Like those of the african white and black rhinos, the Sumatran rhinos

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Like those of the African white and black rhinos,  the Sumatran rhino has two horns, but the front one is generally less than a foot long and the second is so small that it often appears to be missing.

a. Like those of the African white and black rhinos,
b. similar to that of the African white and black rhinos
c. like that of the African white and black rhinos
d. as with the African white and black rhinos'
e. like the African white and black rhinos

zorro13 · Answer

(E).

I think it keep the comparision between rhinos and rhinos....

lan583 · Answer

that's what i thought too, but when i read the word but in the sentence i had to think twice....

haas_mba07 · Answer

Like those of the african white and black rhinos  , the Sumatran rhinos has two horns, but the front one is generally less than a foot long and the second is so smal that it often appears to be missing.

a.Like those of the african white and black rhinos
  Modifier refers to horns while modified noun is rhino. 

b. similar to that of the african white and black rhinos
  "Similar to that" is again referring to the something probably horns but not clear... 

c. like that of the african white and black rhinos
 "that" refer is unclear 

d. as with the african white and black rhinos'
 "As with.... rhinos' " has rhinos' apostrophe indicating possesive.. incorrect. 

e. like the african white and black rhinos
 Simple and concise... Correct.

paddyboy · Answer

E it is...

Comparison issues with all the others.

Futuristic · Answer

I just realized that there is a typo in your question:

"the Sumatran rhinos has two horns"

should read

"the Sumatran rhinos have two horns"

Abhishek009 · Answer

Like the african white and black rhinos  ,  the Sumatran rhinos has two horns ,  but the front one is generally less than a foot long and the second is so smal that it often appears to be missing. 
 
Like + Noun is correct structure and hence is correct.. 
 
Hence answer will be (E)

DwightSchrute · Answer

I have a question,

I have come across sentences in which Like is not exactly followed by a clause, but may be a noun which is further modified, 
for instance Like the Rhinos that....

So my question here is, lets just the sentence is - Like that of the african white and black rhinos, the Sumatran rhinos's...
Will it be a correct usage of like?

AjiteshArun · Answer

There is a typo in the question:

the Sumatran rhino s  has

should be

the Sumatran rhino has

Kinshook · Answer

a. Like  those of  the African white and black rhinos,
b.  similar to that of  the African white and black rhinos
c. like  that of  the African white and black rhinos
d.  as with  the African white and black rhinos'
e.  like  the African white and black rhinos

IMO E

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