OG (12th Edition): Sentence correction # 82.
I understand why the answer choice A is incorrect:
- It is not parallel to the main clause and
- the use of 'like' with a prepositional phrase is incorrect
However, the explanation given for answer choice A says that there is no subject in the second part of the sentence - this is what I am having trouble with.
I thought that the word 'that' in the second part of the sentence acts as a subject (though the antecedent may be ambiguous)- doesn't it?
I went back to the Manhattan SC guide (4th edition) and found an example on page 71:
"Her company is outperforming THAT of her competitor"
Here, 'that' is acting as a new copy of 'company' and the rule says that it has to be modified to indicate how the new copy is different from the previous version.
I find the construction in OG# 82 similar to the above example. Please help me understand why 'THAT' in this OG#82 question doesn't act as a subject?
Thanks
Satish