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Internet usage has become so pervasive in virtually every aspect of daily life, and many psychologists are beginning to turn their attention to the impact of constant exposure to screens on the lives of children and adolescents.
A) so pervasive in virtually every aspect of daily life, and many psychologists are beginning
B) so pervasive in virtually every aspect of daily life, many psychologists are beginning
C) so pervasive in daily life’s virtually every aspect, so many psychologists are beginning
D) of such pervasiveness in virtually every aspect of daily life that many psychologists are beginning
E) so pervasive in virtually every aspect of daily life that many psychologists are beginning
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
→ GMAC is not a fan of the word so by itself unless so is a coordinating conjunction (and even in that situation, you will find very few official questions)
→ So X that Y means: Attribute X is so extreme in this scenario that Y results.
• I wrote a post about the SO idioms that GMAC tests most frequently.
→ X so that Y, for example, is not the same as So X that Y
→ That post is here.
• meaning?
→ Pervasive internet usage has prompted psychologists to examine the effects of screen exposure on children and adolescents.
→ We need to see cause and effect between pervasive internet usage and psychologists who are examining how screen exposure affects children and adolescents.
THE OPTIONS
• In this option, the "connective tissue" between the two sentences sounds casual rather than causal.
And is used to join two items of equal grammatical weight but does not itself imply any causation.
→ We need to see causation.
The psychologists are beginning to examine the effects of screen exposure because internet usage has become very pervasive.
• the word so in the first clause should immediately cue you to look for the word that, which is likely to be in the second clause
ELIMINATE A
→ Option B is called a comma splice. Some people call it a run-on. The construction is incorrect 100% of the time, no exceptions.
→ I wrote a short post about that very topic with a link to a good resource here.
• be wary of so by itself. Look for a that
Eliminate B
• So X that Y is nowhere to be found.
• daily life’s virtually every aspect is a hot mess; compare to virtually every aspect of daily life.
-- True, both are possessive forms, but the latter is much better and not at all awkward.
• GMAC does not use so meaning very and so meaning as a result in the same sentence
→ if you see so meaning very, as in this case, look for that
• The first so makes the second so a stylistic disaster (as well as unidiomatic)
Correct: She was very cold, so she put on a heavy cost.
Wrong: She was so cold, so she put on a heavy coat.
Eliminate C
SUCH + adjective + noun + THAT (Danny Tidwell was such a beautiful dancer that even cynical reporters raved about him.)
or
SUCH + noun + THAT (My brother is such a pest that I often pretend to be asleep around him.)
• of such pervasiveness is a stylistic disaster.
If you are not sure what to do with the phrase, compare (D) to (E). Option E is better.
Eliminate D
X = pervasive
Y = many psychologists are beginning to examine [effects of screen time on children]
The answer is E
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THE PROMPT
Quote:
• The idiom tested is SO X THAT Y - GMAC tests this and other SO idioms quite frequently.
→ GMAC is not a fan of the word so by itself unless so is a coordinating conjunction (and even in that situation, you will find very few official questions)
→ So X that Y means: Attribute X is so extreme in this scenario that Y results.
• I wrote a post about the SO idioms that GMAC tests most frequently.
→ X so that Y, for example, is not the same as So X that Y
→ That post is here.
• meaning?
→ Pervasive internet usage has prompted psychologists to examine the effects of screen exposure on children and adolescents.
→ We need to see cause and effect between pervasive internet usage and psychologists who are examining how screen exposure affects children and adolescents.
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• The word and almost never expresses causation
• In this option, the "connective tissue" between the two sentences sounds casual rather than causal.
And is used to join two items of equal grammatical weight but does not itself imply any causation.
→ We need to see causation.
The psychologists are beginning to examine the effects of screen exposure because internet usage has become very pervasive.
• the word so in the first clause should immediately cue you to look for the word that, which is likely to be in the second clause
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
• You cannot "stick" two independent clauses together with nothing more than a comma.
→ Option B is called a comma splice. Some people call it a run-on. The construction is incorrect 100% of the time, no exceptions.
→ I wrote a short post about that very topic with a link to a good resource here.
• be wary of so by itself. Look for a that
Eliminate B
Quote:
• So X so Y? Huh? Weird. Not a correct construction.
• So X that Y is nowhere to be found.
• daily life’s virtually every aspect is a hot mess; compare to virtually every aspect of daily life.
-- True, both are possessive forms, but the latter is much better and not at all awkward.
• GMAC does not use so meaning very and so meaning as a result in the same sentence
→ if you see so meaning very, as in this case, look for that
• The first so makes the second so a stylistic disaster (as well as unidiomatic)
Correct: She was very cold, so she put on a heavy cost.
Wrong: She was so cold, so she put on a heavy coat.
Eliminate C
Quote:
• of such pervasiveness is not standard. Usually you will see
SUCH + adjective + noun + THAT (Danny Tidwell was such a beautiful dancer that even cynical reporters raved about him.)
or
SUCH + noun + THAT (My brother is such a pest that I often pretend to be asleep around him.)
• of such pervasiveness is a stylistic disaster.
If you are not sure what to do with the phrase, compare (D) to (E). Option E is better.
Eliminate D
Quote:
• correctly uses So X that Y
X = pervasive
Y = many psychologists are beginning to examine [effects of screen time on children]
The answer is E
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saurabh851 , I welcomed you in the other OE, but two welcomes never hurt anyone.
These answers range from good to outstanding.
I am impressed by 2-3 answers. You probably know who you are.
Nice work by all, and especially nice work by a few. Kudos.
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ANS: E
A) so pervasive in virtually every aspect of daily life, and many psychologists are beginning
Correct construction is, so...that
B) so pervasive in virtually every aspect of daily life, many psychologists are beginning
Same as A
C) so pervasive in daily life’s virtually every aspect, so many psychologists are beginning
Same as A
D) of such pervasiveness in virtually every aspect of daily life that many psychologists are beginning
Pervasiveness is a noun and a noun can't modify a noun
E) so pervasive in virtually every aspect of daily life that many psychologists are beginning
Correct
A) so pervasive in virtually every aspect of daily life, and many psychologists are beginning
Correct construction is, so...that
B) so pervasive in virtually every aspect of daily life, many psychologists are beginning
Same as A
C) so pervasive in daily life’s virtually every aspect, so many psychologists are beginning
Same as A
D) of such pervasiveness in virtually every aspect of daily life that many psychologists are beginning
Pervasiveness is a noun and a noun can't modify a noun
E) so pervasive in virtually every aspect of daily life that many psychologists are beginning
Correct
