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by gmatjeet » Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:48 am
According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier generations.

(A) like that of earlier generations
(B) as that for earlier generations
(C) just as earlier generations did
(D) as have earlier generations
(E) as it was of earlier generations

OA : E

I am confused between A and E

My analysis:
A- that refers to goal. so the sentence seems to be correct
E - it refers to "owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land". so the sentence here also seems to be correct.

How do we choose between A and E.


P.S: I have read explanations (https://www.beatthegmat.com/freestanding ... 37875.html): "that" is used to indicate a "New Copy" or copies of the antecedent.
In this question, that refers to the goal, which is the same for this generation and the earlier. So we can reject (A) -> Doubt: How does that matter. We are just comparing two goals. It does not matter if it is same or different.
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:59 am
Hi,
This has been discussed recently. You can go through Ron(lunarpower)'s post towards the end of the thread.
https://www.beatthegmat.com/like-vs-as-t84812.html
Cheers!

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by sameerballani » Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:25 am
gmatjeet wrote:According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier generations.

(A) like that of earlier generations
(B) as that for earlier generations
(C) just as earlier generations did
(D) as have earlier generations
(E) as it was of earlier generations

OA : E

I am confused between A and E

My analysis:
A- that refers to goal. so the sentence seems to be correct

That refers to goal, but goal is : owning and living in a freestanding house
This is not a noun, and like can only compare nouns


E - it refers to "owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land". so the sentence here also seems to be correct.

How do we choose between A and E.


P.S: I have read explanations (https://www.beatthegmat.com/freestanding ... 37875.html): "that" is used to indicate a "New Copy" or copies of the antecedent.
In this question, that refers to the goal, which is the same for this generation and the earlier. So we can reject (A) -> Doubt: How does that matter. We are just comparing two goals. It does not matter if it is same or different.
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:34 am
sameerballani wrote: That refers to goal, but goal is : owning and living in a freestanding house
This is not a noun, and like can only compare nouns
Hi,
I think you are missing something here. Problem is not 'there are no two nouns to be compared' but illogical comparison of nouns. Please read Ron's post on the thread I posted.
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by sameerballani » Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:44 am
Frankenstein wrote:
sameerballani wrote: That refers to goal, but goal is : owning and living in a freestanding house
This is not a noun, and like can only compare nouns
Hi,
I think you are missing something here. Problem is not 'there are no two nouns to be compared' but illogical comparison of nouns. Please read Ron's post on the thread I posted.
Ok like that of refers to the goal, which is being compared to owning and living. AND this is wrong.
I hope i m correct now?

Also, please tell even in case the comparison is between owning an living of both generations, we cant use LIKE. I hope i m correct?
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:18 am
sameerballani wrote: Ok like that of refers to the goal, which is being compared to owning and living. AND this is wrong.
I hope i m correct now?
Correct :)
Also, please tell even in case the comparison is between owning an living of both generations, we cant use LIKE. I hope i m correct?
Construction using the same sentence is hard. But, like can be used to compare nouns/noun phrases (even if the noun phrase has a modifier) as long as it is a phrase(not a clause).
Example: Children simultaneously process information through multiple sensory channels, like a multitude of rivers flowing into the ocean.
source: grockit
The bold part is a phrase(flowing is not verb here, it is used as modifier). So, like can be used. I believe you are talking about similar usage.
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