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During an ice age, the buildup of ice at the poles and the drop in water levels near the equator speed up the Earth’s rotation, like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in.
(A) like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in
(B) like the increased speed of a figure skater when her arms are drawn in
(C) like a figure skater who increases speed while spinning with her arms drawn in
(D) just as a spinning figure skater who increases speed by drawing in her arms
(E) just as a spinning figure skater increases speed by drawing in her arms
Please explain too.
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I think the comparison has to be verb with verb:
i.e. "things speed up the earth's rotation" should be followed by "something else does something".
This rules out A, B, C and D where the comparison is verb with noun (like a figure skater, just as a figure skater etc).
Only option left is E.
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E for me.
Comparision of phrases ' Earth's rotation' and ' skater's speed' require 'just as'.
'Like' is used to compare nouns.
D is eliminated as it compares Earth's speed to the Figure Skater which is incorrect.
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During an ice age, the buildup of ice at the poles and the drop in water levels near the equator speed up the Earth’s rotation, like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in.
(A) like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are
drawn in => rotation to skater
(B) like the increased speed of a figure skater when her arms are drawn in
=> rotation to increased speed
(C) like a figure skater who increases speed while spinning with her arms
drawn in => rotation to skater
(D) just as a spinning figure skater who increases speed by drawing in her
arms => rotation to skater
(E) just as a spinning figure skater increases speed by drawing in her arms
My Answer E
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