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SC - Among the cossacks [#permalink] New post 21 Mar 2010, 19:50
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104. Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was forbidden on pain of death.

(A) so despised that it was
(B) so despised to be
(C) so despised it had been
(D) despised enough that it was
(E) despised enough as to be
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Re: SC - Among the cossacks [#permalink] New post 21 Mar 2010, 20:42
seekmba wrote:
Please provide explanations.

104. Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was forbidden on pain of death.

(A) so despised that it was
(B) so despised to be
(C) so despised it had been
(D) despised enough that it was
(E) despised enough as to be


I believe the correct idiom is so X that Y. I'll go with A.
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Re: SC - Among the cossacks [#permalink] New post 22 Mar 2010, 12:42
seekmba wrote:
Please provide explanations.

104. Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was forbidden on pain of death.

(A) so despised that it was
(B) so despised to be
(C) so despised it had been
(D) despised enough that it was
(E) despised enough as to be


IMO 'A'

'B', 'C' have obvious mistakes.
"so [adjective] that" is preferable to "[adjective] enough that."
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Re: SC - Among the cossacks [#permalink] New post 23 Mar 2010, 00:03
I think it's A.

The idiom so...that... is used correctly!
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Re: SC - Among the cossacks [#permalink] New post 24 Mar 2010, 08:42
Thanks for the explanations. The OA is (A).
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