bouquet

[ketkoag]

To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.

(A) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the
pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite bouquet of a fine, wine with that of ordinary grape juice.
(B) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is comparing the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.
(C) Comparing the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice.
(D) Comparing the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is like comparing the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice.
(E) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare a fine wine’s bouquet with ordinary grape juice’s bouquet.

please give the reasoning to tselect the right answer..

[kc_raj]

C is out because it compares bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice.

D is out comparing....is like comparing (incorrect after like their should be a noun or pronoun)

B is out because to compare (used as a noun)....is comparing (used as a verb)

Between A and E,
In E a fine wine's bouquet with (an, is missing) ordinary, also A is compact than E,

so I prefer A

[nitya34]

Good Q

Correct idiom - to compare X is to compare Y

https://gmatsentencecorrection.blogspot. ... 7-868.html

[perfectstranger]

what's the oa?

[phelps]

IMO E

The correct idiom is to compare A with B

and only E does that