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Unlike George Wallace in 1968 and John Anderson

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by varundaga05 » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:19 pm
Unlike George Wallace in 1968 and John Anderson in 1980, both of whom running as independent candidates, H.Ross Perot's independent run for the presidency in 1992 arose not from an unsuccessful effort to gain a major party nomination but from a desire to establish a viable third party in American politics

A George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980, both of whom running as independent candidates,
B George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980, each of whom ran as independent candidates,
C George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980, both of which ran as an independent candidate,
D the independent cadidates, George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980,
E the independent candidacies of George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980,

Ans E
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by ayushiiitm » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:21 pm
imo e
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by ayushiiitm » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:24 pm
varundaga05 wrote:Unlike George Wallace in 1968 and John Anderson in 1980, both of whom running as independent candidates, H.Ross Perot's independent run for the presidency in 1992 arose not from an unsuccessful effort to gain a major party nomination but from a desire to establish a viable third party in American politics

A George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980, both of whom running as independent candidates,
B George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980, each of whom ran as independent candidates,
C George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980, both of which ran as an independent candidate,
D the independent cadidates, George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980,
E the independent candidacies of George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980,

Ans E
imo e

Whenever you come across like, unlike and other words used for comparison, be aware that same things are to be compared. so people must be compared with people and candidacy with candidacy.

a. compares George wallace and john with candidacy of H Ross
b. same as A
c. same as A
d. same as A
e. compares candidacies with candidacies
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by kvcpk » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:26 pm
Answer should be E.
Option A: Wrong comparison of George Wallace and John Anderson with Independent run. - Wrong
B,C are also wrong for the same reason.
D also does the same wrong comparison but in a reverse manner. compares independent candidates with george and john.

E correctly compares the candidacies of all the three members.
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