Like Dwayne Johnson, Tom Appleseed wrote poems about the horrors of war, drawing from his experiences during the First World War.

Like Dwayne Johnson, Tom Appleseed wrote poems about the horrors of war, drawing from his experiences during the First World War.

A – Like Dwayne Johnson, Tom Appleseed wrote poems

B – Like Dwayne Johnson, Tom Appleseed’s poems were

C – As Dwayne Johnson, Tom Appleseed wrote poems

D – As did Dwayne Johnson, Tom Appleseed’s poems were

E – Tom Appleseed’s poems, as Dwayne Johnson’s, were

Right Answer: A

Error Identification: 

Identifier	Fix
Underlined comparison word “like”	Comparison
Underlined comparison between “Dwayne Johnson” and “Tom Appleseed”	Comparison

Difficulty Level: Tough

Explanation:

In the sentence, the anti-war poet ‘Dwayne Johnson’ is correctly compared to another such poet, ‘Tom Appleseed’. Hence the comparison is balanced and correct. There is no error in the sentence.

A – Correctly compares the two poets. This is the correct answer.

B – Incorrectly compares ‘Dwayne Johnson’ to ‘Tom Appleseed’s poems’. Hence, eliminated.

C – Incorrectly uses ‘as’ instead of ‘like’, distorting the meaning of the sentence. Sassoon did not write poems as Owen. Hence, eliminated.

D – Comparison is not balanced. Verb ‘did’ is compared to the noun ‘poems’. Hence, eliminated.

E – Incorrect usage of ‘as’ instead of ‘like’. Hence, eliminated.