thanks for clarification. Nevertheless your GMAT SC feeling (only GMAT wise, this can be fine if you're drama writer or lecturing English at school) is wrong.
I am legitimate to say both
Joe acts
as Susan's mentor
Joe acts
like Susan's mentor
the only difference above is meaning (!)
As we are involved in the BTG discussion thread, sometimes we may get the useful guidance/advice from the experts. Here's one by Ron Purewal answering on the note of grammar prevalence over meaning on GMAT by the previous poster
https://www.beatthegmat.com/faced-with-a ... 80395.html
lunarpower wrote:
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not considering the meaning of sentences in SC is a huge, huge mistake, since so many things (parallel elements, usage of modifiers, verb tenses, etc.) necessarily flow from the meaning of the sentence! if you don't consider what the sentence means -- i.e., if you simply analyze it from the standpoint of grammar alone -- then you are shutting yourself out of reliably being able to find any of these mistakes.
when you read the prompt of an SC problem, READ FOR MEANING FIRST!
don't worry about being able to pick out mistakes in the prompt -- you'll find the mistakes when you compare the answer choices to each other.
mundasingh123 wrote:Meaning is secondary . First check grammar then meaning. Most of the time , you will be able to arrive at the OA after doing away with the grammatically wrong choices .
cheers
