GMAT Question of the Day : Sentence Correction

One noted economist has made a comparison of the Federal Reserve and an automobile as racing through a tunnel, bouncing first off one wall, then the other; the car may get where it is going, but people may be hurt in the process.
(A) made a comparison of the Federal Reserve and an automobile as racing through a tunnel, bouncing
(B) made a comparison between the Federal Reserve and an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing
(C) compared the Federal Reserve with an automobile as racing through a tunnel and which bounced
(D) compared the Federal Reserve to an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing
(E) compared the Federal Reserve with an automobile that races through a tunnel and it bounces

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  1. Saraswathi says:

    D

  2. Naresh M says:

    D

  3. lancer69 says:

    D

  4. Valmik says:

    (D) compared the Federal Reserve to an automobile racing through a tunnel, bouncing

  5. d0tc0mguy says:

    D

  6. Yogi says:

    TakeGMAT team…

    could you please explain the answers too?
    not only with this question but others as well.

  7. prasanthkara says:

    ya. it would be very useful.

  8. Akanksha says:

    Answer is “D”

  9. sab says:

    Every sentence except D is either gramatically incorrect or using “compared” in the sense of “evaluated” or “looking at differences between A and B”. Whereas the actual meaning implied in the statement is that of “drawing an analogy”.

  10. magnus1 says:

    “compared to” is the correct option when comparing dislike things.

  11. Ankit Jain says:

    D

  12. suchint says:

    D

  13. Kimberly says:

    D

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