As vs Like Manhattan Problem

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As vs Like Manhattan Problem

by aimscore » Mon Nov 08, 2010 2:18 pm
Though Frank Lloyd Wright is best remembered today because of bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, most of his buildings were intended to blend into their surroundings.

A.because of bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum
B.for bold designs such as the one for the Guggenheim Museum
C.because of bold designs such as the Guggenheim Museum
D.because of bold designs such as that for the Guggenheim Museum
E.for bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum's

I have been struggling with As vs like for a while.
Can someone please explain this concept in detail..
more examples apart from the one above would really be appreciated

I chose C .The OA: C

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by selango » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:46 pm
The split is between 'like' and 'such as'

like means 'similar to'

Can you buy me fruits like apples or oranges?

such as is used to represent 'for example'

Can you buy me fruits such as apples or oranges?
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by David@VeritasPrep » Mon Nov 08, 2010 7:37 pm
Selango is quite right on this...the GMAT definitely prefers the correct usage "such as" over the common "like."

But what about "like" vs. "as" (not "such as")? In that case "like" is probably going to be the better choice. "As" is used for direct comparisons. "He has as much money as you do" "It is as large as a house." "This is not as good as that."

When you want to say that two things are similar "like" is proper. "He jumps like a cat." "That house looks like a barn."

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by [email protected] » Mon Nov 08, 2010 9:15 pm
David@VeritasPrep wrote:Selango is quite right on this...the GMAT definitely prefers the correct usage "such as" over the common "like."

But what about "like" vs. "as" (not "such as")? In that case "like" is probably going to be the better choice. "As" is used for direct comparisons. "He has as much money as you do" "It is as large as a house." "This is not as good as that."

When you want to say that two things are similar "like" is proper. "He jumps like a cat." "That house looks like a barn."

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Hi Instructor

i am confuse between C and D
for me D seems to be right because that of is refering back to design

Instructur could you please explain this doubt.

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by pesfunk » Mon Nov 08, 2010 9:19 pm
C is indeed correct. Out of many of his buildings, Guggenheim Museum is one of them.
Thus, "such as" is the right usage ==> A and E eliminated.

Among option B, C and D, B is very awkward.

In Option D, "that for" is not required and it makes the sentence more wordy.

Thus, Option C is the RIGHT answer.
aimscore wrote:Though Frank Lloyd Wright is best remembered today because of bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, most of his buildings were intended to blend into their surroundings.

A.because of bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum
B.for bold designs such as the one for the Guggenheim Museum
C.because of bold designs such as the Guggenheim Museum
D.because of bold designs such as that for the Guggenheim Museum
E.for bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum's

I have been struggling with As vs like for a while.
Can someone please explain this concept in detail..
more examples apart from the one above would really be appreciated

I chose C .The OA: C

Thanks

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by Ian Stewart » Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:44 pm
The answer here is B, not C. C is wrong because it is saying that the Guggenheim Museum *is* an example of a design. It's not; it's a museum. We really need a sentence which says "Wright is remembered for designs such as the *design for* the Guggenheim Museum", or something similar to this. B is perfectly precise here (if you're ruling this out because you find it 'awkward', you'll be ruling out a lot of right answers on the GMAT - we often need extra words to make comparisons correct). D is also precise, but is not idiomatic; we talk about what people will be 'remembered for', not what they will be 'remembered because of'.
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by saurabh_maths » Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:07 pm
IMO it shd be B.

I really dont understand as why C is correct choice as stated by others.
A,C,E compares the design with the museum so they are ruled out.
D is little awkward .

So B looks the best option to me as it compares designs with one on the museum.

GMAT Pro's please help and explain the correct answer here .

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by kapur.arnav » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:23 pm
Ian Stewart wrote:The answer here is B, not C. C is wrong because it is saying that the Guggenheim Museum *is* an example of a design. It's not; it's a museum. We really need a sentence which says "Wright is remembered for designs such as the *design for* the Guggenheim Museum", or something similar to this. B is perfectly precise here (if you're ruling this out because you find it 'awkward', you'll be ruling out a lot of right answers on the GMAT - we often need extra words to make comparisons correct). D is also precise, but is not idiomatic; we talk about what people will be 'remembered for', not what they will be 'remembered because of'.
Thanks Ian... I had also opted for B and kicked off others for similar reasons...

however when I saw the OA was C, it did give me some goosebumps :oops: ...