<p>Delgado's dilemma was like many other young writers: he had to choose between assured publication in a student magazine and probable rejection by a popular magazine. No error</p>
<p>A) like many other
B) had to choose
C) and
D) probable rejection by
E) No error</p>
<p>Why is the answer A?</p>
<p>can't compare a dilemma directly to other people (other young writers)?</p>
<p>Yup. His dilemma was like the dilemma of other writers, not like the writers themselves.</p>
<p>I assume the correct is..."dilemma was like THAT of other young writers..."</p>
<p>If you reduce the clause to its basics, you get...</p>
<p>dilemma...like...young writers...; </p>
<p>or, as I break it down to symbols:</p>
<p>dilemma=young writers, by substituting = for like. Obviously, that can't be since a dilemma can't be a person</p>
<p>Oh I see .. thank you all for the help</p>