Like Austen, the characters of Forster are concerned largely with achieving economic security in a world riddled with class distinctions.
A. Like Austen, the characters of Forster
B.Like Austen, Forster's characters
C. Like Austen's, Forster's characters
D. As with Austen, Forster's characters
E. As are Austen's Forster's characters
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hariharakarthi
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One more for C...madhur_ahuja wrote:Its C
For comparsion of nouns....the preferred ones are Like/unlike....
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Can I ask what's wrong with A?
goelmohit2002 wrote:One more for C...madhur_ahuja wrote:Its C
For comparsion of nouns....the preferred ones are Like/unlike....
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IMO..mehravikas wrote:Can I ask what's wrong with A?
A says "Like Austen, the characters of Forster".....here Austen is wrongly....compared to characters
Comparison should be between comparable things..
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IMO - like can also have a meaning "similar to"...
goelmohit2002 wrote:IMO..mehravikas wrote:Can I ask what's wrong with A?
A says "Like Austen, the characters of Forster".....here Austen is wrongly....compared to characters
Comparison should be between comparable things..
So what? again 'similar to' also is used for comparison only....mehravikas wrote:IMO - like can also have a meaning "similar to"...
goelmohit2002 wrote:IMO..mehravikas wrote:Can I ask what's wrong with A?
A says "Like Austen, the characters of Forster".....here Austen is wrongly....compared to characters
Comparison should be between comparable things..
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Just to add what real2008 said already....mehravikas wrote:IMO - like can also have a meaning "similar to"...
Manhattan SC giuide say:
like = similar to [but not including]
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Chariharakarthi wrote:Like Austen, the characters of Forster are concerned largely with achieving economic security in a world riddled with class distinctions.
A. Like Austen, the characters of Forster
B.Like Austen, Forster's characters
C. Like Austen's, Forster's characters
D. As with Austen, Forster's characters
E. As are Austen's Forster's characters
apples to apples comparison in part of speech
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Another Vote for C,
comparison of nouns will take Like and not As
comparison of nouns will take Like and not As
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My vote goes for C too.
If we add a coma after "Austen's", would E be acceptable?
"As are Austen's, Forster's characters are concerned largely with achieving economic security in a world riddled with class distinctions."
Is it the correct use of "As"?
Isn' t it a bit "wordy"?
Thanks for the help.
If we add a coma after "Austen's", would E be acceptable?
"As are Austen's, Forster's characters are concerned largely with achieving economic security in a world riddled with class distinctions."
Is it the correct use of "As"?
Isn' t it a bit "wordy"?
Thanks for the help.
