649. Since conscious patients often died of shock on the operating table, the invention of anesthesia was essential to the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was to powered flight.
(A) the invention of anesthesia was essential to the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was to powered flight
(B) inventing anesthesia was as essential for the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was for powered flight
(C) the invention of anesthesia was as essential in the development of surgery much as the invention of the propeller had been for powered flight
(D) the invention of anesthesia was as essential to the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was to powered flight
(E) the invention of anesthesia was essential to the development of surgery, so was the invention of the propeller essential to powered flight
Solution:
Parallelism + Idioms
In A, as is missing after was in invention was (as) essential to the development as the invention was to powered flight therefore, it is not idiomatic.
B is not parallel because first inventing as a verb is used and then as a noun (invention)- inventing as essential for the development as the invention
In C, as X much as Y structure in invention as essential the development in much as is not idiomatic.
In D, as X to Y..as P to Q structure is idiomatic and parallel. Hence, D is the best choice.
E is wordy and unidiomatic (so was).
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution:
(A) the invention of anesthesia was essential to the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was to powered flight
(B) inventing anesthesia was as essential for the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was for powered flight
(C) the invention of anesthesia was as essential in the development of surgery much as the invention of the propeller had been for powered flight
(D) the invention of anesthesia was as essential to the development of surgery as the invention of the propeller was to powered flight
(E) the invention of anesthesia was essential to the development of surgery, so was the invention of the propeller essential to powered flight
Solution:
Parallelism + Idioms
In A, as is missing after was in invention was (as) essential to the development as the invention was to powered flight therefore, it is not idiomatic.
B is not parallel because first inventing as a verb is used and then as a noun (invention)- inventing as essential for the development as the invention
In C, as X much as Y structure in invention as essential the development in much as is not idiomatic.
In D, as X to Y..as P to Q structure is idiomatic and parallel. Hence, D is the best choice.
E is wordy and unidiomatic (so was).
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution: