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Unlike the opinion held by many of his peers that lasers were relatively simple, Arthur Ashkin adhered to his own more complicated ideas about how lasers might operate, and in 2018, at the age of 96, was awarded a Nobel Prize for his invention of 'optical tweezers'.
A. Unlike the opinion held by many of his peers that lasers were relatively simple
B. Unlike the opinions of many of his peers that lasers were relatively simple
C. Compared to many of his peers’ opinions that lasers were relatively simple
D. Even though many of his peers were convinced that lasers were relatively simple
E. Even with many of his peers convinced of lasers being relatively simple
GMAT VERBAL Daily Challenge RC/CR/SC (2022) Project First thought- Comparison is being made in this question so it's a comparison question, now we just need to make sure that the comparison is done right.
A.
Unlike the opinion held by many of his peers that lasers were relatively simple
Opinion has been compared to Arthur - Wrong.B.
Unlike the opinions of many of his peers that lasers were relatively simple
Same as A just in plural form.C. Compared to many of his
peers’ opinions that lasers were relatively simple
Peer's opinion has been compared to Arthur - Wrong.D. Even though many of his
peers were convinced that lasers were relatively simple
Arthur has been compared to his peers - Seems correct.E. Even with many of his peers convinced of lasers
being relatively simple
The use of being changes the intended sentence structure from assertion to a temporary statement.