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heshamelaziry: Legendary Member; Posts: 869; Joined: Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:49 pmFollowed by: 3 members; Location: California; Thanked: 13 times

by heshamelaziry » Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:20 pm

I got this from 800score.com:

"He walks like John walks" because it is direct comparison !

How about:

"He walks as John"

Any further explanations ?

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Source: Beat The GMAT — Sentence Correction | Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:20 pm

thailandvc: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 49; Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:18 am

by thailandvc » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:05 pm

what's the question?

first one sounds wrong. the second is ambigous because it could also mean he walks at the same time as John.

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