One of the duties of the securities and Exchange Commission is to guarantee that individuals or small investors have the same information about the financial health of the company as do the large, institutional investors.
(A) as do the large, institutional investors.
(B) as does the large, institutional investors.
(C) like the large, institutional investors have.
(D) in addition to the large, institutional investors.
source : kap
status: POST EDITED, choice E was incorrect hence removed.
OA: A
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One of the duties of the securities and Exchange Commission is to guarantee that individuals or small investors have the same information about the financial health of the company as do the large, institutional investors.
(A) as do the large, institutional investors.
(B) as does the large, institutional investors.
(C) like the large, institutional investors have.
(D) in addition to the large, institutional investors.
(E) as the large, institutional investors.
Here first we need to check either as or Like .... Clearly Like is the one which should come here because comparison is not b/w nouns.....
This eliminates c,d .....E is wrong because after as should be the clause, and this violates that....
Now we are left with A , B ....So either do or does....
I think do should be used here ahead of does because of non underlined part structure....
My answer is A
(A) as do the large, institutional investors.
(B) as does the large, institutional investors.
(C) like the large, institutional investors have.
(D) in addition to the large, institutional investors.
(E) as the large, institutional investors.
Here first we need to check either as or Like .... Clearly Like is the one which should come here because comparison is not b/w nouns.....
This eliminates c,d .....E is wrong because after as should be the clause, and this violates that....
Now we are left with A , B ....So either do or does....
I think do should be used here ahead of does because of non underlined part structure....
My answer is A
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confused between A and E
but finally A, as E creates ambiguity,
E can be read like
small investors have the same information about the company as about institutional investors.
or
small investors have the same information about the company as do (have) institutional investors.
but need verification of my view
but finally A, as E creates ambiguity,
E can be read like
small investors have the same information about the company as about institutional investors.
or
small investors have the same information about the company as do (have) institutional investors.
but need verification of my view
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A .
As is a conjunction and needs to be followed by a clause which consists of a subject and a verb
As is a conjunction and needs to be followed by a clause which consists of a subject and a verb
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Chaitanya_1986
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Exactly as Mr. Singh says.... A Clause must have a Subject and a Verb....thats why E is eliminated
I go to A, reasons below
force5 wrote:One of the duties of the securities and Exchange Commission is to guarantee that individuals or small investors have the same information about the financial health of the company as do the large, institutional investors.
(A) as do the large, institutional investors. - CORRECT
(B) as does the large, institutional investors. - investorS DOES - INCORRECT
(C) like the large, institutional investors have. - like + VERB - INCORRECT
(D) in addition to the large, institutional investors. - CHANGE THE MEANING - INCORRECT
(E) as the large, institutional investors. - AS - NO VERB - INCORRECT
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OA: to follow
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Just wanna add, so far what i have seen we use DO with plural noun and DOES with singular noun
examples:--
1) My mother likes chocolate, but she doesn't like biscuits.
2) What do the children wear at your school?
3) Lynn's father watches badminton on TV, but he doesn't watch judo.
4) Where do the Masons buy their fruit?
5) Does the cat like to sleep on the sofa?
6) Dogs love bones, but they don't love cheese.
7) Where do Sam and Ben hide their CDs?
8) We eat pizza, but we don't eat hamburgers.
9) Does Mrs Miller read magazines?
10) Do the boys play cricket outside?
+1 for A
examples:--
1) My mother likes chocolate, but she doesn't like biscuits.
2) What do the children wear at your school?
3) Lynn's father watches badminton on TV, but he doesn't watch judo.
4) Where do the Masons buy their fruit?
5) Does the cat like to sleep on the sofa?
6) Dogs love bones, but they don't love cheese.
7) Where do Sam and Ben hide their CDs?
8) We eat pizza, but we don't eat hamburgers.
9) Does Mrs Miller read magazines?
10) Do the boys play cricket outside?
+1 for A
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Like only compare nouns not (actions or state)(verb)...thus like should not be followed by a verbbubbliiiiiiii wrote:IMO A/C!! Confused![Image]()
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this is a bad question; both (a) and (e) are perfectly correct here.
(a) is ok, because the "do" corresponds with the verb "have" in the other clause, creating parallelism between two clauses.
however, (e) is also ok -- you don't need another verb in this parallel structure. since the verb is the same in both parts ("have"), you can just create a parallel structure between the two nouns.
for example, you can say i can run as fast as my brother can run or i can run as fast as my brother can (= parallelism between two clauses), but, in this instance, there is really no reason to use a second verb at all; it's just as correct and more compact to write i can run as fast as my brother.
you only need the second verb if:
(1) the sentence is ambiguous without it,
(2) the tense of the verb changes, or
(3) the second verb is a different verb.
for an example of an official problem whose correct answer is structured like choice (a) here, consider OG12 #85... you can just say "flourished at the same time as the other civilizations". you don't have to say "flourished at the same time as did the other civilizations", although that would also be correct.
(a) is ok, because the "do" corresponds with the verb "have" in the other clause, creating parallelism between two clauses.
however, (e) is also ok -- you don't need another verb in this parallel structure. since the verb is the same in both parts ("have"), you can just create a parallel structure between the two nouns.
for example, you can say i can run as fast as my brother can run or i can run as fast as my brother can (= parallelism between two clauses), but, in this instance, there is really no reason to use a second verb at all; it's just as correct and more compact to write i can run as fast as my brother.
you only need the second verb if:
(1) the sentence is ambiguous without it,
(2) the tense of the verb changes, or
(3) the second verb is a different verb.
for an example of an official problem whose correct answer is structured like choice (a) here, consider OG12 #85... you can just say "flourished at the same time as the other civilizations". you don't have to say "flourished at the same time as did the other civilizations", although that would also be correct.
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