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The explorers’ chances of surviving the winter, which were good at the beginning of the expedition, dropped as their food supplies dwindled, but not dramatically enough that anyone advocated cannibalism.
A. dwindled, but not dramatically enough that anyone advocated
B. have dwindled, but not dramatically enough for anyone to advocate
C. dwindled, but not so dramatically as for anyone to advocate
D. has dwindled, but not dramatically enough that anyone advocated
E. dwindling, but not so dramatically that anyone advocated
A. dwindled, but not dramatically enough that anyone advocated
B. have dwindled, but not dramatically enough for anyone to advocate
C. dwindled, but not so dramatically as for anyone to advocate
D. has dwindled, but not dramatically enough that anyone advocated
E. dwindling, but not so dramatically that anyone advocated
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Difficulty Level: 750
Difficulty Level: 750
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18 Apr 2019, 08:41
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There are lots of events that are happening in the past. Chances were good in the past. Food supplies dwindled in the past. Cannibalism started in the past. So use of present tense is forbidden. Also, the usage of past tense “dropped” gives another hint to use past tense.
So, B and D are eliminated
Option E is wrong for the usage of “dwindling”. Chance dropped as their food supplies dwindling.... doesn’t make sense.
Eliminate E
In C, the usage of “so ...as” is wrong. The correct idiom is “so....that”. Eliminate C.
Hence, A is the answer
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So, B and D are eliminated
Option E is wrong for the usage of “dwindling”. Chance dropped as their food supplies dwindling.... doesn’t make sense.
Eliminate E
In C, the usage of “so ...as” is wrong. The correct idiom is “so....that”. Eliminate C.
Hence, A is the answer
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In C, isn’t “so ~ as to” right?
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