Haydn..Schubert

[lsv]

Like Haydn, Schubert wrote a great deal for the stage, but he is remembered principally for his chamber and concert-hall music.
(A) Like Haydn, Schubert
(B) Like Haydn, Schubert also
(C) As has Haydn, Schubert
(D) As did Haydn, Schubert also
(E) As Haydn did, Schubert also

[lsv]

What is your pick ? And if the second sentence had read as follows (read below), what would you have picked ?
"Like Haydn, Schubert too".

Thanks..

[zzad]

IMO A..

In GMAT SC words which are not required in the sentence can be removed... (ie words which do not change the meaning of the sentence or which do not reduce the clarity)

Here "also" is not required...

[zzad]

similarly "too" also is not required... it dont improve the sentence in any way...

[meghago]

Imho A.
In B 'also' is redundant because we already have 'like.'
Even 'too' would also be redundant in this case.

not sure about the difference between 'also' and 'too' grammatically:-(

[fØrti+]

imoA

Like noun1, noun2 ...

[TBAY]

i choose A. Official Answer?

[catchamogh]

ya...I will go with A too....

[zafer]

A is the answer, we do not need "also" in B

[MikeJung]

another vote for A. also redundant