Like Bob Dylan, the music of Talib Kweli is a social commentary

1. Like Bob Dylan, the music of Talib Kweli - Incorrect - Comparison error. BD is compared to the music of TK
2. Like Bob Dylan, Talib Kweli’s music - Incorrect - BD is compared to music
3. Like Bob Dylan’s, Talib Kweli’s music - Correct - Music is compared to music
4. As with Bob Dylan, Talib Kwelil’s music - Incorrect - Awkward + Comparison error
5. As is Bob Dylan’s, the music of Talib Kweli - Incorrect - Awkward. As BD's music is a social commentary, TK's music is a social commentary? Illogical.

Answer: C

This is a classic comparison question.
A. Like Bob Dylan, the music of Talib Kweli - compares Bob Dylan the person to music which is not correct
B. Like Bob Dylan, Talib Kweli’s music - same as B
C. Like Bob Dylan’s, Talib Kweli’s music - yes, this compares Bob Dylan's music to that of Talib Kweli's music. Correct
D. As with Bob Dylan, Talib Kwelil’s music - same as A & B
E. As is Bob Dylan’s, the music of Talib Kweli - Awkward and not as good as C

Thus the answer is C.

Blindly (C)

Error Analysis -

1. Incorrect Comparison : Compares Bob Dylan to Music
2. Incorrect Comparison : Compares Bob Dylan to Talib Kweli’s Music
3. Correctly Compares Bob Dylan’s music to Talib Kweli’s music
4 & 5 . Incorrectly uses As for comparison...

Correct Answer will hence be (C)
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Like Bob Dylan, the music of Talib Kweli is a social commentary – lyrics and instrumentals designed to tell stories and inspire thought about the world in which the artist lives.

1. Like Bob Dylan, the music of Talib Kweli - Illogical comparison of Bob Dylan with music of Talib Kweli
2. Like Bob Dylan, Talib Kweli’s music - Illogical comparison of Bob Dylan with music of Talib Kweli
3. Like Bob Dylan’s, Talib Kweli’s music - CORRECT - Music is compared with Music.
4. As with Bob Dylan, Talib Kwelil’s music - Illogical & Incorrect usage of "As" for comparisons"
5. As is Bob Dylan’s, the music of Talib Kweli - Illogical & Incorrect usage of "As" for comparisons"

Hence, Answer is C

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What if E said "As BD's, the music of Talib Kweli....

Would that be correct?

Dear DmitryFarber IanStewart AnthonyRitz GMATGuruNY VeritasPrepBrian,

Why is choice E. wrong?
Choice E. : As is Bob Dylan’s, the music of Talib Kweli
I think "the music" is understood behind "Bob Dylan's". Why am I wrong here?

According to P. 57 Veritas SC book:


Moreover, I think "as" can be used for comparison as well
According to P.98 MGMAT SC book:


Choice E. is wrong for the different reason from this post (https://gmatclub.com/forum/like-many-fa ... l#p2458930), right?

Hmm, I can't think of a case where I'd want to start a comparison with "As is X," unless we had a very long comparative phrase. So if I said "As is the case throughout North America, in Texas one cannot XYZ," that could make sense. However, it's odd to say "As is mine, John's hair is long." And it's even weirder to switch forms and say "As is Texas's, the weather in California is warm right now." It almost seems like "Texas's" refers to "Texas's weather in California," or--more to the point--that "Bob Dylan's" refers to "Bob Dylan's music of Talib Kweli." That may seem silly, but otherwise why rewrite the sentence in a less parallel way than "Like the music of X, the music of Y," or "Like X, Y makes music," or at least "Like X's, Y's music"?
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