A report by Bain and Company states that small companies that grow up to transform industries have the ability to service repeat business from customers at extremely low cost just as do large companies who survive in ultra-competitive industries.Here we are comparing the small and large companies wrt "ability to service repeat business from customers at extremely low cost".
we need to use "AS" for comparison of clause.
A. A report
by Bain and Company states that small companies
that grow up to transform industries have the ability to service repeat business from customers at extremely low cost
just as do large companies
who survive in ultra-competitive industries.
Correct comparison and use of modifiers.
B. A report by Bain and Company states that
as large companies
surviving in ultra-competitive industries, small companies
growing up to transform industries have the ability of servicing repeat business from customers at extremely low cost.
Incorrect. AS is used to compare nouns Large companies with small companies. Here, surviving in ultra-competitive industries is modifying large companies so we effectively have a noun after AS.
C. Like
large companies who survive in ultra-competitive industries,
a report by Bain and Company states that small companies that grow up to transform industries have the ability to service repeat business from customers at extremely low cost.
Incorrect. Wrong comparison of 'large companies' with 'a report'.
D. A report by Bain and Company states that at extremely low cost,
small companies grow up to transform industries and have the ability to service repeat business from customers as large companies survive in ultra-competitive industries.
Incorrect. Meaning issue. Intended comparison is not existing here.
E. As do large companies who survive in ultra-competitive industries, a report by Bain and Company states that small companies that grow up to transform industries have the ability to service repeat business from customers at extremely low cost.
Incorrect comparison.
Answer :A