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Tech industry employee benefits, as with other industries, were designed to increase the number of hours employees spend at work and to help attract top talent.
A) as with
B) as did those of
C) as they have in
D) like in
E) like those of
A) as with
B) as did those of
C) as they have in
D) like in
E) like those of
24 Aug 2021, 20:08
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
• LIKE/AS
→ Like is a preposition, so we use it to compare nouns.
(Prepositions are followed by nouns.)
A verb must never be in a comparison phrase that uses like.
Stated differently, like is never followed immediately by a full clause that includes a verb.
(Remember: like is a preposition. Prepositions can be followed only by nouns, pronouns, or noun phrases.)
As is a conjunction used to compare clauses, verbs, or events.
The comma after benefits (no verb in sight!) tells us that we should use like, not as.
The sentence is comparing two nouns.
• What two things are under comparison?
(1) Employee benefits in the tech industry and
(2) Employee benefits ("those") in other industries
THE OPTIONS
→ Option A incorrectly compares tech industry employee benefits to other industries
Apples must be compared to apples.
An employee benefit is not similar to an industry.
• usage error: use like, not as, to compare nouns
→ See above. No verb? No comparison as.
• diction error: as with
→ as with is nonsensical.
That nonsensical phrase may be trying (and failing) to convey as is the case IN.
Important sidebar: That last phrase? Very useful.
You can use that last phrase to substitute for almost anything: as is the case (or as was the case).
I discuss another like/as construction and how to use as is the case in this post, here.
At any rate,
ELIMINATE A
Did cannot stand in for were.
→ Although some form of to do (do, does, did) can substitute for almost any verb in English, there are two exceptions.
1. Do/Does/Did can never substitute for a to be verb (such as were in this option)
Wrong: I was quiet and she did, too.
Correct: I was quiet and she was, too.
2. Do/Does/Did can never substitute for have if have is an auxiliary (helping) verb.
(Those to do verbs can substitute if have is a standalone verb that means "to own, to possess, or to experience.")
Wrong: I had fallen asleep, and she did, too.
Correct: I had fallen asleep, and she had [fallen asleep], too.
Correct, different meaning of had: Alex had ten pennies and Indira did, too.
Did in the last case is okay because had = possessed ten pennies
ELIMINATE B
→ The present tense verb have does not agree with the past tense verb were.
• nonsensical meaning
. . . benefits, as they have in other industries, were
ELIMINATE C
→ benefits are incorrectly compared to other industries
ELIMINAT D
→ like compares two nouns and is not followed by a pesky verb in the phrase
→ those of keeps the comparison accurate.
Those of = employee benefits [in other industries]
KEEP
The answer is E.
COMMENTS
Mangs1297 and Konstantin1983 , welcome to SC Butler.
I am glad to see new members of the Butler Crew.
All aspirants have a standing invitation to post.
(The more you post, the more you understand. True story.)
These answers are quite good.
Keep up the hard work.
Stay safe, everyone.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
Tech industry employee benefits, as with other industries, were designed to increase the number of hours employees spend at work and to help attract top talent.
• LIKE/AS
→ Like is a preposition, so we use it to compare nouns.
(Prepositions are followed by nouns.)
A verb must never be in a comparison phrase that uses like.
Stated differently, like is never followed immediately by a full clause that includes a verb.
(Remember: like is a preposition. Prepositions can be followed only by nouns, pronouns, or noun phrases.)
As is a conjunction used to compare clauses, verbs, or events.
The comma after benefits (no verb in sight!) tells us that we should use like, not as.
The sentence is comparing two nouns.
• What two things are under comparison?
(1) Employee benefits in the tech industry and
(2) Employee benefits ("those") in other industries
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
A) as with
• comparison error→ Option A incorrectly compares tech industry employee benefits to other industries
Apples must be compared to apples.
An employee benefit is not similar to an industry.
• usage error: use like, not as, to compare nouns
→ See above. No verb? No comparison as.
• diction error: as with
→ as with is nonsensical.
That nonsensical phrase may be trying (and failing) to convey as is the case IN.
Important sidebar: That last phrase? Very useful.
You can use that last phrase to substitute for almost anything: as is the case (or as was the case).
I discuss another like/as construction and how to use as is the case in this post, here.
At any rate,
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
B) as did those of
• Wrong verb! Did cannot stand in for were.
→ Although some form of to do (do, does, did) can substitute for almost any verb in English, there are two exceptions.
1. Do/Does/Did can never substitute for a to be verb (such as were in this option)
Wrong: I was quiet and she did, too.
Correct: I was quiet and she was, too.
2. Do/Does/Did can never substitute for have if have is an auxiliary (helping) verb.
(Those to do verbs can substitute if have is a standalone verb that means "to own, to possess, or to experience.")
Wrong: I had fallen asleep, and she did, too.
Correct: I had fallen asleep, and she had [fallen asleep], too.
Correct, different meaning of had: Alex had ten pennies and Indira did, too.
Did in the last case is okay because had = possessed ten pennies
ELIMINATE B
Quote:
C) as they have in
• verb agreement error→ The present tense verb have does not agree with the past tense verb were.
• nonsensical meaning
. . . benefits, as they have in other industries, were
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
D) like in
• comparison error→ benefits are incorrectly compared to other industries
ELIMINAT D
Quote:
E) like those of
• Bingo. Correct.→ like compares two nouns and is not followed by a pesky verb in the phrase
→ those of keeps the comparison accurate.
Those of = employee benefits [in other industries]
KEEP
The answer is E.
COMMENTS
Mangs1297 and Konstantin1983 , welcome to SC Butler.
I am glad to see new members of the Butler Crew.
All aspirants have a standing invitation to post.
(The more you post, the more you understand. True story.)
These answers are quite good.
Keep up the hard work.
Stay safe, everyone.
General Discussion
24 Aug 2021, 21:56
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My answer is (E). It took me 01:03.
(A) "As with" basically means "like". We cannot compare "Tech industry employee benefits" with "other industries".
(B) "those of other industries" can be compared with "Tech industry employee benefits", but "did" is not parallel with "were designed". This option can be fixed to be "as were those of other industries".
(C) "have" is present tense, but "were designed" is past tense. There is no reason why different tenses should be used. In test, we can simply eliminate it by the inconsistency.
But even if "have" is replaced with "had", this sentence is still incorrect. "they" refers to "Tech industry employee benefits". How come "Tech industry employee benefits" play any role in other industries?
(D) After preposition "like", a noun or noun phrase is needed.
(A) "As with" basically means "like". We cannot compare "Tech industry employee benefits" with "other industries".
(B) "those of other industries" can be compared with "Tech industry employee benefits", but "did" is not parallel with "were designed". This option can be fixed to be "as were those of other industries".
(C) "have" is present tense, but "were designed" is past tense. There is no reason why different tenses should be used. In test, we can simply eliminate it by the inconsistency.
But even if "have" is replaced with "had", this sentence is still incorrect. "they" refers to "Tech industry employee benefits". How come "Tech industry employee benefits" play any role in other industries?
(D) After preposition "like", a noun or noun phrase is needed.
