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In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within [#permalink]
 07 Jul 2007, 10:15
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965. In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.
(A) just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy
(B) just like it once been among the Russian aristocracy
(C) just as Russian aristocracy had once done
(D) similar to what the Russian aristocracy had once done
(E) like what had once been done by the Russian aristocracy
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Re: SC1000 - 965 - French [#permalink]
07 Jul 2007, 11:10
leeye84 wrote: 965. In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.
(A) just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy
(B) just like it once been among the Russian aristocracy
(C) just as Russian aristocracy had once done
(D) similar to what the Russian aristocracy had once done
(E) like what had once been done by the Russian aristocracy
A. "Just as" is better over "just like", "similar", "like" etc.
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leeye84 wrote: So why not C?
A. In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.
C. In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as Russian aristocracy had once done.
if you compare between A and C, you clearly see that in C it is not clear that "what Russian aristocracy had once done" but thats not the problem in A.
A clearly, concisely and correctly says that French had once been spoken among the Russian aristocracy.
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leeye84 wrote: So why not C?
because it is parallel.
in many upper X homes...., just as it had once been done among X
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Re: SC1000 - 965 - French [#permalink]
08 Sep 2007, 23:02
I think C is correct.
'As' will be used for comparing clause. So, choices B,D and E are out.
French was spoken.....will take "once done"
A would have been the best choice had 'done' been there between 'been' and 'among'
What's the OA?
leeye84 wrote: 965. In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.
(A) just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy
(B) just like it once been among the Russian aristocracy
(C) just as Russian aristocracy had once done
(D) similar to what the Russian aristocracy had once done
(E) like what had once been done by the Russian aristocracy
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Re: SC1000 - 965 - French [#permalink]
09 Sep 2007, 04:06
Artemov wrote: I think C is correct. 'As' will be used for comparing clause. So, choices B,D and E are out. French was spoken.....will take "once done" A would have been the best choice had 'done' been there between 'been' and 'among' What's the OA? leeye84 wrote: 965. In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.
(A) just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy
(B) just like it once been among the Russian aristocracy
(C) just as Russian aristocracy had once done
(D) similar to what the Russian aristocracy had once done
(E) like what had once been done by the Russian aristocracy Artemov - I am absolutely lost reading your explanation. What is it you are trying to convey?
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Re: SC1000 - 965 - French [#permalink]
09 Sep 2007, 11:07
Artemov wrote: I think C is correct. 'As' will be used for comparing clause. So, choices B,D and E are out. French was spoken.....will take "once done" A would have been the best choice had 'done' been there between 'been' and 'among' What's the OA? leeye84 wrote: 965. In many upper-class Egyptian homes, French was spoken within the family, just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy.
(A) just as it had once been among the Russian aristocracy
(B) just like it once been among the Russian aristocracy
(C) just as Russian aristocracy had once done
(D) similar to what the Russian aristocracy had once done
(E) like what had once been done by the Russian aristocracy completely agree to your explanation, should be C
btw: is it agree to or agree with your explanation?? "with" should be for persons, ideas and "to" for plans or actions... is explanation an action?
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