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by karmayogi » Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:23 am
Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise.
A. like nonfiction books
B. as nonfiction books
C. as its interest in nonfiction books
D. like their interest in nonfiction books
E. like its interest in nonfiction books
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by piyush_nitt » Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:38 am
IMO E

1.Comparison of nouns : like should be used.

2. Public's is a collective noun and therefore should be replaced by singular possessive pronoun 'its'.
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by vittalgmat » Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:52 am
Good explanation Piyush,
one more vote for E
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by karmayogi » Fri Dec 26, 2008 3:59 am
What's wrong with A?
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by scoobydooby » Fri Dec 26, 2008 4:09 am
karmayogi wrote:What's wrong with A?
A compares films to books
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by sumitkhurana » Fri Dec 26, 2008 4:13 am
Then why not C.
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by scoobydooby » Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:34 am
A: is wrong as it seems to say documentary films like books.

C: as is preferred when comparing actions, here there is no action. it compares (public's interest in X) to (public's interest in Y). so as doesnt seem suitable here
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E: no actions compared, so like seems better than "as" in C
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by LalaB » Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:22 am
piyush_nitt wrote:IMO E

1.Comparison of nouns : like should be used.

2. Public's is a collective noun and therefore should be replaced by singular possessive pronoun 'its'.
have a question-dont u think that the use of "its" could be for appetite,not for public? I mean this "its" is ambiguous and can be referred both to public and appetite
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:03 am
+1 for E.

Pretty well explained above. :)

@LalaB, the possessive its cannot refer to a non-possessive apetite. However, taking into account the pronoun references are mainly taken into account to get the most accurate meaning of a sentence. If its refers to apetite, the sentence is distorted and thus, it is logical for its to refer to public's.

Hope it helps. Please correct if I am wrong.
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by LalaB » Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:27 pm
bubbliiiiiiii wrote:+1 for E.

Pretty well explained above. :)

@LalaB, the possessive its cannot refer to a non-possessive apetite. However, taking into account the pronoun references are mainly taken into account to get the most accurate meaning of a sentence. If its refers to apetite, the sentence is distorted and thus, it is logical for its to refer to public's.

Hope it helps. Please correct if I am wrong.
oh thank you.I've got what u meant. thanks!
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:44 am
+1 for E
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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:49 am
Public -> its

+1 for E
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