Like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a

I think A.

Comparison in the meaning of "similarity" use "like"

pattern : like + noun/pronoun (not sentence)

"Amount" usually refers to quantities that cannot be counted. "Number" refers to quanties that can be counted. Since resources can be counted, "number of" rather than "amount of" should come before the word "resources." Therefore, we know that the answer cannot be A, B, or D. That leaves only C or E. Since we then have an introductory clause and, thus, we are comparing two clauses, we should use "as." That means the answer has to be E.

I think it should be B... OA pls..

i think its C because we need number of the resources and we dont need as/just like constructions here...

OA please

Hi mates,

This is a very tough one!!

IMO A

B out. The difference with A is "just" and for me it doesn't add anything to the sentence, therefore A is better
C out. "Like" can't be in a sentence with verb (in this case "are")
D and E out. The structure with "like" is simpler

OA and Source?

Cheers

I was between A and C as well. Given the choices I agree with John's explanation and would go for A. Ritula, Pls post the OA because this question will really help clear a few ambiguities regarding the usage of Like and As as well as the usage of Amount versus Number for count and non-count nouns (should it be AMOUNT of resources or NUMBER of RESOURCES). In informal usage I have seen "Amount of Resources" usage pass as acceptable. So that's why I have chosen A. But, I am not sure.

My money on A. Battle is between A and E.
E can't be right as there is absolutely no reason to put are and is(two helping verbs) for the same main verb(related). About amount-, I guess it is used here for the combo of time and resource, which could be correct as well. For example you can say amount of time and money invested in the stocks.

I think its a mgmat question. Here is a discussion on this question. Acording to this OA is E.

https://www.manhattangmat.net.in/forums/post22462.html

And the reasoning given is that the sentence should be like this

Like other.....the growth rate....is related to the amount of time and (amount of) resources dedicated to the endeavor.

and "amount of resources" is wrong it should be "number of resources"

can someone please explain why it cant be read like below:

Like other.....the growth rate....is related to the amount of time and (to) resources dedicated to the endeavor.

in which case it should be A.

Because it disturbs parallel structure ... we are talking of "to the amount of time" and "to resources" which are different things - one is AMOUNT of something and the other is 'Some other thing'. Besides there is change in meaning also ... resources and number of resources are not the same thing.

I guess this sentence is poorly structured- Putting AS and are in the start of the sentence makes no sense to me. But grammatrically mgmt is correct with the OA.

will go with C with A as a close second

My choice is E

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 --> amount is a modifier for such uncountable noun as time. However, in this context, it is thought to modify for resources too, but resources is countable. Thus, this choice is incorrect

B Just like other performance indicators, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and -->just like is unidiomatically placed at the beginning of the sentence. Besides, there is the same error as that of A

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 --> Like can't stand at the beginning of a clause

D As other performance indicators are, the growth rate of a start-up business is generally related to the amount of time and --> same error as that of A althought as here is correctly placed at the beginning of the clause

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 --> As is correct, number of is correctly added to modify for countable resources. This choice is best

Boils down to C and E.

As other performance indicators are - is incorrect usage. Like is the right comparison choice here. Of course a sentence can start with Like.

I'll go with C

I think you have problem with the use of as in clause, re-check it more carefully !!!

E is the best - "the number of resources" is grammatically correct and is required here to be parallel with the amount of time

I'll go will E ..
The As ..are and use of 'number of' makes E the right choice.