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by vishalwin » Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:56 am
Like many self-taught artists, Perle Hessing did not begin to paint until she was well into middle age.

(A) Like
(B) As have
(C) Just as with
(D) Just like
(E) As did

According to me, second clause begins with action "Perle Hessing did not " so first action should also start with action "As did".

But OA is A.

I know we use Like for comparing nouns and AS for comparing verbs/ actions.

Below 2 sentences seem similar:

Like her brother,laura aced the test
As her brother did,Laura aced the test

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:00 am
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by vishalwin » Wed Nov 11, 2015 10:21 am
Please read my post again. I know how to use Like and As.

My query is regarding the question I mentioned.

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Wed Nov 11, 2015 11:53 am
You have an introductory clause ending with the comma. These always introduce a noun, which is why you use 'like' in this scenario.
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:07 pm
vishalwin wrote:Like many self-taught artists, Perle Hessing did not begin to paint until she was well into middle age.

(A) Like
(B) As have
(C) Just as with
(D) Just like
(E) As did

According to me, second clause begins with action "Perle Hessing did not " so first action should also start with action "As did".

But OA is A.

I know we use Like for comparing nouns and AS for comparing verbs/ actions.

Below 2 sentences seem similar:

Like her brother,laura aced the test
As her brother did,Laura aced the test

please help!
The problem with your solution (as did) is that it is somewhat nonsensical.
It says "As did many self-taught artists, Perle Hessing did not...
The beginning, "As did many self-taught artists," suggests that the next part of the sentence will describe someone else who ALSO did something. In this sentence, Perle Hessing did not do something.

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