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A study suggests that in several cases of treatment of neurological disorders, the effect would be the same on someone consuming placebos as a person consuming pills with medicinal value.

A. placebos as a person
B. placebos as it would be on a person
C. placebos as it would on a person
D. placebos as on a person
E. placebos, just as it would on a person

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A study suggests that in several cases of treatment of neurological disorders, the effect would be the same on someone consuming placebos as a person consuming pills with medicinal value.

A. placebos as a person--> wrong comparison
B. placebos as it would be on a person
C. placebos as it would on a person
D. placebos as on a person --> correct
E. placebos, just as it would on a person

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Think simple:
1. The effect is same on me as on you.
2. The effect on me is same as that on you.
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A study suggests that in several cases of treatment of neurological disorders, the effect would be the same on someone consuming placebos as a person consuming pills with medicinal value.

A. placebos as a person
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C. placebos as it would on a person
D. placebos as on a person
E. placebos, just as it would on a person

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A is nonsensical
B after as it is repeating the same which is not required, it is verbose
C is also verbose
D is best after as preposition ellipses comes in picture
E again nonsensical
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A study suggests that in several cases of treatment of neurological disorders, the effect would be the same on someone consuming placebos as a person consuming pills with medicinal value.

A. placebos as a person
B. placebos as it would be on a person
C. placebos as it would on a person
D. placebos as on a person
E. placebos, just as it would on a person

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PARALLELISM....

The structure is..
The effect is SAME on x AS on y
SO SAME and AS should be followed by same phrase
D IS CORRECT
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A study suggests that in several cases of treatment of neurological disorders, the effect would be the same on someone consuming placebos as a person consuming pills with medicinal value.

A. placebos as a person
B. placebos as it would be on a person
C. placebos as it would on a person
D. placebos as on a person
E. placebos, just as it would on a person

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A study suggests that in several cases of treatment of neurological disorders, the effect would be the same on someone consuming placebos as on a person consuming pills with medicinal value.

Must be (D) for Parallelism...
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A study suggests that in several cases of treatment of neurological disorders, the effect would be the same on someone consuming placebos as a person consuming pills with medicinal value.

A. placebos as a person
B. placebos as it would be on a person
C. placebos as it would on a person
D. placebos as on a person
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It is clear case of parallelism, where parallel elements are " on someone consuming placebos " and "a person consuming pills with medicinal value"

A. Incorrect, because elements are not parallel. Preposition "on" is missing.
B. Incorrect, because it changes the parallel entity. Now its clause to clause which is not intended out here because of word "same" where from comparison starts.
C. Incorrect, same as B
D. Correct, it rectify missing preposition "on" in this option to make the entity parallel
E. Incorrect, same as B
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A incorrectly compares ‘effect’ to ‘person’.
B is wordier than it needs to be.
So is C
D is the best.
E doesn’t make any sense at all.
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I need help to understand this concept .
Here as it would be is considered unnecessary i came across one more question similar to this one where as it is was necessary ( it is as difficult toprevent crimes on property as it is to prevent those against a) why cant we just say it is as difficult to prevent crimes agains as those againgt a person. Please help
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A study suggests that in several cases of treatment of neurological disorders, the effect would be the same on someone consuming placebos as a person consuming pills with medicinal value.

A. placebos as a person This sentence compares "effect...on" with "a person" and is illogical. Eliminate.

B. placebos as it would be on a person "as it would be" is redundant as it is already mentioned earlier, making this more wordy. Eliminate.

C. placebos as it would on a person Same error as (B). Eliminate.

D. placebos as on a person Correct answer - "effect...on" is compared with "(effect)...on".

E. placebos, just as it would on a person Same error as (B) and (C). Eliminate.

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