Just like the background in art history

[kaudes11114]

Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the nautical archaeologist needs specialized knowledge of the history and theory of ship design in order to understand shipwrecks.

A. Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the
B. Just as an archaeologist who needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, a
C. Just as an archaeologist needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, so a
D. Like the archaeologist who evaluates finds of ancient art and requires a background in art history, so the
E. As evaluating finds of ancient art requires an archaeologist who has a background in art history, so the

Confused between use of like and as......Also did not understand the use of so.... please guide[/u]

[kaudes11114]

correct answer is C

[swarnav999]

Stuck between A and C. Same thing, dint know when to use like and as! :/

Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the nautical archaeologist needs specialized knowledge of the history and theory of ship design in order to understand shipwrecks.

A. Just like the background in art history needed by an archaeologist in order to evaluate finds of ancient art, the
B. Just as an archaeologist who needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, a
C. Just as an archaeologist needs a background in art history to evaluate finds of ancient art, so a
D. Like the archaeologist who evaluates finds of ancient art and requires a background in art history, so the
E. As evaluating finds of ancient art requires an archaeologist who has a background in art history, so the

Confused between use of like and as......Also did not understand the use of so.... please guide[/u]

[alekhya615]

OA C ?
Expert advice please?

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Hi All,

2-part Parallelism can show up on the GMAT in a variety of ways. In all cases, we must compare "like" things and follow parallel format. In many cases, we'll also use a 2-Part phrase.

Some common 2-part phrases include:

either...or...
neither...nor...
between...and...

Here, we have a rarer 2-part phrase:

Just as....so....

It's worth noting that just because the word "just" shows up in the answer choices, this doesn't necessarily mean that we're going to use "just as...so...", but it does make it far more likely that we will.

The non-underlined portion of the sentence uses the phrase "nautical archaeologist", so we need to compare a "like" thing - in this case, an "archaeologist."

There"s only answer that has a valid comparison and a valid "2-part" phrase...

Final Answer: C

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