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federal government

by dgr8onerip » Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:50 am
Just like congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the USA, so parliament is the legislative body of the UK

a)..
b) As congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the USA,
c) As congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the USA, in the same way
d) Just as congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the USA, so
e) Just as the federal government of the USA's legislative branchis congress,
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by Zipper » Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:49 am
D ez.

Just as...., so is the right idiom.

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by Bidisha800 » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:31 pm
(D)
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by blitz28 » Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:15 pm
Agreed with D,

The Idiom goes, Just As X...So Y

Whats the right answer btw??

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by dgr8onerip » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:39 am
the right answer is D

but can u guys plz temme about the usage of "just as ... so " idiom

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by pbanavara » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:58 am
dgr8onerip wrote:the right answer is D

but can u guys plz temme about the usage of "just as ... so " idiom
Hey it's an idiom .. there's nothing to tell :) just memorize it.

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by anniev2 » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:50 am
i thought the idiom was "just as..., so too". Why is the too not applicable in this scenario?

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