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Updated on: 03 Oct 2017, 18:55
Originally posted by sinharohit on 28 Jun 2010, 18:57.
Last edited by BillyZ on 03 Oct 2017, 18:55, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by BillyZ on 03 Oct 2017, 18:55, edited 1 time in total.
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The four-million-year-old fossilized skeleton known as Lucy is so small compared with many other skeleton presumed to be of same species, and so some paleontologists have argued that Lucy represents a different lineage.
(A) presumed to be of same species, and so
(B) presumed to be of the same species that
(C) presumed that they are of same species, and so
(D) that they have presumed to be of the same species, so that
(E) that they have presumed are of the same species, and
(A) presumed to be of same species, and so
(B) presumed to be of the same species that
(C) presumed that they are of same species, and so
(D) that they have presumed to be of the same species, so that
(E) that they have presumed are of the same species, and
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17 Jul 2010, 08:45
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B it is.
the idiom is "so X that Y"
The four-million-year-old fossilized skeleton known as Lucy is so small compared with many other skeleton presumed to be of same species, and so some paleontologists have argued that Lucy represents a different lineage.
A. presumed to be of same species, and so - incorrect
B. presumed to be of the same species that - correct. the skeleton is so small......that....
C. presumed that they are of same species, and so - 'they' has no referent
D. that they have presumed to be of the same species, so that - 'they' has no referent
E. that they have presumed are of the same species, and - 'they' has no referent
the idiom is "so X that Y"
The four-million-year-old fossilized skeleton known as Lucy is so small compared with many other skeleton presumed to be of same species, and so some paleontologists have argued that Lucy represents a different lineage.
A. presumed to be of same species, and so - incorrect
B. presumed to be of the same species that - correct. the skeleton is so small......that....
C. presumed that they are of same species, and so - 'they' has no referent
D. that they have presumed to be of the same species, so that - 'they' has no referent
E. that they have presumed are of the same species, and - 'they' has no referent
14 Aug 2017, 00:03
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There's an idiom in there (not correctly completed in the original sentence): "Lucy is SO X... THAT <Y is true or Y is the case as a result>. There's no "THAT Y" in the original sentence. Eliminate A. Note the basic meaning of the nonunderlined part: Lucy is SO SMALL compared with many other skeletons... (THAT). Whatever follows "that" will have to provide the reason why we're emphasizing how small Lucy is.
Examine the other choices:
B) SO small (compared to skeletons supposedly of same species) THAT some people argue Lucy is different. Okay.
C) SO small (compared with many other skeletons presumed) THAT they are of the same species. That doesn't make sense. The Y is not true as a result of being "so small."
D) SO small (compared with many other skeletons) THAT they have presumed to be of the same species. That doesn't make sense (same reason as C). Also, this says that "they," the skeletons, have presumed something. They're skeletons; they can't presume anything. Smile
E) SO small (compared with many other skeletons) THAT they have presumed are of the same species. The idiom still doesn't work.
Only B works!
Examine the other choices:
B) SO small (compared to skeletons supposedly of same species) THAT some people argue Lucy is different. Okay.
C) SO small (compared with many other skeletons presumed) THAT they are of the same species. That doesn't make sense. The Y is not true as a result of being "so small."
D) SO small (compared with many other skeletons) THAT they have presumed to be of the same species. That doesn't make sense (same reason as C). Also, this says that "they," the skeletons, have presumed something. They're skeletons; they can't presume anything. Smile
E) SO small (compared with many other skeletons) THAT they have presumed are of the same species. The idiom still doesn't work.
Only B works!
