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13 May 2013, 08:02
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At one time, the majestic American chestnut was so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could jump from tree to tree without once touching the ground between New York State and Georgia.
(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could
(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could
(C) so prevalent for a squirrel to be said to be able to
(D) prevalent enough that it was said a squirrel could
(E) prevalent enough for a squirrel to be said to be able to
(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could
(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could
(C) so prevalent for a squirrel to be said to be able to
(D) prevalent enough that it was said a squirrel could
(E) prevalent enough for a squirrel to be said to be able to
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13 May 2013, 08:03
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Explanation:
A) Correct. Sentence is precise and idiomatically correct.
B) "a squirrel was said" does not have any logical meaning -- a squirrel cannot be said something. "that ... that" construction is awkward.
C) "so ... for" is idiomatically incorrect. Correct idiom is "so ... that".
D) "prevalent enough" is redundant. "prevalent enough that" is structurally incorrect ... there is no reference for "that". "enough that" is incorrect expression -- correct form is "enough ... to".
E) "prevalent enough" is redundant. "enough for" is incorrect expression -- correct form is "enough ... to". Sentence is wordy and awkwardly structured.
Correct answer is A.
A) Correct. Sentence is precise and idiomatically correct.
B) "a squirrel was said" does not have any logical meaning -- a squirrel cannot be said something. "that ... that" construction is awkward.
C) "so ... for" is idiomatically incorrect. Correct idiom is "so ... that".
D) "prevalent enough" is redundant. "prevalent enough that" is structurally incorrect ... there is no reference for "that". "enough that" is incorrect expression -- correct form is "enough ... to".
E) "prevalent enough" is redundant. "enough for" is incorrect expression -- correct form is "enough ... to". Sentence is wordy and awkwardly structured.
Correct answer is A.
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13 May 2013, 08:10
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First thing to adress: the idiom.
"so ... that" is the correct one: out C. "prevalent enough" is just unidiomatic and awkward, we can eliminate also D and E.
It's between A and B
(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could
(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could
"squirrel was said" is clearly wrong: How can a squirrel be said? A is clear, coincise: the winner.
Does this make sense, doe007?
"so ... that" is the correct one: out C. "prevalent enough" is just unidiomatic and awkward, we can eliminate also D and E.
It's between A and B
(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could
(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could
"squirrel was said" is clearly wrong: How can a squirrel be said? A is clear, coincise: the winner.
Does this make sense, doe007?
