As it is with traditional pharmacies, on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful, since it is primaritly prescriptions that attract the customers, who then also buy other health-related items.
A. As it is with traditional pharmacies, on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful
B. As with the case of traditional pharmacies, on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to have success
C. As is the case with traditional pharmacies, prescriptions are the conrnerstone of a successful on-line drugstore
D. As traditional pharmacies, so on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful
E. Like traditional pharmacies, the cornerstone of a successful on-line drugstore is prescriptions
Hi All-- some important notes about
how to use the word AS correctly:
1)
As+subject+verbThis structure is used only in comparisons and only after the verb of comparison.Ex. She sings as an angel does (meaning 'in the same way that') (Note: This is equivalent to, "She sings like an angel.")
2.
As+verb+subject (Yes, the order matters!)Ex. She sings, as does her mother (meaning she sings, and her mother does too).
(Note: This is NOT a comparison!)3.
As+noun (No Verb)Ex. As a mother of 5, Sue was often fatigued (meaning that Sue is a mother of 5).
(Note: This sentence is NOT a comparison.)4. Just as A, so B
Use this structure when comparing items that do different verbs!Ex. Just as cats instinctively play with moving objects that are not real prey, so monkeys instinctively care for offspring of another species.
Now back to the answers...
A. As it is with traditional pharmacies, on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful
As was noted before, "as it is with..." implies that 'something' is with... But the pronoun "it" has not noun to which it refers written in the sentence.B. As with the case of traditional pharmacies, on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to have success
"As with the case" is a prepositional phrase, that is, it is a descriptive phrase. It is also a subject-modifier, i.e., its a description that opens the sentence and, thus, describes the subject after the comma. But the sentence does not mean to say that drugstores are "with the case". That just does not mean anything.C. As is the case with traditional pharmacies, prescriptions are the conrnerstone of a successful on-line drugstore
"As is the case" means that prescriptions are the cornerstone for pharmacies, and this is the case with online-drugstores too.D. As traditional pharmacies, so on-line drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful
The idiom needed for this structure is "Just as...
" (See explanation above.)E. Like traditional pharmacies, the cornerstone of a successful on-line drugstore is prescriptions
This sentence literally means that the cornerstone is like pharmacies, since "Like pharmacies" is the subject modifier.For more on comparisons, checkout Sentence Correction Lesson VI at gmaxonline!
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