Dear Instructors,
Sara teaches her siblings like a school teacher. - Is this usage Correct? (WITHOUT COMMA)
Sara teaches her siblings, like a school teacher. - And this one? (WITH COMMA)
OR it should be -
Like a school teacher, Sara teaches her siblings.
Sara teaches her siblings, as a school teacher does.
Sara teaches her siblings, as does a school teacher.
As a school teacher does, Sara teaches her siblings.
As does a school teacher, Sara teaches her siblings.
Thank you for your time!!!
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- sw001
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Re: Usage of Like
hi,
it's important that these questions be accompanied by GMAT items.
remember, this exam tests a VERY narrow range of the things that can potentially go wrong with an english sentence. i'd say 1 per cent—and even that may be an overestimate.
therefore, random english-language questions that are divorced from GMAT items—even if they are thoughtful, intelligently put questions—are most likely irrelevant to the exam.
(yes, it's called the 'general verbal folder', but the word 'general' is not meant as an invitation for random, source-free questions. rather, 'general' just means 'sources other than MPrep and GMAT Prep'.)
it's important that these questions be accompanied by GMAT items.
remember, this exam tests a VERY narrow range of the things that can potentially go wrong with an english sentence. i'd say 1 per cent—and even that may be an overestimate.
therefore, random english-language questions that are divorced from GMAT items—even if they are thoughtful, intelligently put questions—are most likely irrelevant to the exam.
(yes, it's called the 'general verbal folder', but the word 'general' is not meant as an invitation for random, source-free questions. rather, 'general' just means 'sources other than MPrep and GMAT Prep'.)
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Re: Usage of Like
sw001 Wrote:Sara teaches her siblings like a school teacher. - Is this usage Correct? (WITHOUT COMMA)
Sara teaches her siblings, like a school teacher. - And this one? (WITH COMMA)
the presence/absence of commas is not tested on this exam, so this is a non-distinction.
beyond that, you'll have to post questions based on actual GMAT-related source items. thanks.
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Re: Usage of Like
Sara teaches her siblings, as a school teacher does.
Sara teaches her siblings, as does a school teacher.
these ^^ are both acceptable constructions.
As a school teacher does, Sara teaches her siblings.
As does a school teacher, Sara teaches her siblings.
these ^^, on the other hand, are bad sentences.
they're not necessarily wrong, but they're BAD. (they could always be re-written exactly like the examples directly above them.)
on this exam, the correct answers never, ever, ever contain bad writing.
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