Student movement in the United States

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Like their counterparts in other countries, the student movement in the United States in the 1960s was a powerful one and probably helped to bring the war in Vietnam to an end.

(A) Like their counterparts in other countries, the student movement in the United States in the 1960s
(B) As in other countries, the student movement in the United States in the 1960s,
(C) Just as the student movements in other countries, the student movement in the United States in the 1960s,
(D) Like its counterparts in other countries, the student movement in the United States in the 1960s
(E) The student movement in the United States in the 1960s, like in other countries,
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by mmon » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:43 am
IMo D

student movement referred correctly "it" (singular) in D


B.As is incorrect as it is used to compare clause(Sub+verb)
C.Just As is incorrect as it is used to compare clause(Sub+verb)
D.Incorrect as student movement is compared to other countries

OA please

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by soumyopriyosaha » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:11 am
OA is B.

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by mmon » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:38 am
How is it B ?

It fails to compare the student movement in other countries with those in United States.

Please can you explain the answer and also the source

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by soumyopriyosaha » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:47 am
mmon wrote:How is it B ?

It fails to compare the student movement in other countries with those in United States.

Please can you explain the answer and also the source
I am also confused about the OA. I chose D. Wanted to clarify the answer.

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by mmon » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:30 am
what is the source ? we need help on this one

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by soumyopriyosaha » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:42 am
mmon wrote:what is the source ? we need help on this one
Dont know the source. i am pulling out questions from an error log that I keep. :(

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by sumanr84 » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:54 am
I also belong to 'D' camp.
Apart from the wrong comparison part in B, I feel usage of ',' is also incorrect in B. Comma is simply breaking the entire flow of the sentence by converting it into fragments.

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by mmon » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:53 pm
i searched in different forum and their the answer was D
here's the link :https://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentenc ... hings.html

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