Salt deposits and moisture threaten to destroy the Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan, the site of an ancient civilization that flourished at the same time as the civilizations in the Nile delta and the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates.
(A) that flourished at the same time as the civilizations
(B) that had flourished at the same time as had the civilizations
(C) that flourished at the same time those had
(D) flourishing at the same time as those did
(E) flourishing at the same time as those were
Answer was A. But why is it 'as' instead of 'like'? Ok, probably the verb 'did' was omitted because it is redundant to repeat. However it is can I use 'like' instead?
Salt deposits and moisture threaten to destroy the Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan, the site of an ancient civilization that flourished at the same time 'like' the civilizations in the Nile delta and the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates. -> will this be still correct?
(A) that flourished at the same time as the civilizations
(B) that had flourished at the same time as had the civilizations
(C) that flourished at the same time those had
(D) flourishing at the same time as those did
(E) flourishing at the same time as those were
Answer was A. But why is it 'as' instead of 'like'? Ok, probably the verb 'did' was omitted because it is redundant to repeat. However it is can I use 'like' instead?
Salt deposits and moisture threaten to destroy the Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan, the site of an ancient civilization that flourished at the same time 'like' the civilizations in the Nile delta and the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates. -> will this be still correct?
