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by rx_11 » Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:23 am
Like Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled against the unnatural complexity of human relations in modern society.

A. Like Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled
B. Like Rousseau, Tolstio's rebellion was
C. As Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled
D. As did Rousseau, Tolstoi's rebellion was
E. Tolstoi's rebellion, as Rousseau's, was



OA is A

Hi, can anyone explain why B is wrong? I found no difference between A and B.
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by shovan85 » Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:42 am
rx_11 wrote:Like Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled against the unnatural complexity of human relations in modern society.

A. Like Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled
B. Like Rousseau, Tolstio's rebellion was
C. As Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled
D. As did Rousseau, Tolstoi's rebellion was
E. Tolstoi's rebellion, as Rousseau's, was



OA is A

Hi, can anyone explain why B is wrong? I found no difference between A and B.
Like is used for Noun Comparison.
As is used for Action comparison.
Such as is used for examples.

A. Like Rousseau (Noun), Tolstoi (Noun) rebelled

B. Like Rousseau (Noun), Tolstio's rebellion (Noun) was (Wrong: Like X,Y --> X and Y should be similar things. Here X is a person, Y is a Person's action)

C. As Rousseau , Tolstoi rebelled (Wrong: AS cannot be used for Noun Comparison)

D. As did Rousseau, Tolstoi's rebellion was (Wrong: AS X,Y --> Though X is correctly an action Y is a Noun)

E. Tolstoi's rebellion, as Rousseau's, was (Wrong: AS cannot be used for Noun Comparison)
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by d78hr0 » Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:42 am
the answer B compare R with rebellion.

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