1000SC: Qn:477

For comparing noun, we need 'like'.

Also, here need to check for comparing 'apples to apples' and 'oranges to oranges'.

Qn:477
Like Auden, the language of James Merrill is chatty, arch, and conversational—given to complex syntactic flights as well as to prosaic free-verse strolls.

(A) Like Auden, the language of James Merrill
(B) Like Auden, James Merrill’s language
(C) Like Auden’s, James Merrill’s language
(D) As with Auden, James Merrill’s language
(E) As is Auden’s the language of James Merrill

I think that Option 'C' Is WRONG.
It compares Auden’s(Language) to James Merrill’s language.
So here comparison is between 2 people's language and not between the 2 People. So like can not be used in this case.'As' is always used to compare two clauses.

Hence the perfect answer shold be 'As Auden’s, James Merrill’s language '.

But this is not given in the anser choices.Hence the closest is 'C'.
But still the logic for the evaluation is wrong.

Siddharht is absolutely wrong and is indeed knowingly/unknowlingly misleading all of us. The explanation of Bhanu Prakash is ok. C is the best answer.

Sidharth...to your argument a clause always need a verb ..which is not present in the "Auden's language" ...it is a noun and so usage of like is correct.

The guy is totally just, and there is no skepticism.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

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