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If i modify option B as
"The Russian communists of the early 20th century believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars, and "

Will this option be correct ?

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The Russian communists of the early 20th century believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars

the Chinese communists believe they were avoiding the misrule of the Guomindang.

The colored part is still wrong. If you change that too, then maybe the sentence will be grammatically correct but still miss the comparison
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If i modify option B as
"The Russian communists of the early 20th century believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars, and "

Will this option be correct ?

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The Russian communists of the early 20th century believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars

the Chinese communists believe they were avoiding the misrule of the Guomindang.

The colored part is still wrong. If you change that too, then maybe the sentence will be grammatically correct but still miss the comparison

Hi Akash ,
but we have did in 2nd IC.
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Just as the Russian communists of the early 20th century believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars, so too did the Chinese communists believe they were avoiding the misrule of the Guomindang.


(A) Just as the Russian communists of the early 20th century believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars, so too

(B) The Russian communists of the early 20th century believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars, and in a similar way

(C) Like the case of the Russian communists of the early 20th century who believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars, so too

(D) As in the belief that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars held by the Russian communists of the early 20th century

(E) Similar to the Russian communists which believed in the early 20th century that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars

Just as .......... So too .............. is correct construction, answer must be (A)
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Just as the Russian communists of the early 20th century believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars, so too did the Chinese communists believe they were avoiding the misrule of the Guomindang.


(A) Just as the Russian communists of the early 20th century believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars, so too

(B) The Russian communists of the early 20th century believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars, and in a similar way

(C) Like the case of the Russian communists of the early 20th century who believed that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars, so too

(D) As in the belief that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars held by the Russian communists of the early 20th century

(E) Similar to the Russian communists which believed in the early 20th century that they were overcoming the tyranny of the czars

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There are several common idioms that the GMAT tests you on that involve the word as. For example, just as...so too, as many as, as much by x as by y, etc. Also, this sentence wants to emphasize, not merely state, a similarity. Using the words ‘like’ and ‘similar’ does not convey the same sense of emphasis as the words ‘just as..., so too...’. So that eliminates choices B, C, D and E. Choice A is the best answer.
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