(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
Solution:
Comparison + Idioms
A: “works” incorrectly compared to “Ann Beatie”.
B: “John McPhee” incorrectly compared to “works”.
D: “Just as X, so Y” is not idiomatic.
E: "As" is used to compare when a subject and verb follows: “Joe has a cat, as does Mary”
“Like” is used to compare only nouns: “Joe has a cat, as does Mary.”
C: “Like” correctly compares two nounsà “John McPhee” and “Ann Beattie”. Hence, C is the best choice.
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