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11 Feb 2019, 05:12
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Although its policy for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar to Cambridge or Oxford — they gave awards to the “distinguished” in particular fields, and the person had to be “widely recognized” — it is clear that the universities were drawn to the entertainment industries to produce visible personalities for their convocation ceremonies, and the idea of “widely recognized” trumped any other distinction.
(A) its policy for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar to
(B) their policies for awarding honorary doctorates were not dissimilar to those of
(C) their policies for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar from
(D) its policy for honorary doctorates was very similar to
(E) its policies for awarding honorary doctorates was very similar to that of
(A) its policy for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar to
(B) their policies for awarding honorary doctorates were not dissimilar to those of
(C) their policies for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar from
(D) its policy for honorary doctorates was very similar to
(E) its policies for awarding honorary doctorates was very similar to that of
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GMAT 2: 640 Q49 V27
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11 Feb 2019, 07:20
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Although its policy for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar to Cambridge or Oxford — they gave awards to the “distinguished” in particular fields, and the person had to be “widely recognized” — it is clear that the universities were drawn to the entertainment industries to produce visible personalities for their convocation ceremonies, and the idea of “widely recognized” trumped any other distinction.
(A) its policy for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar to - here policy is being compared to Cambridge. Irrelevant. ELIMINATED
(B) their policies for awarding honorary doctorates were not dissimilar to those of - Only CORRECT choice
(C) their policies for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar from - "policies" --> "was" pronoun error. ELIMINATED
(D) its policy for honorary doctorates was very similar to - here policy is being compared to Cambridge. Irrelevant. ELIMINATED
(E) its policies for awarding honorary doctorates was very similar to that of - "policies" --> "was" pronoun error. ELIMINATED
OPTION: B
(A) its policy for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar to - here policy is being compared to Cambridge. Irrelevant. ELIMINATED
(B) their policies for awarding honorary doctorates were not dissimilar to those of - Only CORRECT choice
(C) their policies for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar from - "policies" --> "was" pronoun error. ELIMINATED
(D) its policy for honorary doctorates was very similar to - here policy is being compared to Cambridge. Irrelevant. ELIMINATED
(E) its policies for awarding honorary doctorates was very similar to that of - "policies" --> "was" pronoun error. ELIMINATED
OPTION: B
12 Feb 2019, 12:26
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Although its policy for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar to Cambridge or Oxford — they gave awards to the “distinguished” in particular fields, and the person had to be “widely recognized” — it is clear that the universities were drawn to the entertainment industries to produce visible personalities for their convocation ceremonies, and the idea of “widely recognized” trumped any other distinction.
(A) its policy for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar to( its incorrectly refers to plural universities)
(B) their policies for awarding honorary doctorates were not dissimilar to those of( correct)
(C) their policies for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar from( incorrect comparison)
(D) its policy for honorary doctorates was very similar to( same as in E)
(E) its policies for awarding honorary doctorates was very similar to that of( its incorrectly refers to plural universities)
Will go with choice B.
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(A) its policy for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar to( its incorrectly refers to plural universities)
(B) their policies for awarding honorary doctorates were not dissimilar to those of( correct)
(C) their policies for honorary doctorates was not dissimilar from( incorrect comparison)
(D) its policy for honorary doctorates was very similar to( same as in E)
(E) its policies for awarding honorary doctorates was very similar to that of( its incorrectly refers to plural universities)
Will go with choice B.
Thanks & Regards
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