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the growth rate

by GmatKiss » Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:40 am
Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and resources dedicated to the endeavor.

a) Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
b) Just like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
c) Like other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and number of
d) As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
e) As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and number of
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by patanjali.purpose » Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:29 pm
GmatKiss wrote:Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and resources dedicated to the endeavor.

a) Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
b) Just like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
c) Like other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and number of
d) As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
e) As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and number of
Last part of the underline gives an important clue:

AMOUNT OF TIME and RESOURCES (this means AMOUNT OF TIME and AMOUNT OF RESOURCES); We cannt use AMOUNT for RESOURCES; drop A/B/D

C - use of LIKE in A CLAUSE is considered grammatically incorrect;

Furthermore, IMO "just like" is incorrect idiom in B - we need JUST AS

IMO E

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