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02 Dec 2020, 05:56
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Like the works of an operatic genius or a master painter, a great sportsman draws you into an ocean of timelessness.
A. Like the works of an operatic genius or a master painter,
B. Like that of an operatic genius or a master painter,
C. Like the performance of an operatic genius or a master painter,
D. As is the case of an operatic genius or a master painter,
E. Like an operatic genius or a master painter,
A. Like the works of an operatic genius or a master painter,
B. Like that of an operatic genius or a master painter,
C. Like the performance of an operatic genius or a master painter,
D. As is the case of an operatic genius or a master painter,
E. Like an operatic genius or a master painter,
14 Dec 2020, 02:25
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A. Like the works of an operatic genius or a master painter,
-incorrectly compares "the works" of a person with another person.
B. Like that of an operatic genius or a master painter,
- THAT has no antecedent.
C. Like the performance of an operatic genius or a master painter,
- Incorrectly compares the performance with a person.
D. As is the case of an operatic genius or a master painter,
- We are not comparing clauses here, so LIKE should be used instead of AS. Also, "as is the case" of is unidiomatic
E. Like an operatic genius or a master painter,
- correctly compares an operatic genius or a painter with a sportsman using LIKE
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-incorrectly compares "the works" of a person with another person.
B. Like that of an operatic genius or a master painter,
- THAT has no antecedent.
C. Like the performance of an operatic genius or a master painter,
- Incorrectly compares the performance with a person.
D. As is the case of an operatic genius or a master painter,
- We are not comparing clauses here, so LIKE should be used instead of AS. Also, "as is the case" of is unidiomatic
E. Like an operatic genius or a master painter,
- correctly compares an operatic genius or a painter with a sportsman using LIKE
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14 Dec 2020, 11:49
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Like the works of an operatic genius or a master painter, a great sportsman draws you into an ocean of timelessness.
Error: Comparison
The sentence is comparing two un-parallel entities, Works and Sportsman.
A.Like the works of an operatic genius or a master painter,
>> Incorrect due to unparallel comparison.
B. Like that of an operatic genius or a master painter,
>> the pronoun that do not have an antecedent + the comparison is un-parallel like in A
C. Like the performance of an operatic genius or a master painter,
>> Here the performance is compared with a person. Hence Incorrect.
D.As is the case of an operatic genius or a master painter, >> Idiom usage >
>> For comparing Nouns we need to use Like. As is used to compare Verbs.
E. Like an operatic genius or a master painter, >> Correct
Like the works of an operatic genius or a master painter, a great sportsman draws you into an ocean of timelessness.
Error: Comparison
The sentence is comparing two un-parallel entities, Works and Sportsman.
>> Incorrect due to unparallel comparison.
B.
>> the pronoun that do not have an antecedent + the comparison is un-parallel like in A
C. L
>> Here the performance is compared with a person. Hence Incorrect.
D.
>> For comparing Nouns we need to use Like. As is used to compare Verbs.
E. Like an operatic genius or a master painter, >> Correct
