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Hello RossItaly,

Wish you a Very Happy 2021.

Although your question is not addressed to me, here is my response anyway.

Generally, the expressions like or similar to are used to present comparison between two nouns. For example, Like the sun, the moon is also a celestial orb.

The expressions as, Just as X so Y and Just X, Y are used to present a comparison between two actions. For example, As the earth revolves around the sun, the moon revolves around the earth.


Hope this helps.
Thanks.
Shraddha
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Dear Shraddha

Happy New Year to you and to all GmatClub community!

Thanks for explaining, please let me know how is called this type of question, idioms? I should master this material.

Thank you again!
Ross

RossItaly
Yes, that's a form of idiom, but specifically these are comparison markers or comparators. In English (or at least in formal written English), we tend to use one set of words and modifiers to deal with nouns and one set to deal with everything else. For instance, adjectives (little, green, intelligent) apply only to nouns, while adverbs (quickly, slightly, very, well) may apply to verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or even whole clauses. The same goes for modifying phrases: some modify just nouns, while others are adverbial and work more flexibly. These comparison markers fit in that category. "Like" compares nouns, although in everyday speech we sometimes use it more broadly. "As" compares actions, clauses, or modifiers.
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GMATNinja DmitryFarber EducationAisle IanStewart Isn't a finite verb missing in option C? Please confirm!

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It depends on how you look at it. C is quite the mess, so it's hard to pick just one issue to fix. Sure, if we wanted it to be like B, it would need a verb. However, in its current form, the first part is a modifier, and the part after is an independent clause, so no verb is needed. The trouble is just that the modifier doesn't make much sense. B has a verb because it's using "as" to compare two clauses.
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