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Galileo was convinced that natural phenomena, as manifestations of the laws of physics, would appear the same to someone on the deck of a ship moving smoothly and uniformly through the water as a person standing on land.
(A) water as a
(B) water as to a
(C) water; just as it would to
(D) water, as it would to the
(E) water; just as to the
Concepts tested here: Comparisons + Pronouns + Grammatical Construction + Idioms + Awkwardness/Redundancy• A comparison must always be made between similar things.
• "same + as" is the correct, idiomatic construction.
A: This answer choice incorrectly compares how natural phenomena would appear to someone on the deck of a ship moving smoothly and uniformly through the water to "a person standing on land"; remember, a comparison must always be made between similar things.
B: Correct. This answer choice avoids the pronoun error seen in Options C and D, as it uses no pronouns. Further, Option B correctly compares how natural phenomena would appear to someone on the deck of a ship moving smoothly and uniformly through the water with how natural phenomena would appear to a person standing on land. Additionally, Option B correctly uses the idiomatic construction "same + as". Besides, Option B is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
C: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun "phenomena" with the singular pronoun "it". Further, Option C incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "same + semicolon + just + as"; remember, "same + as" is the correct, idiomatic construction. Additionally, Option C uses the needlessly wordy phrase "it would to", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
D: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun "phenomena" with the singular pronoun "it". Further, Option D incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "same + comma + as"; remember, "same + as" is the correct, idiomatic construction. Additionally, Option D uses the needlessly wordy phrase "it would to", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
E: This answer choice incorrectly compares how natural phenomena would appear to someone on the deck of a ship moving smoothly and uniformly through the water to "the person standing on land"; remember, a comparison must always be made between similar things. Further, Option E incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "same + semicolon + just + as"; remember, "same + as" is the correct, idiomatic construction.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.All the best!
Experts' Global Team