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For option B, could "learning how to drive" not be parallel to "playing the guitar"?

Yeah I also got confused in B.... But I think here the parallelism is b/w learning X is considerably more important than Y.

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As far as acquiring life skills is concerned, learning how to drive is considerably more important than to learn playing the guitar.


(A) learning how to drive is considerably more important than to learn playing the guitar

(B) learning how to drive is considerably more important than playing the guitar

(C) how to drive is considerably more important than how to play the guitar

(D) learning to drive is considerably more important than learning to play the guitar

(E) to learn driving is considerably more important than to be playing the guitar


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Answer: D

(A) Learning is not parallel with to learn.

(B) The comparison between learning and playing does not make sense; learning should be common to both the actions and driving and playing should actually be parallel.

(C) Since the sentence talks about acquiring life skills, learning cannot be omitted from the sentence.

(D) The correct answer.

(E) Same as B.
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