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by Indradeep » Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:41 am
Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him.

(A) Like Byron
(B) Like Byron’s death
(C) Just as Byron died
(D) Similar to Byron
(E) As did Byron

Answer???

B/E is wrong.
Exact reasoning for which to select from A/C/D
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by sudhir3127 » Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:53 am
Indradeep wrote:Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him.

(A) Like Byron
(B) Like Byron’s death
(C) Just as Byron died
(D) Similar to Byron
(E) As did Byron

Answer???

B/E is wrong.
Exact reasoning for which to select from A/C/D
A.
Here we are comparing Nouns .. Usage of Like is correct.

E : uses wrong tense " did"
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by Indradeep » Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:58 am
Agree with you..
E is out.
But what exactly is wrong with C?
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by sudhir3127 » Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:41 am
Indradeep wrote:Agree with you..
E is out.
But what exactly is wrong with C?
Usage of "As" and Tense " died"
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by nervesofsteel » Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:49 am
A it should be..

Two nouns Byron and Jack London should be compared..
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