historical sighting DID HALLEY'S COMET CAUSE...as DID ITS RETURN [cause].
B:
In no other historical sighting DID HALLEY'S COMET CAUSE...as HAD ITS RETURN [caused].
D:
In no other historical sighting DID HALLEY'S COMET CAUSE...as ITS RETURN DID.
E:
In no other historical sighting DID HALLEY'S COMET CAUSE...as ITS RETURN [caused].
The comparisons above are illogical.
What HALLEY'S COMET did cannot be compared to what ITS RETURN did.
Eliminate A, B, D and E.
The correct answer is
C.
ELLIPSIS is the omission of words whose presence is understood.
Many comparisons employ ellipsis.
Generally, when the second clause of a comparison lacks a subject and a verb, the implied subject and verb are those of the first clause.
The OA implies the following comparison:
In no other historical sighting DID HALLEY'S COMET CAUSE...as [did HALLEY'S COMET cause] in its return of 1910-1911.
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