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An array of tax incentives has led to a boom in the construction of new office buildings; so abundant has capital been for commercial real estate that investors regularly scour the country for areas in which to build. (A) so abundant has capital been for commercial real estate that (B) capital has been so abundant for commercial real estate, so that (C) the abundance of capital for commercial real estate has been such, (D) such has the abundance of capital been for commercial real estate that (E) such has been an abundance of capital for commercial real estate,
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08 Dec 2007, 10:48
wrong section my friend. You want to post this in the Verbal area.
I'd choose C myself though 
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its_vishalsinha wrote: Guys, please help me in solving the following SC.
An array of tax incentives has led to a boom in the construction of new office buildings; so abundant has
capital been for commercial real estate that investors regularly scour the country for areas in which to build.
(A) so abundant has capital been for commercial real estate that
(B) capital has been so abundant for commercial real estate, so that
(C) the abundance of capital for commercial real estate has been such,
(D) such has the abundance of capital been for commercial real estate that
(E) such has been an abundance of capital for commercial real estate,
I pick A
The origininal sentence can be re-constructed as:
"An array of tax incentives has led to a boom in the construction of new office buildings; capital for commercial real estate has been so abundant that investors regularly scour the country for areas in which to build"
I think A is the best choice
B. so ..., so that makes the sentence fragmented
C. it's wordy. the comma after such makes the sentence fragmented
D. it's wordy
E. run-on sentence
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its_vishalsinha wrote: Guys, please help me in solving the following SC.
An array of tax incentives has led to a boom in the construction of new office buildings; so abundant has
capital been for commercial real estate that investors regularly scour the country for areas in which to build.
(A) so abundant has capital been for commercial real estate that
(B) capital has been so abundant for commercial real estate, so that
(C) the abundance of capital for commercial real estate has been such,
(D) such has the abundance of capital been for commercial real estate that
(E) such has been an abundance of capital for commercial real estate,
C should be correct here.
Please underline the questions ..
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08 Dec 2007, 14:03
The OA is 'A'... unable to grasp the reasoning behind it...
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bulls wrote: The OA is 'A'... unable to grasp the reasoning behind it...
In a normal written English, the sentence should have been (as I quoted earlier) like this: "An array of tax incentives has led to a boom in the construction of new office buildings; the capital for commercial real estate has been so abundant that investors regularly scour the country for areas in which to build."
However, GMAT altered the perfectly fine sentence to something appearing to be incorrect but is actually gramatically correct.
For example, one can say,"I would go home" or "Home I would go" are two perfectly correct sentences that has the same meaning.
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10 Dec 2007, 01:39
If that comma in C is not a typo, it is def. not the answer.
I would have answered A, mainly because C with the comma must be wrong and the other options are so bad. A is still not a great way to state it.
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IMO it should be A
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its_vishalsinha wrote: Guys, please help me in solving the following SC.
An array of tax incentives has led to a boom in the construction of new office buildings; so abundant has
capital been for commercial real estate that investors regularly scour the country for areas in which to build.
(A) so abundant has capital been for commercial real estate that
(B) capital has been so abundant for commercial real estate, so that
(C) the abundance of capital for commercial real estate has been such,
(D) such has the abundance of capital been for commercial real estate that
(E) such has been an abundance of capital for commercial real estate, idiom so x that y.. only A.
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good one. it's b/w A and C. C lacks 'that'. went w/ A.
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rphardu wrote: its_vishalsinha wrote: Guys, please help me in solving the following SC.
An array of tax incentives has led to a boom in the construction of new office buildings; so abundant has
capital been for commercial real estate that investors regularly scour the country for areas in which to build.
(A) so abundant has capital been for commercial real estate that
(B) capital has been so abundant for commercial real estate, so that
(C) the abundance of capital for commercial real estate has been such,
(D) such has the abundance of capital been for commercial real estate that
(E) such has been an abundance of capital for commercial real estate, idiom so x that y.. only A. Just wanted to point out that this is a good example of an idiomatic structure that isn't common on everyday speaking--but is definitely something you'll see on the GMAT. So just make a mental note of this structure "so [x]...that...[y]" (A) it is! And if you were comfortable enough with identifying this idiomatic structure, you could have confidently picked (A) without reading too much into any of the other answer choices! This would save you precious seconds so you can focus more on the RC/CR questions with your time.
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gmatpill wrote: rphardu wrote: its_vishalsinha wrote: Guys, please help me in solving the following SC.
An array of tax incentives has led to a boom in the construction of new office buildings; so abundant has
capital been for commercial real estate that investors regularly scour the country for areas in which to build.
(A) so abundant has capital been for commercial real estate that
(B) capital has been so abundant for commercial real estate, so that
(C) the abundance of capital for commercial real estate has been such,
(D) such has the abundance of capital been for commercial real estate that
(E) such has been an abundance of capital for commercial real estate, idiom so x that y.. only A. Just wanted to point out that this is a good example of an idiomatic structure that isn't common on everyday speaking--but is definitely something you'll see on the GMAT. So just make a mental note of this structure "so [x]...that...[y]" (A) it is! And if you were comfortable enough with identifying this idiomatic structure, you could have confidently picked (A) without reading too much into any of the other answer choices! This would save you precious seconds so you can focus more on the RC/CR questions with your time. D also seeems to have a correct idiomatic usage..what then is incorrect in D? I chose D 
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Can anyone help me figure out how to eliminate D?
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rphardu wrote: its_vishalsinha wrote: Guys, please help me in solving the following SC.
An array of tax incentives has led to a boom in the construction of new office buildings; so abundant has
capital been for commercial real estate that investors regularly scour the country for areas in which to build.
(A) so abundant has capital been for commercial real estate that
(B) capital has been so abundant for commercial real estate, so that
(C) the abundance of capital for commercial real estate has been such,
(D) such has the abundance of capital been for commercial real estate that
(E) such has been an abundance of capital for commercial real estate, idiom so x that y.. only A. Spot on. This idiom sometimes sounds awkward and has tricked me in the past.
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I think both A and D are grammatically correct; However, D uses more words to express the same idea and hence is little awkward. Hence, A is better because is short and idiomatically correct.
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so x that y every other option, apart from A, has an incorrect usage
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