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Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak

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Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 13 Nov 2019, 08:37
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Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him.

A. Like Byron
B. Like Byron's death
C. Just as Byron died
D. Similar to Byron
E. As did Byron
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Originally posted by bipolarbear on 02 Aug 2009, 13:17.
Last edited by Bunuel on 13 Nov 2019, 08:37, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2009, 13:21
bipolarbear wrote:
Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him.

A Like Byron
B Like Byron's death
C Just as Byron died
D Similar to Byron
E As did Byron


you are comparing nouns ...so 'like' is correct. its between A and B now.. B uses wrong comparison so A is correct.
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2009, 13:25
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Aren't you comparing the MANNER in which Byron died to the MANNER in which London died?

(A) suggests that Jack, like Byron -> Jack had similar traits to Byron
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2009, 13:29
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Aren't you comparing the MANNER in which Byron died to the MANNER in which London died?

(A) suggests that Jack, like Byron -> Jack had similar traits to Byron


yes, you are right. we are comparing the Manner only. A is just doing that? is n't it?

Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him

what is the OE on this?
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2009, 19:56
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Tricky one. Question is - what is being compared.. the person or his death.
What is the source ?

Will go with A.
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2009, 21:04
I think, multiple options are correct grammatically in here. So, I will go with the original sentence.

I don't think it's correct GMAT based question, as there are correct options for both noun comparison and action(verb) comparison.

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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2009, 22:44
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Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him.

A Like Byron
B Like Byron's death
C Just as Byron died
D Similar to Byron
E As did Byron


I don't find it dicey. It's pretty clear, I guess.

Let me try to explain.
Standard comparison is done like - 'Like X, Y is...' & then description about Y. Here, X is more like one example of Y.

Moreover, 'death' is not same as 'killed'. So B & C goes out. Starting sentence with 'similar to' is not a good practice. 'as' or 'like' are better choices. E is odd.
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2009, 23:27
alpeshvc wrote:
bipolarbear wrote:
Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him.

A Like Byron
B Like Byron's death
C Just as Byron died
D Similar to Byron
E As did Byron


I don't find it dicey. It's pretty clear, I guess.

Let me try to explain.
Standard comparison is done like - 'Like X, Y is...' & then description about Y. Here, X is more like one example of Y.

Moreover, 'death' is not same as 'killed'. So B & C goes out. Starting sentence with 'similar to' is not a good practice. 'as' or 'like' are better choices. E is odd.


Now I agree that A is the only option!
E is wrong because of 'did'. Action is performed by medical men and not by Byron.
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   03 Aug 2009, 21:12
oa ia A, lesson is don't overthink :-D
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   03 Aug 2009, 21:48
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For a modifier, it has to modify the very first thing that follows the modifier. In this case, it's not the "death" that follows, but Jack London; therefore, the modifier has to focus on the name of the other person, and in this case it's Byron. If the clause following the modifier were to say "Jack London's death", then the story would be completely different in terms of what the modifier should be.
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   09 Aug 2009, 01:20
bipolarbear wrote:
Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him.

A Like Byron
B Like Byron's death
C Just as Byron died
D Similar to Byron
E As did Byron



I go for A also, even though still not sure about D. How should we use "similar to"?
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   09 Apr 2021, 07:26
Hello Sir,

I have a doubt regarding what is compared here. Although usage of like is correct grammatically. But it seems its not like noun we are comparing.

Even if noun is correct, can you please tell how we can make it correct with the usage of "as".

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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   15 Jul 2023, 21:07
I have no idea how to eliminate the answer choices. Can anyone help me to epxlain the reason why one answer choice is better than the others?
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Re: Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistak [#permalink] New post   18 Dec 2023, 00:59
alpeshvc wrote:
bipolarbear wrote:
Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him.

A Like Byron
B Like Byron's death
C Just as Byron died
D Similar to Byron
E As did Byron


I don't find it dicey. It's pretty clear, I guess.

Let me try to explain.
Standard comparison is done like - 'Like X, Y is...' & then description about Y. Here, X is more like one example of Y.

Moreover, 'death' is not same as 'killed'. So B & C goes out. Starting sentence with 'similar to' is not a good practice. 'as' or 'like' are better choices. E is odd.



Hi, I still don't understand why ''Similar to" cannot work in choice C. Can you explain it further?
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