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Like many of his contemporaries did, Bob Dylan wrote songs that became anthems for a generation of antiwar activists.
(A) Like many of his contemporaries did, Bob Dylan wrote songs
(B) Bob Dylan wrote songs like many of his contemporaries
(C) As did many of his contemporaries, Bob Dylan wrote songs
(D) Like the songs of his contemporaries, Bob Dylan wrote songs
(E) As did many of Bob Dylan’s contemporaries, he wrote songs
(A) Like many of his contemporaries did, Bob Dylan wrote songs
(B) Bob Dylan wrote songs like many of his contemporaries
(C) As did many of his contemporaries, Bob Dylan wrote songs
(D) Like the songs of his contemporaries, Bob Dylan wrote songs
(E) As did many of Bob Dylan’s contemporaries, he wrote songs
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MANHATTAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The original sentence incorrectly uses “Like” to compare two clauses: “Like many of his contemporaries did, Bob Dylan wrote songs.” “Like” can be used to compare nouns, but not phrases containing verbs (clauses).
(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) As used in this sentence, “like” seems to compare the noun “songs” with the noun “contemporaries,” implying that Bob Dylan’s “songs” were similar to his “contemporaries.” This comparison is illogical, as songs cannot be compared with people.
(C) CORRECT. “As” is correctly used to compare two phrases containing verbs.
(D) The modifying phrase “Like the songs of his contemporaries” incorrectly modifies the adjacent noun “Bob Dylan,” implying that Bob Dylan is similar to the songs of his contemporaries. Songs cannot be logically compared with people.
(E) While “as” is correctly used to compare two phrases containing verbs, the subject pronoun “he” incorrectly refers back to the possessive noun “Bob Dylan’s.” Only possessive pronouns can be used to refer to possessive nouns.
The original sentence incorrectly uses “Like” to compare two clauses: “Like many of his contemporaries did, Bob Dylan wrote songs.” “Like” can be used to compare nouns, but not phrases containing verbs (clauses).
(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) As used in this sentence, “like” seems to compare the noun “songs” with the noun “contemporaries,” implying that Bob Dylan’s “songs” were similar to his “contemporaries.” This comparison is illogical, as songs cannot be compared with people.
(C) CORRECT. “As” is correctly used to compare two phrases containing verbs.
(D) The modifying phrase “Like the songs of his contemporaries” incorrectly modifies the adjacent noun “Bob Dylan,” implying that Bob Dylan is similar to the songs of his contemporaries. Songs cannot be logically compared with people.
(E) While “as” is correctly used to compare two phrases containing verbs, the subject pronoun “he” incorrectly refers back to the possessive noun “Bob Dylan’s.” Only possessive pronouns can be used to refer to possessive nouns.
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