Complex comparison as__as

[El Cucu]

According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.

(A) if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it
(B) if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it
(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest
(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest
(E) failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or products as that of the lowest

[ronniecoleman]

According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.

(A) if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it
if you...awkward construction

(B) if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it
if one---awkward construction...
if is there for a condition.l

(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest

noun phrase --CORRECT
(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest
failure to advertise << what ? >>
construction awkward..

(E) failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or products as that of the lowest

we require a noun phrase...

[schumi_gmat]

IMO D.

Explanation same as ronnie for A,B, E

X as prominently as Y. X and Y has to be parallel
X= highest price
Y = lowest price.

Hence C is correct.

In D, the placement of "prominently" is creating the error.

One question is what is prominently modifying in D? is it the verb "Advertise" or noun "price"?

[rogue_rohit]

According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.

(A) if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it
"it" and "that" do not have a clear antecedent hence there usage is ambiguous
(B) if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it
same error as A above
(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest
(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest
(E) failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or products as that of the lowest
cant nail down the exact error - "failing" doesnt look right. In addition usage of "that"in this sentence is incorrect

C) and D) choices are very close. I will go for C) the use of idiom A as prominently as B looks correct whereas the usage As prominently A as B does not.

[nervesofsteel]

(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest

Correct

(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest <- Incorrect use of idiom as X as Y is not parallel . as prominently the highest XXXXXX as lowest...

[raunekk]

imo:C