This one seems easy but it is making me crazy. Maybe I just need to get more sleep...
10. Just as William Shakespeare was the preeminent poet of England, so Robert Frost was the preeminent poet of the United States.
(A) Just as William Shakespeare was the preeminent poet of England, so Robert Frost
(B) Just like William Shakespeare was the preeminent poet of England, so
Robert Frost
(C) As William Shakespeare was the preeminent poet of England, Robert Frost
(D) Just as England’s preeminent poet was William Shakespeare, Robert
Frost
(E) As William Shakespeare was the preeminent poet of England, in the same manner Robert Frost
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OA: A
What bugs me is the "so Robert Frost was" part. It just sounds wrong to me. It doesn't seem to me that the word "so" is necessary. Any thoughts?
Here is the official explanation:
10. The correct answer is (A). The sentence contains no error. (B) introduces an error by changing “as” to “like,” substituting a preposition for a conjunction, but the sentence needs a conjunction to join the two clauses. (D) introduces an error in parallelism by changing the order
of the subject and the predicate complement. (E) introduces an awkward
phrasing in the main clause. (C) is a bit more subtle. First, the changes made by (C) alter slightly the meaning of the sentence. Second, (C) makes changes that are not required, and, as a matter of tactics, you should make no change unless you have a justification for that change. The justification need not be couched in formal terms, but it should be
more than “I just don’t like it.” You should be able to pinpoint an error, explain in informal terms why it is an error, and then find a sentence that corrects the error before you make any change.[/spoiler]
Thanks for your help!
10. Just as William Shakespeare was the preeminent poet of England, so Robert Frost was the preeminent poet of the United States.
(A) Just as William Shakespeare was the preeminent poet of England, so Robert Frost
(B) Just like William Shakespeare was the preeminent poet of England, so
Robert Frost
(C) As William Shakespeare was the preeminent poet of England, Robert Frost
(D) Just as England’s preeminent poet was William Shakespeare, Robert
Frost
(E) As William Shakespeare was the preeminent poet of England, in the same manner Robert Frost
[spoiler]
OA: A
What bugs me is the "so Robert Frost was" part. It just sounds wrong to me. It doesn't seem to me that the word "so" is necessary. Any thoughts?
Here is the official explanation:
10. The correct answer is (A). The sentence contains no error. (B) introduces an error by changing “as” to “like,” substituting a preposition for a conjunction, but the sentence needs a conjunction to join the two clauses. (D) introduces an error in parallelism by changing the order
of the subject and the predicate complement. (E) introduces an awkward
phrasing in the main clause. (C) is a bit more subtle. First, the changes made by (C) alter slightly the meaning of the sentence. Second, (C) makes changes that are not required, and, as a matter of tactics, you should make no change unless you have a justification for that change. The justification need not be couched in formal terms, but it should be
more than “I just don’t like it.” You should be able to pinpoint an error, explain in informal terms why it is an error, and then find a sentence that corrects the error before you make any change.[/spoiler]
Thanks for your help!
