Public's appetite

IMO E

1.Comparison of nouns : like should be used.

2. Public's is a collective noun and therefore should be replaced by singular possessive pronoun 'its'.

Good explanation Piyush,
one more vote for E

What's wrong with A?

karmayogi wrote:What's wrong with A?

A compares films to books

Then why not C.

A: is wrong as it seems to say documentary films like books.

C: as is preferred when comparing actions, here there is no action. it compares (public's interest in X) to (public's interest in Y). so as doesnt seem suitable here
(edited the earlier post)

E: no actions compared, so like seems better than "as" in C

piyush_nitt wrote:IMO E

1.Comparison of nouns : like should be used.

2. Public's is a collective noun and therefore should be replaced by singular possessive pronoun 'its'.

have a question-dont u think that the use of "its" could be for appetite,not for public? I mean this "its" is ambiguous and can be referred both to public and appetite

+1 for E.

Pretty well explained above.

@LalaB, the possessive its cannot refer to a non-possessive apetite. However, taking into account the pronoun references are mainly taken into account to get the most accurate meaning of a sentence. If its refers to apetite, the sentence is distorted and thus, it is logical for its to refer to public's.

Hope it helps. Please correct if I am wrong.

bubbliiiiiiii wrote:+1 for E.

Pretty well explained above.

@LalaB, the possessive its cannot refer to a non-possessive apetite. However, taking into account the pronoun references are mainly taken into account to get the most accurate meaning of a sentence. If its refers to apetite, the sentence is distorted and thus, it is logical for its to refer to public's.

Hope it helps. Please correct if I am wrong.

oh thank you.I've got what u meant. thanks!

+1 for E

Public -> its

+1 for E