The ideal cities of Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbus

Question

The ideal cities of Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbusier,  different from one another as they were , were all based on a belief that physical order in itself could bring about the good life.

A. different from one another as they were

B. different one from the other as they were

C. different from each other as every one was

D. differing as each was, one from the other

E. although each differed from

sudarshan22 · Answer

+1 for   A  .

A.   different from    one another  as they were -->  Correct, idiomatic usage '  different from  ', and '  one another  ' for more than two entities

B.  different one from  the other as they were

C. different from  each other  as every one was

D.  differing as each  was, one from the other

E.  although each differed from

Hence,   A  .

Nikhil · Answer

The ideal cities of Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbusier, different from one another as they were, were all based on a belief that physical order in itself could bring about the good life.

A.  different from one another  as they were

Correct usage of "different from one another" idiom.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

B.  different one from the other  as they were

"different one from the other" doesn't sound idiomatic.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

C.  different from each other  as  every one  was

"different from each other" doesn't sound idiomatic.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

D.  differing as each was , one from the other
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E. although each differed  from

Meaning error. Doesn't specify what the cities are different from.  INCORRECT 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hence option A

lathikashyam · Answer

Q: The ideal cities of Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbusier,  different from one another as they were,  were all based on a belief that physical order in itself could bring about the good life.

A.  different from one another as they were  -  idiomatic  
B. different one from the other as they were – not idiomatic, should be ‘different from one another’
C. different from each other as every one was – not idiomatic, should be ‘different from one another’
D. differing as each was, one from the other – too wordy and ungrammatical 
E. although each differed from – ‘from what?’ what are the cities are different from?

SnorLax_7 · Answer

@DmitryFarber/@KarishmaB@GMATNinja@EMPOWERgmatVerbal
 MartyTargetTestPrep 
When to use each other/one another ? is there any set rule for this ?

The ideal cities of Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbus

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards

GMAT Sentence Correction (SC - EA only) Questions

The ideal cities of Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbus

Prep Toolkit

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards