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by grandh01 » Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:19 pm
Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(A) Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(B) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, as have interest rates.
(C) As interest rates are rising, so have consumer and producer prices.
(D) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, like interest rates do.
(E) Consumer and producer prices, as interest rates, have been rising.

OA is B
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by vk_vinayak » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:30 pm
grandh01 wrote:Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(A) Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(B) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, as have interest rates.
(C) As interest rates are rising, so have consumer and producer prices.
(D) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, like interest rates do.
(E) Consumer and producer prices, as interest rates, have been rising.

OA is B
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Two things that need to be compared: Interest rates and consumer and producer prices

A is wrong because it compares 'rising interest rates' with 'consumer and producer prices'

C is wrong because of incorrect usage of idiom.

D is wrong because it uses 'like' to compare actions. We need to use 'as' to compare actions.

E is wrong because it uses 'as' to compare two nouns. We need to use 'like' to compare two nouns.

B is correct.
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by confuse mind » Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:20 pm
vk_vinayak wrote:
grandh01 wrote:Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(A) Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(B) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, as have interest rates.
(C) As interest rates are rising, so have consumer and producer prices.
(D) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, like interest rates do.
(E) Consumer and producer prices, as interest rates, have been rising.

OA is B
[spoiler]What's wrong with E[/spoiler]
Two things that need to be compared: Interest rates and consumer and producer prices

A is wrong because it compares 'rising interest rates' with 'consumer and producer prices'

C is wrong because of incorrect usage of idiom.

D is wrong because it uses 'like' to compare actions. We need to use 'as' to compare actions.

E is wrong because it uses 'as' to compare two nouns. We need to use 'like' to compare two nouns.

B is correct.
Hi Vinayak,

Can you please elaborate the problem with C and what would be the correct idiom for the same.


Thanks,
Rahul
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