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The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during prehistoric times, as Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance.

A. as Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance.

B. as Romeo and Juliet had courted each other in a biological rain dance.

C. as Romeo and Juliet courted each other in a biological rain dance.

D. like Romeo and Juliet courted each other in a biological rain dance.

E. like Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance.

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Originally posted by Smitc007 on 26 May 2019, 23:01.
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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   27 May 2019, 00:29
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Can anyone please explain the answer choice E. IMO it's D

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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   27 May 2019, 00:39
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Hi Neel, option D has a verb courted after like. like is a preposition and hence, can only be followed by a noun/noun-phrase. Like can never be followed by a verb.

p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses usage of "like", its application and examples in significant detail. If you or someone is interested, PM me your email-id; I can mail the corresponding section.
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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   27 May 2019, 06:33
Aren't we comparing two actions in this sentence? why didn't we use "as". I went with option C.
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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   27 May 2019, 06:34
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Smitc007, are you sure that this is an official question?
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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   27 May 2019, 07:29
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Smitc007 wrote:
The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during prehistoric times, as Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance.

A. as Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance.

B. as Romeo and Juliet had courted each other in a biological rain dance.

C. as Romeo and Juliet courted each other in a biological rain dance.

D. like Romeo and Juliet courted each other in a biological rain dance.

E. like Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance.



A. as Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance. - as needs to be followed by a noun+verb

B. as Romeo and Juliet had courted each other in a biological rain dance. - no need to use the past perfect here.

C. as Romeo and Juliet courted each other in a biological rain dance. - looks fine. As is followed by noun+verb and the structure is parallel to the first sentence. Keep.

D. like Romeo and Juliet courted each other in a biological rain dance. - Like is a noun comparison marker. We wouldn't have a full noun+verb structure after "like".

E. like Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance. - looks fine. like is followed only by a noun and noun modifier.

To me, C & E are equally good. Can someone explain why E is more preferable in this case?
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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   27 May 2019, 22:37
Smitc007 wrote:
The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during prehistoric times, as Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance.

A. as Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance.

B. as Romeo and Juliet had courted each other in a biological rain dance.

C. as Romeo and Juliet courted each other in a biological rain dance.

D. like Romeo and Juliet courted each other in a biological rain dance.

E. like Romeo and Juliet courting each other in a biological rain dance.


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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   28 May 2019, 11:08
I doubt there's one person who reads this and doesn't stop to say "hm...now that's weird". What makes this question even more evil is the fact that the most popular answer is even more worrying. Savage ...

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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   28 May 2019, 11:18
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jawele wrote:
I doubt there's one person who reads this and doesn't stop to say "hm...now that's weird". What makes this question even more evil is the fact that the most popular answer is even more worrying. Savage ...

GMATNinja you should check this out

Yup, that's weird! On so many levels.

Also probably not an official question. I'm not sure why this got tagged as coming from GMAT Paper Tests. I changed the tag to "other -- please specify" -- and if somebody could please specify, that would be great. Until somebody does, I don't think it's worth wasting time on this question, unless you want to have some strange nightmares tonight... :-o
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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   28 May 2019, 11:19
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Hi Neel, option D has a verb courted after like. like is a preposition and hence, can only be followed by a noun/noun-phrase. Like can never be followed by a verb.

p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses usage of "like", its application and examples in significant detail. If you or someone is interested, PM me your email-id; I can mail the corresponding section.



What is the problem with usage of "as" ? how it changes the meaning if used?
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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   28 May 2019, 21:55
This question appeared in a mock test.I was confused between C and E.
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Re: The scientist suggested that early man and chimpanzees mated during pr [#permalink] New post   28 May 2019, 22:14
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