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by Ozlemg » Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:41 am
Not unlike Byron, Shelley's poetry struggles to romanticize an increasingly prosaic world.

A-Like Byrons's, Shelly's poetry is prosaic.
B-Like Byron's poetry, Shelly's poetry is prosaic.

Which one is correct for GMAT?

OA : B
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by TGIF » Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:49 am
I think, while making comparisons like can be followed by nouns/pronouns(possibly modified) but not by a possessive. Case A seems to violate that
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:46 am
Ozlemg wrote:Not unlike Byron, Shelley's poetry struggles to romanticize an increasingly prosaic world.

A-Like Byrons's ????, Shelly's poetry is prosaic.----- Like Byron's what????
B-Like Byron's poetry, Shelly's poetry is prosaic. ---- it maintains proper comparison i.e Byron's poetry is compared with Shelly's poetry

Which one is correct for GMAT?

OA : B
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by Frankenstein » Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:19 pm
Ozlemg wrote:Not unlike Byron, Shelley's poetry struggles to romanticize an increasingly prosaic world.

A-Like Byrons's, Shelly's poetry is prosaic.
B-Like Byron's poetry, Shelly's poetry is prosaic.

Which one is correct for GMAT?

OA : B
Hi,
Are you sure both options are given for the question? For me op A is just as correct as op B. It is understood that Byron's = Byron's poetry.
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by Ozlemg » Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:03 am
Frankenstein wrote:
Ozlemg wrote:Not unlike Byron, Shelley's poetry struggles to romanticize an increasingly prosaic world.

A-Like Byrons's, Shelly's poetry is prosaic.
B-Like Byron's poetry, Shelly's poetry is prosaic.

Which one is correct for GMAT?

OA : B
Hi,
Are you sure both options are given for the question? For me op A is just as correct as op B. It is understood that Byron's = Byron's poetry.
Yes Frank, I am definately sure. B is more correct than A in Gmat context
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by Frankenstein » Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:12 am
Ozlemg wrote: Yes Frank, I am definately sure. B is more correct than A in Gmat context
Oh..Is it? pretty strange for me. Is this an official question?
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by saketk » Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:59 am
To me both option looks correct. As frank said both sentence convey the same message.
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