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by nafiul9090 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:20 pm
Just as he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it harder to keep his apartment organized because of the increasing number of moving boxes stacked everywhere.

Just as he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it harder to keep his apartment organized because of the increasing number of moving boxes stacked everywhere
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As he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it harder to keep his apartment organized because of the increasing number of moving boxes stacked everywhere
C
As long as he got close to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it hard to keep his apartment organized because of the number of moving boxes stacked everywhere increasing upward
D
As soon as he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it harder to keep his apartment organized because of the number of moving boxes stacked everywhere increasing upward
E
Just like he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it harder to keep his apartment organized because of the increasing number of moving boxes stacked everywhere



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by cyrwr1 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:45 pm
A and B are the only ones I see that are contenders and I think B works.
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by boazkhan » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:06 pm
B it is for me. what's the OA?
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by abhishek.pati » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:08 pm
IMO B

C and D are out as they are in passive mode.

From A,B and E ...I think starting the sentence with 'Just As'is awkward as compred to 'As'..which looks correct.
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:03 am
though I agree A and B are the only contenders but I am getting confused with the word moving boxes :-(........can anyone please clarify on this part??????
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by Frankenstein » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:10 am
aspirant2011 wrote:though I agree A and B are the only contenders but I am getting confused with the word moving boxes :-(........can anyone please clarify on this part??????
Hi,
You can perhaps call them 'trolley bags'.
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by Ozlemg » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:58 am
+1 for B
As it is told above, A and B are the only contenders

I think "as" is enough to start the sentence, no need to use just before it.[/spoiler]
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by nafiul9090 » Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:32 am
hello guys

when i first saw the problem in the practice session i was confused between A and B....just as or only as and i got it wrong...OA is B


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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:48 am
nafiul9090 wrote:Just as he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it harder to keep his apartment organized because of the increasing number of moving boxes stacked everywhere.

Just as he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it harder to keep his apartment organized because of the increasing number of moving boxes stacked everywhere
B
As he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it harder to keep his apartment organized because of the increasing number of moving boxes stacked everywhere
C
As long as he got close to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it hard to keep his apartment organized because of the number of moving boxes stacked everywhere increasing upward
D
As soon as he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it harder to keep his apartment organized because of the number of moving boxes stacked everywhere increasing upward
E
Just like he got closer to having all of his possessions packed, Hans found it harder to keep his apartment organized because of the increasing number of moving boxes stacked everywhere

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Moving boxes means boxes used to move items from one home to another.

In C and D, boxes...increasing upward doesn't make sense; the number is increasing, not the boxes themselves. Eliminate C and D.

In E, like cannot be used to compare actions (got closer...found it harder). Eliminate E.

In A, just as means at the very moment: I walked outside just as it started to rain. Thus, A can be eliminated because it doesn't make sense to say that there was a precise moment at which Hans got closer and found it harder; closer and harder imply a situation that is progressing. Eliminate A.

The correct answer is B.

Please note also the idiom just as X, so (too) Y, which is used to compare actions:

Just as Mary swims fast, so too does John.

This idiom is not appropriate for the SC above: the actions got closer and found it harder are not being compared.
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