Similar to rising interest rates

[Meetsreeky]

641. Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(A) Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(B) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, as have interest rates.
(C) As interest rates are rising, so have consumer and producer prices.
(D) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, like interest rates do.
(E) Consumer and producer prices, as interest rates, have been rising.


Can somebody please explain me the difference between the options B and E? Thanks in advance

[EE2009]

(B) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, as have interest rates.


Optiob B compares the Consumer and Producer Prices increasing with Interest rates increasing - So using AS seems right to me

Whereas E compares Consumer and Producer prices with Interest rates - IMO you have to use LIKE when comparing nouns

(E) Consumer and producer prices, as interest rates, have been rising.

What is the OA ?

[Guest]

Thanks EE...B is the OA

[RonPurewal]

this doesn't appear to be a gmatprep problem. not only is the style noticeably different from that of most official problems, but there's the problem of that "641" out front (which would not be there if this were an official problem).

i'm moving this thread to the general verbal folder; we will delete it in a few days if you don't post the SOURCE of this problem. thank you.

btw, "as" compares clauses (with subjects and verbs); "like" can only be used for nouns or noun phrases. you should eliminate the choices that don't conform to this rule.