Sentence Correction

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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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

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'.