Q)4. Trying to learn some of the basics of programming is the same as to tinker with a car when one is a teenager: some people end up ing to engineering school, and others, twenty years later, remember nothing of the experience.
[A] the same as to tinker with a car when one is a teenager
similar to a teenager tinkering with a car
[C] like tinkering with a car as a teenager
[D] the same as a teenager tinkering with a car
[E] like the teenager's tinkering with a car
same as/similar to/like usage ???????????
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It's a question of Parallelism and Like/As. Going with the gerund "Trying to...", I would prefer "Tinkering with...".
Going with parallelism IMO C
Going with parallelism IMO C
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AJWILL wrote:Q)4. Trying to learn some of the basics of programming is the same as to tinker with a car when one is a teenager: some people end up in engineering school, and others, twenty years later, remember nothing of the experience.
[A] the same as to tinker with a car when one is a teenager
similar to a teenager tinkering with a car
[C] like tinkering with a car as a teenager
[D] the same as a teenager tinkering with a car
[E] like the teenager's tinkering with a car
This is NOT the best SC question. It would be a much much better question if it started off with
"Learning to program....".
That being said, only one of the options is less worse than the others.
We have a gerund "Trying" in the opening phrase. The way the sentence is written emphasizes the act. The correct option should be parallel to the gerund "Trying". C provides the best choice here.
[A] the same as to tinker with a car when one is a teenager
Wordy expression. "To tinker" is not parallel to "Trying". NO.
similar to a teenager tinkering with a car
Illogical comparison. The act of trying is compared with "a teenager".NO.
[C] like tinkering with a car as a teenager
This one maintains parallelism and meaning with concision. CORRECT (here)
[D] the same as a teenager tinkering with a car
Same problem as B. NO.
[E] like the teenager's tinkering with a car
Improper article "the" used instead of a. Awkward construction. NO..
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OA is A
i read discussion on this question on another forum. even on that page MOST selected C.
i guess OA is incorrect
here is the link
https://gmatclub.com/forum/sc878-trying- ... 87766.html
i read discussion on this question on another forum. even on that page MOST selected C.
i guess OA is incorrect
here is the link
https://gmatclub.com/forum/sc878-trying- ... 87766.html