Comparing Cabbage and brussels sprouts.

All options with "As" automatically are false, because as cannot be used to compare nouns. Reject B and E



{A} does and it is - refer to "brussels sprouts" which is plural - Hence Incorrect.

{C} Uses correct verb - do and correct plural pronoun - they but in the end - use of "as well as" disrupts the flow of the List, a simple "and" could have been better.

Hence

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{E}

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Hi Aristocrat

"and" is used to join two equal entity (in importance)

"as well as" states something like "not only ... but also". Anything which follows "as well as" is considered less important than the one preceding it.


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Like cabbage, brussels sprouts does well if it is shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and a dressing of Dijon mustard and mayonnaise

A. Like cabbage, brussels sprouts does well if it is shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and
B. As cabbage, brussels sprouts do well if they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and
C. Like cabbage, brussels sprouts do well when they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, as well as
D. As cabbage, brussels sprouts does well if they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and
E. Like cabbage, brussels sprouts do well if they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and

Like X,Y tests. Eliminate B and D as as is followed by a clause.In A , it is incorrect as subject is plural. Between C and E, when is used for time reference. So , E wins.

"Do" is plural and "does" is singular.. So "does" well is shown to be wrong by the very fact that "it" has become "they"

I cannot find any reason for the usage to be wrong.. If you could explain why one might think it to be wrong... I could try my best to explaining the same..
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The subject brussels sprouts is plural. Therefore, we need the verb 'do'. Eliminate (A) and (D). 'As well as...' is considered wordy. Eliminate (C). 'As' is used to compare verbs. Since we are comparing nouns, 'cabbage' and 'brussels', we need 'like.' Therefore, answer (E).

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Like cabbage, brussels sprouts does well if it is shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and a dressing of Dijon mustard and mayonnaise.

A. Like cabbage, brussels sprouts does well if it is shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and

B. As cabbage, brussels sprouts do well if they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and

C. Like cabbage, brussels sprouts do well when they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, as well as

D. As cabbage, brussels sprouts does well if they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and

E. Like cabbage, brussels sprouts do well if they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and
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does for plural brussels sprouts is incorrect - answer A and D are eliminated
as+noun tells the function of smth
answer choice C can be eliminated because of "as well as"
it is confusing since brussels sprouts indeed are a type of cabbage.
answer choice B tells us that brussels sprouts, since they are cabbages, do well, meaning that all cabbages do well.
answer choice E compares cabbage with brussels sprouts.
picked E.

Option E is correct. Subject verb agreemeent.sprouts plural and they refer to subject itself.

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It's a very nice question.
I got it wrong.
It was always between C & E

Like cabbage, brussels sprouts does well if it is shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and a dressing of Dijon mustard and mayonnaise

A. Like cabbage, brussels sprouts does well if it is shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and
This answer is incorrect. S-V error as plural subject "brussels sprouts" does not agree with singular verb "does". Referent of "it" is also incorrect.

B. As cabbage, brussels sprouts do well if they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and
This answer is incorrect. As is incorrectly used to compare nouns where "like" is preferred.

C. Like cabbage, brussels sprouts do well when they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, as well as
This answer is incorrect as well. "when" is used to modify time and is incorrectly placed. Additionally "as well as" is also redundant.

D. As cabbage, brussels sprouts does well if they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and
This answer is also incorrect. Same mistake as option B. "As" is used incorrectly in place of "like".

E. Like cabbage, brussels sprouts do well if they are shredded and mixed with a tart apple, lemon juice, and
This is correct option as it matches the correct S-V pair and does not contain any redundant phrase.