"Identical with"

by **vik123** Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:10 pm

The MGMAT Sentence correction guide lists "identical with" as a correct idiom in the idioms list. However I haven't been able to form a single sentence with this idiom. If this is infact a correct idiom, could someone provide an example?

Should'nt it be "identical to"?

Example: Andrews' financial situation is identical to that of Mathews'.

Thanks
Vik.

by RA Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:54 am

Both "with" and "to" and acceptable but "with" is preferred.

Example:
On this issue, the position of the Democrats is nearly identical with (or to) that of the Republicans.

I would love to get feedback from experts as well.

by **RonPurewal** Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:30 am

i personally have a very strong preference for "identical to", but i have seen reputable sources claim that both are correct.

if i were to see these 2 forms split on the gmat, i'd take "identical to" in a heartbeat (although i'd make sure to eliminate based on bona fide grammatical problems first, of course).