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Of all the possible disasters that threaten American agriculture, the possibility of an adverse change in climate is maybe the more difficult for analysis.
(A) is maybe the more difficult for analysis
(B) is probably the most difficult to analyze
(C) is maybe the most difficult for analysis
(D) is probably the more difficult to analyze
(E) is, it may be, the analysis that is most difficult
(A) is maybe the more difficult for analysis
(B) is probably the most difficult to analyze
(C) is maybe the most difficult for analysis
(D) is probably the more difficult to analyze
(E) is, it may be, the analysis that is most difficult
20 Oct 2010, 05:04
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- Difficult to analyse - is the proper idiom. -Is may be - is a colloquial and informal expression compared to the more impressive - probable -. So B it is
31 Oct 2020, 01:24
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"For analysis" is definitely the main problem here. The short explanation is "it's an idiom," but we could also say that "difficult for analysis" doesn't have a coherent meaning. If we add "for X" to an adjective, then that modifier should indicate a purpose for which the modifier is true. For instance, if I say that a pair of pants is "great for skiing," it means that the pants are great for the purpose of skiing, and if I say that a tablet is "useful for note-taking," then it is useful for the purpose of note-taking. So we have an item used in a situation, but the adjective applies to the item itself. The pants are great and the table is useful, at least in those specific situations.
However, we can't apply the adjective "difficult" directly to the possibility of climate change. The possibility isn't difficult; analyzing it is. We also aren't using the possibility of climate change for the purpose of analysis, the way we use a tablet for the purpose of note-taking. Rather, we are trying to analyze something and finding that analysis difficult to do. This meaning is made clear by the infinitive "to analyze," which becomes the true target of difficult. Think about an example such as "The meal was hard to prepare" or "The movie was enjoyable to criticize." The meal wasn't hard and the movie wasn't enjoyable. Rather, the acts of preparing and criticizing were hard and enjoyable. Does that help?
As for other differences, there's not much left to look at! However, we generally use "maybe" to modify whole clauses ("Maybe it will rain today") rather than individual verbs or adjectives. We don't say "She maybe hates me" or "It is maybe the best restaurant in town." This is distinct from the correct use of "may" as a helping verb, followed by the verb "be": "It may be the best restaurant in town."
"For analysis" is definitely the main problem here. The short explanation is "it's an idiom," but we could also say that "difficult for analysis" doesn't have a coherent meaning. If we add "for X" to an adjective, then that modifier should indicate a purpose for which the modifier is true. For instance, if I say that a pair of pants is "great for skiing," it means that the pants are great for the purpose of skiing, and if I say that a tablet is "useful for note-taking," then it is useful for the purpose of note-taking. So we have an item used in a situation, but the adjective applies to the item itself. The pants are great and the table is useful, at least in those specific situations.
However, we can't apply the adjective "difficult" directly to the possibility of climate change. The possibility isn't difficult; analyzing it is. We also aren't using the possibility of climate change for the purpose of analysis, the way we use a tablet for the purpose of note-taking. Rather, we are trying to analyze something and finding that analysis difficult to do. This meaning is made clear by the infinitive "to analyze," which becomes the true target of difficult. Think about an example such as "The meal was hard to prepare" or "The movie was enjoyable to criticize." The meal wasn't hard and the movie wasn't enjoyable. Rather, the acts of preparing and criticizing were hard and enjoyable. Does that help?
As for other differences, there's not much left to look at! However, we generally use "maybe" to modify whole clauses ("Maybe it will rain today") rather than individual verbs or adjectives. We don't say "She maybe hates me" or "It is maybe the best restaurant in town." This is distinct from the correct use of "may" as a helping verb, followed by the verb "be": "It may be the best restaurant in town."
