Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the nautical archaeologist needs specialized knowledge of the history and theory of ship design in order to understand shipwrecks.
A. Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the
B. Just as an archaeologist who needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, a
C. Just as an archaeologist needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, so a
D. Like the archaeologist who evaluates finds of ancient art and requires a background in art history, so the
E. As evaluating finds of ancient art requires an archaeologist who has a background in art history, so the
OA: Spoiler Code C
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Is D wrong because of LIKE
showbu wrote:Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the nautical archaeologist needs specialized knowledge of the history and theory of ship design in order to understand shipwrecks.
A. Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the
B. Just as an archaeologist who needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, a
C. Just as an archaeologist needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, so a
D. Like the archaeologist who evaluates finds of ancient art and requires a background in art history, so the
E. As evaluating finds of ancient art requires an archaeologist who has a background in art history, so the
OA: Spoiler Code C
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Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the nautical archaeologist needs specialized knowledge of the history and theory of ship design in order to understand shipwrecks.
A. Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the - compares background to archeologist
B. Just as an archaeologist who needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, a - Not parallel just as X needs, y needs
C. Just as an archaeologist needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, so a - Correct
D. Like the archaeologist who evaluates finds of ancient art and requires a background in art history, so the - Like is fine when comparing 2 nouns like x,y... but in this case it means that archaeologist who evaluates... needs specialized knowledge of the history... which is not the intended meaning - also sounds pretty awkward
E. As evaluating finds of ancient art requires an archaeologist who has a background in art history, so the - awkward
A. Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the - compares background to archeologist
B. Just as an archaeologist who needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, a - Not parallel just as X needs, y needs
C. Just as an archaeologist needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, so a - Correct
D. Like the archaeologist who evaluates finds of ancient art and requires a background in art history, so the - Like is fine when comparing 2 nouns like x,y... but in this case it means that archaeologist who evaluates... needs specialized knowledge of the history... which is not the intended meaning - also sounds pretty awkward
E. As evaluating finds of ancient art requires an archaeologist who has a background in art history, so the - awkward
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MAAJ wrote:Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the nautical archaeologist needs specialized knowledge of the history and theory of ship design in order to understand shipwrecks.
A. Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the - compares background to archeologist
B. Just as an archaeologist who needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, a - Not parallel just as X needs, y needs
C. Just as an archaeologist needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, so a - Correct
D. Like the archaeologist who evaluates finds of ancient art and requires a background in art history, so the - Like is fine when comparing 2 nouns like x,y... but in this case it means that archaeologist who evaluates... needs specialized knowledge of the history... which is not the intended meaning - also sounds pretty awkward
E. As evaluating finds of ancient art requires an archaeologist who has a background in art history, so the - awkward
Nice explanation MAAJ .
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