2013gmat wrote:
Popular child psychologists have advocated that parents discipline male children similarly to the fashion in which they discipline daughters.
(A) similarly to the fashion in which they discipline
(B) in the same manner that they would use with
(C) like they would handle
(D) as they discipline
(E) as they would
Hi can you explain the above question ?
Hi mate.
Popular child psychologists have advocated that parents discipline male children
similarly to the fashion in which they discipline daughters.
(A) similarly to the fashion in which they discipline
Wrong. comparison "male children" vs "the fashion" (parents discipline X (male children) similarly to Y (the fashion) <== wrong)
(B) in the same manner that they would use with
Wrong. comparison grammar. "in the same X that ...." is wrong. The correct structure should be "in the same manner as ....."
(C) like they would handle
Wrong. "Like" only + noun/noun phrase. [Like + clause] is always wrong.
(D) as they discipline
Wrong. - If you pick D, you assume EVERY parents have both boy and girl. That's wrong meaning. The correct meaning is that Parents discipline boys as they would (unsure future) discipline girls (if they have).
- Good writing usually
avoids repeating main verb (discipline) in one sentence. If the verb is the same, you should omit it, instead you should use
auxiliary verb (do/did/will/would).
(E) as they would
Correct. - (As + clause) is correct grammar.
- E conveys good meaning; in addition, E avoids repeating main verb (discipline). The structure of E is: parents
discipline male children as they
would (discipline) girls.
Hope it's clear.