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For non-native speaker, this one is really hard. First, what is carp? and second: is it a swine?
In order to kick out such as or like, you are quite stuck...

nevertheless, I have a question here:

Why chose D over C? because for me C has a better comparison: Zombies are funny but ARE dead

Can somone explain here plz?

Thanks

C) like the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but are far larger, more vicious, and are mounted on four legs

But are x, y and z - is correct parallelism
But are x, y and are z - wrong parallelism

That is the difference between options C and D
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Dear Friends,

Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
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There is generally agreement that feral swine are unwelcome — such as the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but that are far larger, more vicious and mounted on four legs.

(A) such as the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but that are far larger, more vicious and mounted on four legs

(B) like the Asian carp that have threatened an invasion of Lake Michigan, but far larger, more vicious, and mounted on four legs

(C) like the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but are far larger, more vicious, and are mounted on four legs

(D) like the Asian carp that are threatening to invade Lake Michigan, but far larger, more vicious, and mounted on four legs

(E) such as the Asian carp that threaten to invade Lake Michigan, but are far larger and more vicious, and mounted on four legs


Concepts tested here: Tenses + Comparisons + Parallelism + Grammatical Construction

• “like” is used for comparing nouns, “as” is used for comparing actions/clauses, and “such as” is used for giving examples.
• The simple present continuous tense is used to refer to actions that are currently ongoing and continuous in nature.
• The present perfect tense (marked by the use of the helping verb “has/have”) is used to describe events that concluded in the past but continue to affect the present.
• Any elements linked by a conjunction ("but" in this case) must be parallel.
• All elements in a list must be parallel.
• The “comma + and” (oxford comma) construction is used to join the last element of a list of more than two other elements, and the other elements are linked through commas.

A: Trap.
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses "such as" to compare the nouns "feral swine" and "the Asian carp"; please remember, “like” is used for comparing nouns, “as” is used for comparing actions/clauses, and “such as” is used for giving examples.
2/ Option A fails to maintain parallelism between "such as the Asian carp...Michigan" and "that are...four legs"; remember, any elements linked by a conjunction ("but" in this case) must be parallel.

B:
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the present perfect tense verb "have threatened" to refer to an action that is currently ongoing and continuous in nature; remember, the simple present continuous tense is used to refer to actions that are currently ongoing and continuous in nature, and the present perfect tense (marked by the use of the helping verb “has/have”) is used to describe events that concluded in the past but continue to affect the present.

C: trap.
1/ This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism between "like the Asian carp...Michigan" and "are far larger...four legs"; remember, any elements linked by a conjunction ("but" in this case) must be parallel.
2/ Option C fails to maintain parallelism among "far larger", "more vicious", and "are mounted on four legs"; remember, all elements in a list must be parallel.

D: Correct.
1/ This answer choice correctly uses "like" to compare the nouns "feral swine" and "the Asian carp".
2/ Option D correctly uses the simple present continuous tense verb "are threatening" to refer to an action that is currently ongoing and continuous in nature.
3/ Option D maintains parallelism between "like the Asian carp...Michigan" and "far larger...four legs" and among "far larger", "more vicious", and "mounted on four legs".
4/ Option D correctly uses a comma to join the first and second elements of a list with three elements - "far larger" and "more vicious".

E:
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses "such as" to compare the nouns "feral swine" and "the Asian carp"; please remember, “like” is used for comparing nouns, “as” is used for comparing actions/clauses, and “such as” is used for giving examples.
2/ Option E fails to maintain parallelism between "such as the Asian carp...Michigan" and "are far larger...four legs"; remember, any elements linked by a conjunction ("but" in this case) must be parallel.
3/ Option E incorrectly uses conjunction ("and" in this case) to join the first and second elements in a list of three elements - "far larger" and "more vicious"; remember the “comma + and” (oxford comma) construction is used to join the last element of a list of more than two other elements, and the other elements are linked through commas.

Hence, D is the best answer choice.

To understand the concept of "Oxford Comma" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~2 minutes):



To understand the concept of "Simple Continuous Tenses" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):



To understand the concept of "Present Perfect Tense" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):



To understand the concept of "Like" versus "As" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~2 minutes):



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