BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

comparison

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 468
Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:20 pm
Thanked: 29 times
Followed by:4 members

comparison

by vipulgoyal » Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:06 pm
Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like nonfiction
books, seems to be on the rise.

• like nonfiction books
• as nonfiction books
• as its interest in nonfiction books
• like their interest in nonfiction books
• like its interest in nonfiction books

E

query: seems "like" used to compair clause ; however OE says "like" is compairing noun phrase to noun phrase for which i am skeptical
Top
Source: — Sentence Correction |
User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 15539
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 12:04 pm
Location: New York, NY
Thanked: 13060 times
Followed by:1906 members
GMAT Score:790

by GMATGuruNY » Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:08 am
vipulgoyal wrote:OE says "like" is compairing noun phrase to noun phrase for which i am skeptical
COMMA + like + NOUN refers to the PRECEDING SUBJECT.
The purpose of this construction is to convey that the preceding subject is SIMILAR TO the noun after like.
OA: The public's appetite for documentary films, like its interest in nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise.
Here, like its interest refers to the public's appetite (the preceding subject).
Conveyed meaning:
The public's appetite for documentary films is SIMILAR TO its interest in nonfiction books.
How are these two things similar?
Both seem TO BE ON THE RISE.
Private tutor exclusively for the GMAT and GRE, with over 20 years of experience.
Followed here and elsewhere by over 1900 test-takers.
I have worked with students based in the US, Australia, Taiwan, China, Tajikistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia -- a long list of countries.
My students have been admitted to HBS, CBS, Tuck, Yale, Stern, Fuqua -- a long list of top programs.

As a tutor, I don't simply teach you how I would approach problems.
I unlock the best way for YOU to solve problems.

For more information, please email me (Mitch Hunt) at [email protected].
Student Review #1
Student Review #2
Student Review #3
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 223
Joined: Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:22 am
Thanked: 12 times
Followed by:8 members

by AnjaliOberoi » Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:45 pm
• like nonfiction books -> (Wrong comparision)- Public's appetite is being compared to its interest
• as nonfiction books -> same as A
• as its interest in nonfiction books - in the original sentence appetite is compared to interest, hence we can't use "as"
• like their interest in nonfiction books
• like its interest in nonfiction books - correct
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 468
Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:20 pm
Thanked: 29 times
Followed by:4 members

by vipulgoyal » Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:16 pm
Mitch,could you please explain why C is wrong
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 223
Joined: Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:22 am
Thanked: 12 times
Followed by:8 members

by AnjaliOberoi » Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:29 pm
Hi Vipul,

We use as to compare two clauses/verbs and like to compare two nouns/actions...in this question we are comparing two actions i.e. public's appetite and public's interest. Hence we can't use as (option c is wrong)
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 468
Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:20 pm
Thanked: 29 times
Followed by:4 members

by vipulgoyal » Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:27 pm
Hi Anjali, thanks for promp response, considering the same rule as u said, I guess the IC after "as" in option C acts as a clause not noun phrase, IC in optin c after as " its interest in nonfiction books" has sub(its) + verb(intrest) + object(nonfiction books),
Top
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 269
Joined: Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:33 pm
Thanked: 8 times
Followed by:5 members

by prachi18oct » Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:23 am
The comparison is between two dissimilar things -books and films (both don't belong a single group or set) so options with 'As' are out.
For A, the comparison is incorrect
For D, "their" is wrong pronoun for public.
SO E is correct.

Please let me know if my reasoning is incorrect.
Top
User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 15539
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 12:04 pm
Location: New York, NY
Thanked: 13060 times
Followed by:1906 members
GMAT Score:790

by GMATGuruNY » Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:14 am
vipulgoyal wrote:Mitch,could you please explain why C is wrong
My best friend John, as captain of the baseball team, is responsible for motivating the rest of the team.
Here, the as-modifier lacks a verb and precedes the main verb of the sentence.
This construction is appropriate for conveying the ROLE that the subject plays when performing the main action.
Conveyed meaning:
My best friend John, [because he serves] as captain of the baseball team, is responsible for motivating the rest of the team.

C: The public's appetite for documentary films, as its interest in nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise.
Implied meaning:
The public's appetite for documentary films, [because it serves] as its interest in nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise.
The implied meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate C.
Private tutor exclusively for the GMAT and GRE, with over 20 years of experience.
Followed here and elsewhere by over 1900 test-takers.
I have worked with students based in the US, Australia, Taiwan, China, Tajikistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia -- a long list of countries.
My students have been admitted to HBS, CBS, Tuck, Yale, Stern, Fuqua -- a long list of top programs.

As a tutor, I don't simply teach you how I would approach problems.
I unlock the best way for YOU to solve problems.

For more information, please email me (Mitch Hunt) at [email protected].
Student Review #1
Student Review #2
Student Review #3
Top
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 434
Joined: Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:42 pm
Location: Bangalore, India
Thanked: 91 times
Followed by:46 members

by EducationAisle » Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:13 pm
vipulgoyal wrote: query: seems "like" used to compair clause ; however OE says "like" is compairing noun phrase to noun phrase for which i am skeptical
Where do you see two "clauses" Vipul? With E, the sentence is:

Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like its interest in nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise.

Like is followed by a noun phrase: its interest in nonfiction books.

Perhaps it will be more evident, if we can "flip" the sentence slightly:

Like its interest in nonfiction books, the public's appetite for documentary films, seems to be on the rise[/i].

The structure is similar to:

Like X, Y seems to be on the rise, where X and Y are Noun phrases.

This is no different from:

Like Apples, mangoes are also sweet.
Ashish
MBA - ISB, GMAT - 99th Percentile
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
www.EducationAisle.com

Sentence Correction Nirvana available at:

a) Amazon: Sentence Correction Nirvana

b) Flipkart: Sentence Correction Nirvana

Now! Preview the entire Grammar Section of Sentence Correction Nirvana at pothi
Top
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1