Like the veneration accorded the Roosevelts and the Kennedys, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are frequently given the type of idolization that straddles the line between fact and legend.
A Like the veneration accorded the Roosevelts and the Kennedys,
B As the Roosevelts' and the Kennedys' veneration,
C Like that accorded the Roosevelts and the Kennedys,
D As it is of the Roosevelts and the Kennedys,
E Like the Roosevelts and the Kennedys,
OA is E
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like serves to compare one NOUN to another NOUN and means similar to.Roland2rule wrote:Like the veneration accorded the Roosevelts and the Kennedys, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are frequently given the type of idolization that straddles the line between fact and legend.
A Like the veneration accorded the Roosevelts and the Kennedys,
B As the Roosevelts' and the Kennedys' veneration,
C Like that accorded the Roosevelts and the Kennedys,
D As it is of the Roosevelts and the Kennedys,
E Like the Roosevelts and the Kennedys,
X is like Y = X is similar to Y.
A: Like the veneration, George Washington
This comparison is illogical, implying that GEORGE WASHINGTON is similar to THE VENERATION.
Eliminate A.
As leader of the student council, Mary proposed controversial changes.
Here, the blue portion conveys the following meaning:
Mary FUNCTIONED AS LEADER of the student council.
B: As the...veneration, George Washington
Here, the red portion conveys the following meaning:
George Washington FUNCTIONED AS THE VENERATION.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate B.
In C, the referent for that is unclear.
Eliminate C.
In D, the referent for it is unclear.
Eliminate D.
The correct answer is E.
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