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Re: A delegation of 60 farmers called on the chief minister so [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2018, 06:59
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Y s it nt E

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The conjunction "but" depicts contrast, but there is no contrast in the last clause ("the chief minister has very graciously conceded their request").


Hi Sayantan,

What does 'Concede request' mean? I initially thought it means 'turning down a request'... So I chose E first.


concede = "to allow someone to have something, even if you do not want to"
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Re: A delegation of 60 farmers called on the chief minister so [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2018, 07:06
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Hi , What is wrong with the usage of SO AS TO in option A. It seems like they called TO plead. Whats wrong in this?


I do not see a problem with A - "so as to" is alright.

The construction is correct. Two verbs can be made parallel using a conjunction. ( I read and write...correct - similarly, A delegation called on and pleaded.. grammatically correct)

"Its" (referring to delegation) is better than "their" (referring to farmers).


Hi sayantanc2k

Hi can you help why A is wrong over D? I understand that " so as to " is another (more formal way) form of infinitive of purpose, but when you say "Its" (referring to delegation) is better than "their" (referring to farmers), how does this help us figure out that option D is better?


The observation that "its" is better than " their" is an independent observation, not related to the comparison between A and D. I already stated that in my view A is alright.
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Re: A delegation of 60 farmers called on the chief minister so [#permalink] New post   17 Apr 2018, 23:57
D over A. Because for the minister to concede to the farmers' requests the action should have taken place. A suggests only the intent of the call and not whether the action of making the request took place. D clarifies this- they called, they requested, minister conceded. Hence, D.
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Re: A delegation of 60 farmers called on the chief minister so [#permalink] New post   31 May 2018, 23:34
Could someone please clarify why A is wrong? 'so as to' can be used to indicate the purpose, right? egmat daagh
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Re: A delegation of 60 farmers called on the chief minister so [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2019, 20:26
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Can you please explain why A is wrong ?
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Re: A delegation of 60 farmers called on the chief minister so [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2019, 08:57
But is used to show contrast. Here we see that the government has agreed to their requests. So and is better.
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Re: A delegation of 60 farmers called on the chief minister so [#permalink] New post   18 Feb 2023, 01:37
A is wrong because the correct use of this phrase is "so + cause + as to + effect"
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