aspirant2011 wrote:Like Haydn, Schubert wrote a great deal for the stage, but he is remembered principally for his chamber and concert-hall music.
(A) Like Haydn, Schubert
(B) Like Haydn, Schubert also
(C) As has Haydn, Schubert
(D) As did Haydn, Schubert also
(E) As Haydn did, Schubert also
[spoiler]A vs B, which one is better and why???? Please explain your answer choice........[/spoiler]
No error in A. If there's no error in the original sentence, and no other answer choice improves upon A, stick with the original sentence and choose A.
The correct answer is
A.
In C, it is unclear what Haydn
has done. The implication is that Haydn has
written, but
written does not appear elsewhere in the sentence; ellipsis should be used only to omit a word whose presence is understood because the omitted word appears elsewhere (ideally previously) in the sentence:
Just as Schubert has written for the stage, so too has Haydn.
Eliminate C.
Avoid
also when making a comparison:
Like John, Mary also swims fast.
Also confuses the meaning. Mary also swims fast; John also swims fast. Is there another person -- besides Mary and John -- who swims fast?
In D and E, it is awkward for
did to appear before the verb that it is replacing (
wrote). Generally the verb being replaced should appear first:
Just as Haydn wrote for the stage, so too did Haydn.
Eliminate B, D and E.
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