Sentence Correction

In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.

(A) just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy
(B) just like it once had been among the Russian aristocracy
(C) just as the Russian aristocracy had once done
(D) similar to what the Russian aristocracy had done once
(E) like what had once been done by the Russian aristocracy

OA-A

(A) just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy


(B) just like it once had been among the Russian aristocracy

Use as when you compare phrases


(C) just as the Russian aristocracy had once done

Language needs a passive construction. BE SPOKEN


(D) similar to what the Russian aristocracy had done once

Awkward - it means it had been spoken ONE TIME


(E) like what had once been done by the Russian aristocracy

Use as when you compare phrases

as logitech explained...

in A

it" has an antecedant,

"as" correctly introduces the clause.


just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy

replacing the pronoun with the antecedent:
just as French had once been Spoken among the Russian aristocracy


B.just like it once had been among the Russian aristocracy

Like cannot introduce a clause..

Ofcourse, by logic, "it" refers to French. But grammatically, "it" could refer to family also. correct ? In that sense, does "it" have a clear antecedent ?

exactly ...u answered it urself....

Ofcourse, by logic

i am sure u can come down to A and C...

C changes the meaning by doing a wrong comparison,,,,

so A...
(u can say its the best of the worst lot)

Mani_mba wrote:In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.

(A) just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy
(B) just like it once had been among the Russian aristocracy
OA-A

can someone explain the difference between "as" and "like"???? please...

Feruza Matyakubova wrote:

Mani_mba wrote:In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.

(A) just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy
(B) just like it once had been among the Russian aristocracy
OA-A

can someone explain the difference between "as" and "like"???? please...

As compare actions or clauses

Like compares nouns or phrases

here it relates to "speaking french" hence use A

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in A and C , "as" is used to compare action,and so grammatical. But, in C the comparison is not logic. "is spoken" can not be compared with "had do" logically.

A is correct