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by punitkaur » Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:58 am
More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara McClintock, the Nobel Prize winner, reported that genes can "jump", as pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.

(A) Same
(B) like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.
(C) as pearls do that move mysteriously from one necklace to others.
(D) like pearls do that move mysteriously from one necklace to others.
(E) as do pearls that move mysteriously from one necklace to some other one.

My question is, how do you decide looking at the sentence that you are comparing genes with pearls and not their actions (verb)?

I understand that " pearls moving mysteriously from one .. to another" is not a clause but a phrase. Is this why "as " does not fit in here?

Would the following sentence then be correct?

More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara McClintock, the Nobel Prize winner, reported that genes can "jump", as pearls do mysteriously from one necklace to another[/u].

What about this one?

More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara McClintock, the Nobel Prize winner, reported that genes can "jump", like pearls.



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by loveusonu » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:26 am
Here "jump" has been put in single quotes which means author is referring it not as verb but as a noun. Now perals don't move and he is neither trying to compare pearls with main verb. he is trying to compare jump with preals movement.

Also As like should be should be used in phrase, hence answer should be B.
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by varchar » Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:24 am
IMO B Genes can jump like pearls move.

what is OA ?
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by punitkaur » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:14 am
OA is B
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by pavell » Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:55 am
Hi!
Please explain why B??? 'Like' compare 2 things, 'as' compare 2 things with move
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by sunil_snath » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:56 am
Guys,

Check this out. It answers the question and also gives a lot of good info about Like Vs As. Must read IMO

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/lik ... t1517.html
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by ChillingHEAT » Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:07 am
I think PunitKaur is correct.

Like is Correct because it is a PHRASE.
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by tanviet » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:48 am
I post this question many times but no experts explain to me

this problem involves the difference in 3 cases

like you I learn gmat

I learn gmat like you (this question)

I learn gmat as you do

these 3 cases do exist in OG books. pls, help explain the difference
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by mmslf75 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:26 am
duongthang wrote:I post this question many times but no experts explain to me

this problem involves the difference in 3 cases

like you I learn gmat

I learn gmat like you (this question)

I learn gmat as you do

these 3 cases do exist in OG books. pls, help explain the difference

duong

refer this on https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/lik ... t1517.html
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