subgeeth wrote:. Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him.
(A) Like Byron
(B) Like Byron’s death
(C) Just as Byron died
(D) Similar to Byron
(E) As did Byron
This is very common construction in so called GMAT questions:-
RULE wrote:
Like/As + noun/possessive noun + comma + noun/possessive noun + etc.
In such case, we are ALWAYS comparing two nouns, not there ACTIONS. So LIKE is correct form to choose. Also, compare the right things. e.g. Noun (before comma) with noun (after comma) and if possessive noun is there then possessive noun (before comma) with possessive noun (after comma)
For example,
1. Comparing possessive nouns.
Like Auden, the language of James Merrill is chatty, arch, and conversational-given to complex syntactic flights as well as to prosaic free-verse strolls.
(A) Like Auden, the language of James Merrill
(B) Like Auden, James Merrill's language
(C) Like Auden's, James Merrill's language
(D) As with Auden, James Merrill's language
(E) As is Auden's the language of James Merrill
Here correct answer is (C), as we are comparing languages not the poets.
2. Comparing nouns.
Like Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled against the unnatural complexity of human relations in modern society.
(A) Like Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled
(B) Like Rousseau, Tolstoi's rebellion was
(C) As Rousseau, Tolstoi rebelled
(D) As did Rousseau, Tolstoi's rebellion was
(E) Tolstoi's rebellion, as Rousseau's, was
Here correct answer is (A), as we are comparing two nouns (persons).
