I just noted the difference between Ed's sentence and the Chinese student's original sentence. I'd recommend starting over. Sara At 01:51 PM 09/22/1999 -0400, you wrote: >I am tempted to agree with Edith, but I think the answer should be (D), "what": > >Electricity is to agriculture what blood is to the body. > >"Like" or "as" would establish a simple comparison: > "A" is to "B" as (like) "X" is to "Y." > >The use of "what," however, establishes a further identity between "A" and "X" ¯ in this case, they are equal in the sense of being sources of energy. > > > > >>>> "Wollin, Edith" <[log in to unmask]> 09/22 1:32 PM >>> >They gave you a wrong answer--the answer is A. Like or As are possible in >the blank; the others are not. A comparison is being made > >> ---------- >> From: xql[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >> Reply To: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar >> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 6:22 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> >> Hello,everyone. >> I'm a chinese student.I came across a question as follows: >> >> Electricity is to the agriculture _____ blood is to the body. >> A)like >> B)that >> C)which >> D)what >> >> >> The answer is C),and I don't know why.Is B) right? >> Thanks . >> > > Sara Garnes Associate Professor of English Ohio State University e-mail: [log in to unmask]