Sentence Correction

In the above question, nouns congress and Parliament are compared using "AS". Is it not wrong to this because we use "AS" to compare clauses not nouns.

saurabh2525_gupta wrote:thanks bubli but the source from where it is taken says that answer is D because of the idiom - "just as.... so"

saurabh2525_gupta wrote:Just like Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, so Parliament is the legislative body of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

(A) Just like Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, so
(B) As Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States,
(C) As Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, in the same way
(D) Just as Congress is the legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, so
(E) Just as the Federal government of the United States' legislative branch is Congress

In the above question, nouns congress and Parliament are compared using "AS". Is it not wrong to this because we use "AS" to compare clauses not nouns.

e-GMAT wrote:

saurabh2525_gupta wrote: In the above question, nouns congress and Parliament are compared using "AS". Is it not wrong to this because we use "AS" to compare clauses not nouns.

@saurabh2525_gupta, it is not wrong for "as" to compare nouns. I think you may be getting confused with the rule that "like" cannot be used to introduce a clause. This rule does not imply that "as" can only be used with clauses.

"as" is a very versatile word. It has multiple usages:

As the head of family, Tom is responsible for finances. (here as conveys the meaning "playing the role of")
As you were confused about the usage of as, you could not answer this question correctly (as = because)
Mary cooks food as her mother does (as = in the similar manner)
As I read this post, I realize how versatile "as" is. (here as conveys the meaning "during")
Mary acts as Susie's older sister. (As = plays the role of)
As a girl, I always played in the sun. (here as conveys the meaning "when she was a girl")

Now coming to this sentence, "just as...so" is correct idiom. In this idiom, "as" is used to show similarity in behavior of two actions. In fact, your statement that "as" compares two nouns in this sentence is incorrect. In this sentence, we are comparing two facts -
1: Congress is the legislative branch of Federal Government of US
2: Parliament is the legislative body of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Thus, here we are comparing the clauses.

Thanks,
Payal

e-GMAT wrote:

saurabh2525_gupta wrote: In the above question, nouns congress and Parliament are compared using "AS". Is it not wrong to this because we use "AS" to compare clauses not nouns.

@saurabh2525_gupta, it is not wrong for "as" to compare nouns. I think you may be getting confused with the rule that "like" cannot be used to introduce a clause. This rule does not imply that "as" can only be used with clauses.

"as" is a very versatile word. It has multiple usages:

As the head of family, Tom is responsible for finances. (here as conveys the meaning "playing the role of")
As you were confused about the usage of as, you could not answer this question correctly (as = because)
Mary cooks food as her mother does (as = in the similar manner)
As I read this post, I realize how versatile "as" is. (here as conveys the meaning "during")
Mary acts as Susie's older sister. (As = plays the role of)
As a girl, I always played in the sun. (here as conveys the meaning "when she was a girl")

Now coming to this sentence, "just as...so" is correct idiom. In this idiom, "as" is used to show similarity in behavior of two actions. In fact, your statement that "as" compares two nouns in this sentence is incorrect. In this sentence, we are comparing two facts -
1: Congress is the legislative branch of Federal Government of US
2: Parliament is the legislative body of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Thus, here we are comparing the clauses.

Thanks,
Payal