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Critics of the research study claimed that monkeys are different enough from human beings that comparing the two species can be as questionable—or as useless—as comparisons between humans and mice.
(A) different enough from human beings that comparing the two species can
(B) different enough from human beings so that comparing the two species can
(C) different enough from human beings for comparing the two species to
(D) so different from human beings that comparisons between the two species can
(E) so different from human beings for comparisons between the two species to
Concepts tested here: Comparisons + Idioms • “enough + to” is a correct, idiomatic usage; besides, “enough” is used to show “adequacy” and generally not used to show a cause-effect relationship; rather, “so + cause + that + effect” or “so + cause + as to + effect” are some of the preferred constructions for conveying a cause-effect relationship.
• Comparisons can only be made between similar things.
A: This answer choice incorrectly compares "comparing the two species” to “comparisons between humans and mice”; remember, comparisons can only be made between similar things. Further, Option A incorrectly uses “enough” to convey a cause-effect relationship; remember, “enough” is used to show “adequacy” and generally not used to show a cause-effect relationship; rather, “so + cause + that + effect” or “so + cause + as to + effect” are some of the preferred constructions for conveying a cause-effect relationship.
B: This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “enough A so that B” to convey a cause-effect relationship; remember, “enough” is used to show “adequacy” and generally not used to show a cause-effect relationship; rather, “so + cause + that + effect” or “so + cause + as to + effect” are some of the preferred constructions for conveying a cause-effect relationship.
C: This answer choice incorrectly compares "comparing the two species” to “comparisons between humans and mice”; remember, comparisons can only be made between similar things. Further, Option C incorrectly uses “enough” to convey a cause-effect relationship; remember, “enough” is used to show “adequacy” and generally not used to show a cause-effect relationship; rather, “so + cause + that + effect” or “so + cause + as to + effect” are some of the preferred constructions for conveying a cause-effect relationship.
D: Correct. This answer choice correctly compares “comparisons between the two species” with “comparisons between humans and mice”. Further, Option D correctly uses the idiomatic construction “so cause (“different from human beings”) + that + effect (“comparisons between the two species can be as questionable—or as useless—as comparisons between humans and mice”)” to refer to a cause-effect relationship.
E: This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “so A for B”; remember, “so A that B” is a correct, idiomatic usage that describes cause (A) and effect (B).
Hence, D is the best answer choice.All the best!
Experts' Global Team