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 14 Jan 2013, 13:05
I got this one wrong. I thought that how "ressources" was being used here it could be considered as being uncountable. Indeed, in my opinion it is more the idea of "work" and "effort" put into the business than something really countable (which is more the idea of ressources used to mean "commodities"). Can somebody tell me if this could have made sense or explain why not ?
If not for this error, would question A have been right ? Is the use of "Like" + noun here correct and is it a problem that "other performances" does not agree in number with "the growth rate".
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zaarathelab wrote: Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and resources dedicated to the endeavor.
a) Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
b) Just like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
c) Like other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and number of
d) As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
e) As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and number of
There are 1 error in the sentence
Amount of resources - INCORRECT since resources are a countable item unlike time. Eliminate A, B, D
Now comparing C and E, we come to the basic difference between Like and As
Recall that 'Like' is used to compare two nouns whereas 'As' is used to compare two actions/clauses
Since C incorrectly makes 'Like' compare two clauses - with the introduction of the "are", we can eliminate it
Hence E
Hope this helps. Consider Kudos for the post I was confused between D and E, Excellent Explanation.
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kingb wrote: Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and resources dedicated to the endeavor. (a) Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and (b) Just like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and (c) Like other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and number of (d) As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and (e) As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and number of While “like” correctly compares the two nouns “indicators” and “growth rate,” “amount of” incorrectly modifies the countable noun “resources.” “Amount of” is applied to both components of the compound noun: “amount of time and (amount of) resources.”
“Amount of” can be used to modify uncountable nouns, such as “time,” but not countable nouns, such as “resources.” “Number of” should be used to modify countable nouns.
(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) “Amount of” incorrectly modifies the countable noun “resources.” “Amount of” is applied to both components of the compound noun: “amount of time and (amount of) resources.” “Amount of” can be used to modify uncountable nouns, such as “time,” but not countable nouns, such as “resources.” “Number of” should be used to modify countable nouns. Further, “just like” is unnecessarily wordy. The more concise “like” is preferred.
(C) While “number of” correctly modifies the countable noun “resources,” “like” incorrectly compares two verb phrases: “like other…indicators are, the growth rate…is.” “Like” can be used to compare nouns, but not verb phrases. “As” should be used to compare verb phrases.
(D) “As” is correctly used to compare two verb phrases: "as other...indicators are, the growth rate...is." However, “amount of” incorrectly modifies the countable noun “resources.” “Amount of” is applied to both components of the compound noun: “amount of time and (amount of) resources.” “Amount of” can be used to modify uncountable nouns, such as “time,” but not countable nouns, such as “resources.”
“Number of” should be used to modify countable nouns.
(E) CORRECT. “As” correctly compares two verb phrases: “as other…indicators are, the growth rate…is.” Further, “number of” correctly modifies the countable noun “resources.” Number of resources? Doesn't this change the meaning? Say what? Cheers J 
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Quote: Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and resources dedicated to the endeavor.
a) Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
b) Just like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
c) Like other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and number of
d) As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and
e) As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and number of In the hall, just look at the topic this way; since the 'resources' and 'the amount' do not gel, boldly dump A, B, and D in one go for using 'the amount of time and resources'. Between C and E, it is well known that 'like' cannot be used to compare verbed clauses as in C. E is the answer. ,
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Hi abhimahna, I observed a point through many questions. Is Like ONLY Used for comparisons or Can it be used to show similarities ? Can you please enlighten me.
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Nightmare007 wrote: Hi abhimahna, I observed a point through many questions. Is Like ONLY Used for comparisons or Can it be used to show similarities ? Can you please enlighten me. Hey Nightmare007 , When you are saying two things are similar, aren't you comparing them and coming upto the conclusion that they are similar. For example: Like Ramesh, Suresh is intelligent. Here you are comparing Ramesh and Suresh. You are saying they both are similar in terms of intelligence, no?
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abhimahna wrote: Nightmare007 wrote: Hi abhimahna, I observed a point through many questions. Is Like ONLY Used for comparisons or Can it be used to show similarities ? Can you please enlighten me. Hey Nightmare007 , When you are saying two things are similar, aren't you comparing them and coming upto the conclusion that they are similar. For example: Like Ramesh, Suresh is intelligent. Here you are comparing Ramesh and Suresh. You are saying they both are similar in terms of intelligence, no? Yeah exactly!, If i say "As Ramesh is, Suresh is intelligent. Is it true. If its a NO. I am a bit confused why is that the later case is preferred in this question to the former, which uses the word "Like". Thank you
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Has anybody analized what does this text is talking about? How can number of resources help startup 2,3,4? Level/Volume of resources - yes $1 000, 100 people, 10 investors! Amount can be used with plural/countable nouns in rare cases when we mean the volume: Amount of greenhouse gases https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 ... -quiz.htmlVolume of investment-banking deals https://www.economist.com/economic-and- ... king-dealsAmount of biofuels https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/0 ... hange.html
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Dear Experts,
Some trustable sources (NYT, The Economist) use Amount with plural/countable nouns in rare cases when we mean the volume. I yhink this is the case in this question, and that OA is incorrect. Please help to justify my thoughts.
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‘Resources’ are countable, so ‘amount’ is used incorrectly.
This means we can discard A B and D.
C incorrectly uses ‘Like’ to compare clauses.
This means that the right answer is E.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATIONWhile “like” correctly compares the two nouns “indicators” and “growth rate,” “amount of” incorrectly modifies the countable noun “resources.” “Amount of” is applied to both components of the compound noun: “amount of time and (amount of) resources.” “Amount of” can be used to modify uncountable nouns, such as “time,” but not countable nouns, such as “resources.” “Number of” should be used to modify countable nouns. (A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence. (B) “Amount of” incorrectly modifies the countable noun “resources.” “Amount of” is applied to both components of the compound noun: “amount of time and (amount of) resources.” “Amount of” can be used to modify uncountable nouns, such as “time,” but not countable nouns, such as “resources.” “Number of” should be used to modify countable nouns. Further, “just like” is unnecessarily wordy. The more concise “like” is preferred. (C) While “number of” correctly modifies the countable noun “resources,” “like” incorrectly compares two verb phrases: “like other...indicators are, the growth rate...is.” “Like” can be used to compare nouns, but not verb phrases. “As” should be used to compare verb phrases. (D) “As” is correctly used to compare two verb phrases: "as other...indicators are, the growth rate...is." However, “amount of” incorrectly modifies the countable noun “resources.” “Amount of” is applied to both components of the compound noun: “amount of time and (amount of) resources.” “Amount of” can be used to modify uncountable nouns, such as “time,” but not countable nouns, such as “resources.” “Number of” should be used to modify countable nouns. (E) CORRECT. “As” correctly compares two verb phrases: “as other...indicators are, the growth rate...is.” Further, “number of” correctly modifies the countable noun “resources.”
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