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IMO A.

The idiom tested here is "not so much... as..."
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Tough one. Good.

I am confused b/w A and E.
According to an expert, the cause is better, but is it correct usage - ...not so much that....as that...

I doubt.

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Hi Experts,

In the following question:

According to one expert, the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is not so much that dogs are being bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria as that the breeds have relatively few founding members.
A. the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is not so much that dogs are being bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria
B. the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is not as much their being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria as much
C. it is not so much the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog that they are being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria as much
D. it is not so much the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog is their being bred for looks or meeting other narrow criteria so much
E. it is not so much the cause of genetic irregularities in many breeds of dog to be bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria

Not So much-----as is idiomatically correct....But the clause 'dogs are being bred for looks or to meet other narrow criteria'......Is it parallel?

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"not so much...as.." is the correct idiom...
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A must be the ans
as no other option uses the the correct ideom usuage not so much as or as much as or so much as, hence A



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