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For the Eastern World, the Buddha’s image in a state of meditation is as significant as the image of the crucified Christ for the West.
A. For the Eastern World, the Buddha’s image in a state of meditation is as significant as the image of the crucified Christ for the West.
B. The Buddha’s image in a state of meditation is as significant to the East as the image of the crucified Christ is to the west.
C. For the Eastern World, the image of the Buddha in a meditating state is as significant as the image of the Christ in a crucified state for the west.
D. The image of the meditating Buddha is as significant to the East as the crucified Christ is to the West.
E. The image of the meditating Buddha is so significant to the East as the image of the crucified Christ is to the west.


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    A. For the Eastern World, the Buddha’s image in a state of meditation is as significant as the image of the crucified Christ for the West.

(A) conveys that for the Eastern World the Buddha's image is a significant as the image of the following: the crucified Christ for the West.

In other words, (A) conveys that the image of "the crucified Christ for the West" and the image of the Buddha are equally significant for the Eastern World.

    C. For the Eastern World, the image of the Buddha in a meditating state is as significant as the image of the Christ in a crucified state for the west.

(C) is similar to (A), except in that the two images that it describes as equally significant for the Eastern World are the image of "the Buddha in a meditating state" and the image of "the Christ in a crucified state for the West."

We can use common knowledge and common sense to tell that the meanings conveyed by (A) and (C) don't make sense.
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    A. For the Eastern World, the Buddha’s image in a state of meditation is as significant as the image of the crucified Christ for the West.

(A) conveys that for the Eastern World the Buddha's image is a significant as the image of the following: the crucified Christ for the West.

In other words, (A) conveys that the image of "the crucified Christ for the West" and the image of the Buddha are equally significant for the Eastern World.

    C. For the Eastern World, the image of the Buddha in a meditating state is as significant as the image of the Christ in a crucified state for the west.

(C) is similar to (A), except in that the two images that it describes as equally significant for the Eastern World are the image of "the Buddha in a meditating state" and the image of "the Christ in a crucified state for the West."

We can use common knowledge and common sense to tell that the meanings conveyed by (A) and (C) don't make sense.

Dear MartyTargetTestPrep

I'd like to thank you for keen response to my question. it was enlightening.

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1- Os 'for the Eastern World' correct idiom? is 'for' correct? or should use 'to'?

2- In English language 'so+adj+as' is correct but is it the same in GMAT or considered wrong?

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1- Os 'for the Eastern World' correct idiom? is 'for' correct? or should use 'to'?
In this context, "to" is probably better, but "for" is not clearly incorrect.

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2- In English language 'so+adj+as' is correct but is it the same in GMAT or considered wrong?
In the context of choice (E) in this question, "so + adj + as+" is clearly incorrect, not just in the GMAT space but in English in general.

"So + adj + as" is correct only in the following type of context:

I don't think John is so foolish as to believe that he can jump that canyon using an ordinary motorcycle.
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    A. For the Eastern World, the Buddha’s image in a state of meditation is as significant as the image of the crucified Christ for the West.

(A) conveys that for the Eastern World the Buddha's image is a significant as the image of the following: the crucified Christ for the West.

In other words, (A) conveys that the image of "the crucified Christ for the West" and the image of the Buddha are equally significant for the Eastern World.

    C. For the Eastern World, the image of the Buddha in a meditating state is as significant as the image of the Christ in a crucified state for the west.

(C) is similar to (A), except in that the two images that it describes as equally significant for the Eastern World are the image of "the Buddha in a meditating state" and the image of "the Christ in a crucified state for the West."

We can use common knowledge and common sense to tell that the meanings conveyed by (A) and (C) don't make sense.

Thanks MartyTargetTestPrep for this clarification. It actually made me ask another question,

In general, can a prepositional phrase modify a clause?
and in our case, what is "For the Eastern World" modifying?
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Thanks MartyTargetTestPrep for this clarification. It actually made me ask another question,

In general, can a prepositional phrase modify a clause?
and in our case, what is "For the Eastern World" modifying?
As far as I know, yes, a prepositional phrase can modify a clause, and this sentence is a case in point, as "for the Eastern World" does seem to modify the entire clause that follows it.
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