Q: like vs. such as

oncross

The market for recycled commodities like aluminum and other metals remain strong despite economic changes in the recycling industry.

A. commodities like aluminum and other metals remain

B.commodities like those of aluminum and other metals are remaining

C.commodities such as aluminum and other metals remains

D.commodities, such as aluminum and other metals, remain

E.commodities, like the commodities of aluminum and other metals, remains

Answer: E.

But I wonder whether "like" in option E should be changed to "such as". Could someone help?

三脚猫

“like"作介词表“象.....一样”，在GMAT里是可以的，并且出现不止一题，只需注意同类词可比性即可。（不好意思，没作记录，一时找不出例子）

joe11

Like 类比

such as  举例

三脚猫

版主一语中的，三脚猫也豁然开朗了。

kanstory

解释得很清楚呀

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hougang

A like B: B does not belong to A

A such as B, B belong to A.

在這題裏麵，我也覺得這題應該用such as，因為是舉例啊，而不是比較。痲煩大傢多註意一下人傢問的問題是什么 ，然后在做囬答

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wanze

why not c?????

三脚猫

C.commodities such as aluminum and other metals remains

such as  从举例的角度讲aluminum 铝、metals金属应不能作为commodities 日用品的例子。

joe11

C is better than E. 请楼主详查。

E. 有如下理解方式：

    the Market for ..., like commodities  

    .... commodities, like commodities ....