GMAT Prep Question

[leo]

Originally published in 1950, Some Tame Gazelle was Barbara Pym’s first novel, but it does not read like an apprentice work.
(A) does not read like an apprentice work
(B) seems not to read as an apprentice work
(C) does not seem to read as an apprentice work would
(D) does not read like an apprentice work does
(E) reads unlike an apprentice work


Is the answer A or E? Pl expalin.

[aim-wsc]

I think original sentence is OK.
trust your ears!

[beatthegmat]

I think original sentence is OK.
trust your ears!

Just to follow up on this comment--Stacey Koprince has written some great posts in the past about the danger of trusting your ears. A lot of times, our ears cannot pick up on proper GMAT English very well--we're used to speaking in colloquialisms for the most part.

Just to play the contrarian to Johny--your ears can't always be trusted.

[barron]

is the answer C?

a,d and e are discounted because teh comparison is w^rong and we use 'like' instead of 'as'

read like barbara's work should be compared with how the work of an apprentice will read
b doesn't do this. only c does this
is this correct?

[tar.goyal]

I think A is the correct answer. Only A compares the 'Some Tame Gazelle' with 'apprentice work' and this is the reason why 'like' is used since two nouns are being compared here.

Please correct if I am wrong!

[siddharth rastogi]

hi RON

A OR E , WE ALL ARE CONFUSED?

[JJJooe]

i agree with A

'Unlike' is rarely used after a verb...I've never seen such use in the E

[sbasha]

1) We are dealing with comparison

2) Here noun-verb and noun are compared. so anything with "as" will dies out. Remaining A,D,E

3) For E, unlike modifies "reads" , This is wrong and moreover we are not dealing with contrast situation.

4) Don't like does at the end.

IMO A.

[umaa]

Why not B?

[m&m]

OA is A (as searched on MGMAT forum)

1) Like should be used to compare 2 nouns. Here first noun is Novel but what is second noun? (Apprentice work?? isn't that a type of work?)

Should the sentence not be constructed as follows:

...Pym's novel, but it does not read as an apprentice work should. (modifying read)
Should we not compare:
it's (the novel's) read to the way an apprentice work ought to read?

point is shouldn't something modify the WAY an apprentice work is read? And shouldn't we use AS do to that?

Hope this makes sense

[mani090406]

Originally published in 1950, Some Tame Gazelle was Barbara Pym's first novel, but it does not read like an apprentice work. .

Answer E is incorrect.It refers to the novel and the novel cannot read itself because here the main verb of the subordinate clause reads is attached to "it".

m&m : To solve your query, if you have gone through MGMAT SC book, the above use of like is completely acceptable.

An apprentice work is a noun where "An apprentice" describes or modifies noun "work".

Hope that Helps!!

[uptowngirl92]

B and E are out>akward.
C>Does not "seem to read"??Changes the meaning.ELIMINATE.
Choice is between A and D.
Both of them have used the correct word for comparision "like".The only diff. in D is the "does" at the end.I chose this 'cos it maintains parellism.
does not read like an apprentice work does
Could somebody explain why the OA is A?

[crackgmat007]

in D is the "does" at the end.I chose this 'cos it maintains parellism.
does not read like an apprentice work does
Could somebody explain why the OA is A?

Like can be used for comparing nouns. If you see verb (does) after Like, eliminate.

(A) does not read like an apprentice work

(E) reads unlike an apprentice work - unlike may not be used after verb.

A sounds right as all others have errors.

[umaa]

I agree with crackgmat007. A seems correct. All other answers are wrong.

[singhag]

I got the answer...but I have a different reason to eliminate C...

According to my understanding whenever we use present tense we should use will and past tense we should use would.I read this rule apply to sentence with reporting verb. Is this a generic rule and can I apply this to eliminate C which uses does...would.

If not will the following answer is correct?
does not read as an apprentice work would

Please help to clarify this concept.