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Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was

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Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 09 Oct 2018, 02:05
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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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Originally posted by perezhan on 26 May 2005, 19:34.
Last edited by Bunuel on 09 Oct 2018, 02:05, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was [#permalink] New post   03 Jul 2007, 21:22
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perezhan wrote:
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


idiom: so X that Y
The weather was so humid that condensation accumulated on my car window.

that starts a restrictive clause so the tense needs to be the same.

Answer is A.
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Re: Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was [#permalink] New post   27 May 2005, 01:23
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A)...we are tested on the right usage of an idiom and thats is "so...that"
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Re: Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2008, 21:17
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Correct idiom is : So X that Y
This one seems to be frequently tested. Each time this idiom is tested, you would find "X enough that" as one of the answer choice, which uses the wrong idiom.
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Re: Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was [#permalink] New post   26 Apr 2022, 07:22
perezhan wrote:
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


B, C, and E do not maintain the same verb tense in the sentence. We saw "was once" and should look for continuance of that tense.

D uses "that it was" which is correct but "depised enough" breaks the idiom phrase.

A keeps the same verb tense and idiom.
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Re: Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was [#permalink] New post   28 Apr 2023, 03:57
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