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Baseball, the only major professional sport during the Great Depression, was as present as the weather, and as much discussed.
A. as present as the weather, and as much discussed
B. present like the weather was, and it was also discussed as much
C. as present and was discussed as the weather was
D. so present as to be discussed like the weather
E. present and discussed as often as the weather was
Choice A: Option A preserves the intended meaning of the sentence, avoids pronoun ambiguity, and maintains parallelism. Thus, Option A is correct.
Choice B: Option B uses the word "like" to link a clause; to link clauses, the word “as” must be used. Moreover, the pronoun "it" does not have a clear referent. Thus, Option B is incorrect.
Choice C: Option C does not utilize the correct idiomatic structure, "as X as Y". Thus, Option C is incorrect.
Choice D: Option D distorts the intended meaning of the sentence, as "so present as to be discussed" fails to convey that baseball was as common as the weather. Thus, Option D is incorrect.
Choice E: Option E distorts the intended meaning of the sentence, as "was present and discussed" fails to convey that baseball was as common as the weather; rather, this phrase only implies that baseball was present and, separately, as discussed as the weather. Thus, Option E is incorrect.
Hence, A is the best answer choice.To understand the concept of "Like v/s As on GMAT”, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
To understand the concept of “Avoiding Pronoun Ambiguity on GMAT”, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
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