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The experiment proved that securing control over one's mind was a primary goal of the Indian scientists,
as it was of the Chinese scientists.

A. as it was of the Chinese
B. as that of the Chinese
C. like that of the Chinese.



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it refers to "primary goal"
hence A

can you pls elaborate more or paste the full Q
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what's wrong in B?
Doesn't "that of" also imply the same i.e goal of?
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Since we are comparing 2 clauses so it is clear that we need to use as.
Use of which and that should be close to the noun/phrase these modify.

Hence I will also go with A.
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Since we are comparing 2 clauses so it is clear that we need to use as.
Use of which and that should be close to the noun/phrase these modify.

Hence I will also go with A.
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it refers to "primary goal"
hence A

can you pls elaborate more or paste the full Q
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The experiment proved that securing control over one's mind was a primary goal of the Indian scientists,
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A. as it was of the Chinese
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C. like that of the Chinese.
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Nitya,

I don't think it --refers to goal
it refers to "securing control over one's mind"

X was primary goal of Y, as it (X) was [primary goal]of Z

A is the answer.


B - clearly out. comparing "clause" with "phrase"
"as" used to compare clause vs clause
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it refers to "primary goal"
hence A

can you pls elaborate more or paste the full Q
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The experiment proved that securing control over one's mind was a primary goal of the Indian scientists,
as it was of the Chinese scientists.

A. as it was of the Chinese
B. as that of the Chinese
C. like that of the Chinese.

Nitya,

I don't think it --refers to goal
it refers to "securing control over one's mind"

X was primary goal of Y, as it (X) was [primary goal]of Z

A is the answer.


B - clearly out. comparing "clause" with "phrase"
"as" used to compare clause vs clause
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Doesn't 'it' have to refer to a thing? Does "securing control over one's mind" function as a noun or action.

Generally speaking, can 'it' refer to verbs? Can 'it' refer to gerunds?
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my take on C ..
i think here sentence compares primary goal of chinese with that of indian scientist ..
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Like is used to compare nouns and AS is used to compare clause/action..

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