[reachmonil]

My answers for Set 37:
a, e, b, c, a.

[njoy]

Originally Posted by njoy

1. Like Byron at Missolonghi, Jack London was slowly killed by the mistakes of the medical men who treated him.
(A) Like Byron
(B) Like Byron’s death
(C) Just as Byron died
(D) Similar to Byron
(E) As did Byron

2. It is well known in the supermarket industry that how items are placed on shelves and the frequency of inventory turnovers can be crucial to profits.
(A) the frequency of inventory turnovers can be
(B) the frequency of inventory turnovers is often
(C) the frequency with which the inventory turns over is often
(D) how frequently is the inventory turned over are often
(E) how frequently the inventory turns over can be

3. Income in a single year is a very poor guide to income and wealth over even a few years, much less a lifetime; in the longer run, a tax on what people spend is therefore not much different than a tax on their income.
(A) than a tax on their income
(B) from a tax on what they earn
(C) than taxing income
(D) from the income tax
(E) than a tax on what people earn

4. Like John McPhee’s works, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works an interesting and complete world out of hundreds of tiny details about a seemingly uninteresting subject.
(A) Like John McPhee’s works, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works
(B) Like John McPhee, Ann Beattie’s works painstakingly assemble
(C) Like John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works
(D) Just as John McPhee’s, so Ann Beattie’s works painstakingly assemble
(E) Just as John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works
5. Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders, Joseph Brant lived in two worlds; born into an Iroquois community and instructed in traditional Iroquois ways, he also received an education from English-speaking teachers.
(A) Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders, Joseph Brant lived in two worlds;
(B) Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders, living in two worlds, Joseph Brant was
(C) Like many another of his generation of Native American leaders, Joseph Brant, living in two worlds, was
(D) As with many others of his generation of Native American leaders, living in two worlds, Joseph Brant was
(E) As with many another of his generation of Native American leaders, Joseph Brant lived in two worlds;

1.A
2.E
3.B
4.C
5.A



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[krsh.vik]

4. Like John McPhee’s works, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works an interesting and complete world out of hundreds of tiny details about a seemingly uninteresting subject.
(C) Like John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works
(E) Just as John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works

why not E??

[aravindva]

Originally Posted by krsh.vik

4. Like John McPhee’s works, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works an interesting and complete world out of hundreds of tiny details about a seemingly uninteresting subject.
(C) Like John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works
(E) Just as John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works

why not E??

i think just as is used for non-living objects and incidents rather than referring to people or animals....
i am not sure though...
someone please clarify...

[IAYF]

Originally Posted by aravindva

i think just as is used for non-living objects and incidents rather than referring to people or animals....
i am not sure though...
someone please clarify...

JUST AS means 'at the same time as'...so it's easy to rule out this option in the context of this question.
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Well, I 've a doubt regarding Q2:

2. It is well known in the supermarket industry that how items are placed on shelves and the frequency of inventory turnovers can be crucial to profits.
(A) the frequency of inventory turnovers can be
(B) the frequency of inventory turnovers is often
(C) the frequency with which the inventory turns over is often
(D) how frequently is the inventory turned over are often
(E) how frequently the inventory turns over can be

shouldn't the answer be D...coz as per parallelism 'are placed' = 'is turned'...

puys, plzz clear this doubt...
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[arindam83]

Originally Posted by IAYF

JUST AS means 'at the same time as'...so it's easy to rule out this option in the context of this question.
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Well, I 've a doubt regarding Q2:

2. It is well known in the supermarket industry that how items are placed on shelves and the frequency of inventory turnovers can be crucial to profits.
(A) the frequency of inventory turnovers can be
(B) the frequency of inventory turnovers is often
(C) the frequency with which the inventory turns over is often
(D) how frequently is the inventory turned over are often
(E) how frequently the inventory turns over can be

shouldn't the answer be D...coz as per parallelism 'are placed' = 'is turned'...

puys, plzz clear this doubt...
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I have the same doubt ..........
why not this is a parrelism violation

[arindam83]

when will we use like ,just as,similar to
I mean the nuances of usage?

[Chandhu]

Hey !! Here are my answers...
1. E
2. D
3. E
4. A
5. D

thanx...

[hunky-dory]

Originally Posted by arindam83

I have the same doubt ..........
why not this is a parrelism violation

It is well known in the supermarket industry that how items are placed on shelves and the frequency of inventory turnovers can be crucial to profits.

option (D) how frequently is the inventory turned over are often
(E) how frequently the inventory turns over can be


i personally think that in option D, there shud be "IS OFTEN" and not "ARE OFTEN" at the end

[Sweet Shona]

Hi,

Anyone has all the Questions please post them here in the form of doc................