SC: His way of doing things

by **Guest** Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:46 pm

His way of doing things was different than what the previous instructor did.
(A) was different than what the previous instructor did
(B) differed from that of the previous instructor
(C) was different from what the previous instructor did
(D) was different from that of the previous instructor
(E) was different than the previous instructor’s

is the answer D ?

by **Guest** Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:45 pm

Could be C. Not sure though.
D compares "his way" and "previous instructor" instead of previous instructor's way.
What Say?
Also, "different from" is the correct idiom.

by **Guest** Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:55 pm

Anonymous Wrote:Could be C. Not sure though.
D compares "his way" and "previous instructor" instead of previous instructor's way.
What Say?
Also, "different from" is the correct idiom.

I think in D, "was different from that of the previous instructor" the comarison in between "his way" and "that of the previous instructor". So isn't D right ?

by **RonPurewal** Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:46 am

please post the source of this question. without knowing the source, we can't answer the question, and we'll eventually have to delete it.

thanks.

by **Guest** Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:39 pm

Source is Nova gmat preparation book.

thanks.

by **JonathanSchneider** Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:47 pm

D, for the reasosn given above. "different from" is the proper idiom here. We are comparing "his way" to "that of the previous instructor." Notice that "way" connects to "that" - noun to pronoun. And "his" connects to "of" - both indicating the possessive.