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Deadly confuse between comparison and example

by B166418 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:54 pm
Like many others of his generation of native American leaders,Joseph Brant lived in two worlds;born into an Iroquois community and instructed in traditional Iroquois way ,He also received an education from English-Speaking teachers.

(A)Like many others of his generation of native American leaders,Joseph Brant lived in two worlds;
(B)Like many others of his generation of native American leaders,living in two worlds,Joseph Brant was
(C)Like many another of his generation of native American leaders,Joseph Brant lived in two worlds,was
(D)As with many others of his generation of native American leaders,living in two worlds,Joseph Brant was
(E)As with many another of his generation of native American leaders,Joseph Brant lived in two worlds;
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by ov25 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:00 pm
imo A

Between as and like -- go with 'like' here to avoid wordiness. Only A and C remain; Though C too places the noun that is modified by the opening phrase, 'many another' is senseless combination of words. In addition, semicolon is appropriate here as we need the first sentence to be complete followed by the next which shares the same subject.
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by B166418 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:06 pm
Thanks OV25 but what would be the answer if there was an option:

As many others of his generation of native American leaders,Joseph Brant lived in two worlds

than answer would be option A or above option
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by ov25 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:14 pm
Always 'As' should follow a verb. To compare nouns, as is the case here, use 'like'.

For ex:
'As many other of his generation of native American leaders lived, Joseph Brant....' is a better construction. However is still wordy when you have 'like' option

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by B166418 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:34 pm
Deadly .
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