SC - United Kingdom executive branch versus United States

[bml1105]

Unlike the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States is chosen in an election separate from that which determines the majority party in the legislative branch.

• (A) Unlike the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
  
  
  (B) Unlike the United Kingdom party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament and chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
  
  
  (C) Unlike that of the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the United States has a chief executive that
  
  
  (D) In comparison with the United Kingdom, where the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, the chief executive in the United States
  
  
  (E) In the United Kingdom, the party that wins a majority of seats in Parliament chooses the head of the government, but in the United States the chief executive

Correct Answer: E

Why not C?

[aditya8062]

only E makes the comparison in correct way hence E is the answer
C is wrong because in the construction "Unlike that of the United Kingdom" "that of" does not refer to anything in the later part of the construction

[AnjaliOberoi]

usage of "that of" is wrong in C.

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HI bml1105,

This question involves "Comparison" rules:

You must compare "like" things, but the number does not matter.

We can compare a country to another country (or multiple countries).
We can compare a party in a country to a party in another country (or multiple parties in multiple countries)
etc.

You have to be literal with this rule. If the words/ideas don't match, then the answer is incorrect. For example, in Answer A, the "United Kingdom" is compared to "the chief executive of the United States"; this is an incorrect comparison because the two items are NOT like things.

As to your question, in Answer C, the phrase "Unlike THAT of the United Kingdom" is compared to "the United States." It's not clear what the word "THAT" is referring to, but whatever it is, it does NOT appear in the second part of the comparison. So, answer C is NOT a valid comparison.

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