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by grandh01 » Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:28 pm
The ordinance is intended to force householders to separate such hazardous waste like
pesticides, batteries, fertilizers, and oil-based paints from the general stream of
household trash.
(A) to separate such hazardous waste like
(B) that they should separate such hazardous waste like
(C) separating such hazardous wastes as
(D) that they should separate such hazardous wastes as
(E) to separate such hazardous wastes as

OA is [spoiler]E
I felt the answer was A because when we speak of nouns to use like[/spoiler]
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by ankit0411 » Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:35 pm
grandh01 wrote:The ordinance is intended to force householders to separate such hazardous waste like
pesticides, batteries, fertilizers, and oil-based paints from the general stream of
household trash.
(A) to separate such hazardous waste like
(B) that they should separate such hazardous waste like
(C) separating such hazardous wastes as
(D) that they should separate such hazardous wastes as
(E) to separate such hazardous wastes as

OA is [spoiler]E
I felt the answer was A because when we speak of nouns to use like[/spoiler]


You cannot use "like" while stating examples.

The correct idom usage is such X as Y and Z.
Hence, such is the perfect fit in this answer.

OA - E
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by vk_vinayak » Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:47 am
grandh01 wrote:The ordinance is intended to force householders to separate such hazardous waste like
pesticides, batteries, fertilizers, and oil-based paints from the general stream of
household trash.
(A) to separate such hazardous waste like
(B) that they should separate such hazardous waste like
(C) separating such hazardous wastes as
(D) that they should separate such hazardous wastes as
(E) to separate such hazardous wastes as

OA is [spoiler]E
I felt the answer was A because when we speak of nouns to use like[/spoiler]
You use like to compare nouns and as to compare actions.

But here, you are not comparing, but you are giving examples. Hence you need to use Such X as Y or X such as Y (where Y is an example of X)

The idiom such X like Y is incorrect.
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by nisagl750 » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:26 am
grandh01 wrote:The ordinance is intended to force householders to separate such hazardous waste like
pesticides, batteries, fertilizers, and oil-based paints from the general stream of
household trash.
(A) to separate such hazardous waste like
(B) that they should separate such hazardous waste like
(C) separating such hazardous wastes as
(D) that they should separate such hazardous wastes as
(E) to separate such hazardous wastes as

OA is [spoiler]E
I felt the answer was A because when we speak of nouns to use like[/spoiler]
We use LIKE to do comparison and SUCH AS to give examples.
Here in the original sentence we are giving examples of hazardous waste, so such as is what we require. Since option C does not follow parallelism, Option E is the best choice.
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