Multiple choice

During a high tide, the gravitational pull of the moon causes tides in oceans, like a soft drink that travels up a straw when sucked upon.

  1. like a soft drink that travels up a straw when sucked upon

  2. like the upward movement of a soft drink through a straw when sucked upon

  3. like a soft drink that travels up a straw while being sucked upon

  4. just as sucking on a straw makes a soft drink travel up

  5. just as a soft drink travels up when sucked through a straw
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. We use 'just as' to compare verbs - 'causes tides' and 'sucking on a straw'. Also, the option removes the error of parallelism by narrating the cause and effect in the same sequence in both the examples.

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