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09 Oct 2014, 12:18
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78. Cherapunji receives more rainfalls than any other site of the world, yet the agriculture is so fertile and the water reservoirs are efficient, so that the water does not overflow the land; otherwise, the level of surface water would rise unexpectedly and flood most of the state’s renowned towns.
(A) are efficient, so that the water does not overflow on the land; otherwise,
(B) are so efficient that the water does not overflow the land; were it to do so,
(C) so efficient that the water does not overflow on the land, or else
(D) efficient, so that the water does not overflow on the land, or
(E) efficient so that the water does not only overflow the land; if it did
The answer is B here.
I always had the impression that this construction omits the second BE verb. Using this example:
The agriculture IS SO fertile and the water reservoirsARE SO efficient, that ...
Now come to think of it, this might be more admissible, using a semi-colon:
The agriculture is SO fertile; the water reservoirs, so efficient, that ...
Can anyone comment on whether my impression is good? I tried to google this structure and all I get is "so that" answers. Thanks!
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EDIT:
As I'm reviewing I came across this Q:
So determined were Tim Peter's attempts to protect the nation's security, and his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast, two leading political officers recruited Tim Peter into the government's secret coalition for anti-terrorism.
(A) and his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast
(B) and fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast, so that
(C) his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists steadfast, that
(D) fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was so steadfast,
(E) so steadfast his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists, that
Answer is E.
It appears that this Q conforms with my impression.
Maybe the previous question doesn't conform to this rule because it doesn't use a strict So [adj] is/are.... so [adj] structure?
(A) are efficient, so that the water does not overflow on the land; otherwise,
(B) are so efficient that the water does not overflow the land; were it to do so,
(C) so efficient that the water does not overflow on the land, or else
(D) efficient, so that the water does not overflow on the land, or
(E) efficient so that the water does not only overflow the land; if it did
The answer is B here.
I always had the impression that this construction omits the second BE verb. Using this example:
The agriculture IS SO fertile and the water reservoirs
Now come to think of it, this might be more admissible, using a semi-colon:
The agriculture is SO fertile; the water reservoirs, so efficient, that ...
Can anyone comment on whether my impression is good? I tried to google this structure and all I get is "so that" answers. Thanks!
---
EDIT:
As I'm reviewing I came across this Q:
So determined were Tim Peter's attempts to protect the nation's security, and his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast, two leading political officers recruited Tim Peter into the government's secret coalition for anti-terrorism.
(A) and his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast
(B) and fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast, so that
(C) his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists steadfast, that
(D) fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was so steadfast,
(E) so steadfast his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists, that
Answer is E.
It appears that this Q conforms with my impression.
Maybe the previous question doesn't conform to this rule because it doesn't use a strict So [adj] is/are.... so [adj] structure?
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09 Oct 2014, 16:54
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dedalux
Dear dedalux,
I'm happy to help.
First of all, you may find this blog helpful:https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-idiom ... nsequence/
Omitting the second BE verb is a possibility, but it is not imperative. You must understand: grammar is not all black and white. Many issues are subject to taste and personal preference. If we have two branches of parallelism, and the second branch repeats something huge, then yes, the sentence would be better if that sizable portion were not repeated. Here, though, it's only one tiny word, "are" --- hardly a make-or-break point for the rhetoric of the sentence. Yes, we could drop that, but it's not at all necessary. See:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/dropping-c ... -the-gmat/
...the agriculture is so fertile and the water reservoirs are so efficient that ... = perfectly fine
...the agriculture is so fertile and the water reservoirs, so efficient that ... = perfectly fine
...the agriculture is so fertile; the water reservoirs, so efficient that ... = trainwreck wrong; the semicolon interrupts the sense, the meaning of the sentence.
dedalux
Once again, this is not a strict black and white rule. This sentence would be perfectly fine with or without the verb:
So determined were Tim Peter's attempts to protect the nation's security, so steadfast his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists, that ... = 100% correct
So determined were Tim Peter's attempts to protect the nation's security, so steadfast was his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists, that ... = 100% correct
You are imagining a strict rule where there is none, my friend. Does all this make sense?
Mike
11 Oct 2014, 12:06
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Hey thanks Mike. I think I incorrectly remembered the form given in your second example. That makes more sense with the be omitted and a clause after the comma to modify the second subject. Thanks again for your thoughtful response!
