Like vs As revisited

[gmatlove]

Like vs As

• According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier generations.

(A) like that of earlier generations
(B) as that for earlier generations
(C) just as earlier generations did
(D) as have earlier generations
(E) as it was of earlier generations

Like vs As, when to use which?

[Gmatters]

Like is used to compare nouns
As is used to compare actions by those nouns

E is the answer! ( as it(goal) was of ...(noun))

[mydreamGMAT]

E it is

For poor earthlings like me who forget Remember Erin's Classic example" You walk LIKE a duck"

now u can always remember-Nouns-Like
Nouns with verbs-AS

[chatru]

I will go with "E"

"as" comparing two clause ....
but the send clause needs to have a subject and verb
so "it" is required ...

[prarabh]

Will go with E. comparing actions.

[heeman]

Clear E

[bronx_marauder]

BTW dude, there's no use in loving GMAT... Just treat it as a passing crush

[paxapax]

one vote for E
use as when camparing action

[zafer]

According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier generations

I think I see why you are confused, you think that sentence is like that

"According to..... a majority of young adults, like that(majority) of earlier generations" Hpwever, in here not nouns, clauses with the verb to be are being compared. whenever you see to be, you should decide what are things compared....

look at the following example, and similarities in construction.

Just as swimming is good example (owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults), skiing is a great way to burn calories (we need as here)

E is the answer......