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According to new studies, the prospect of earth getting hit by a comet from the frigid outer reaches of the solar system is so unlikely as it is alarming.
A) so unlikely as it is alarming.
B) so unlikely that it is alarming.
C) as unlikely as alarming.
D) as unlikely as it is alarming.
E) as unlikely that it is alarming.
29 Apr 2021, 23:57
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
(1) that the prospect is unlikely, and
(2) that the prospect is alarming.
"Unlikely" and "alarming" are similar in degree.
• Diction and idiom
A few idioms are tested a fair bit, although most of the time an option with an idiom error will contain another kind of error.
Comparison idioms are relatively common.
→ To show similarity, equivalency, or equality, we As X As Y
→ AS is always paired with AS and never with THAN or THAT.
The correct idiom in this case is
. . . AS . . . AS . . .
→ Abhi is as tall as Knut. (same characteristic, equal intensity or degree [of talleness])
→ Adeline is as generous as Deborah is stingy. (opposite characteristics, equal intensity)
THE OPTIONS
→ So X as Y is not idiomatic or sensible. It's not a thing. We need AS to be paired with AS.
So X as TO Y is a thing, but connotes something different from As X As Y. See Notes.
ELIMINATE A
→ So X That Y is an idiom, but it does not make sense in this context.
→ So X that Y distorts the meaning of the sentence by suggesting a causal relation between the two situations.
If the prospect of earth being struck by a comet are unlikely then the prospect should actually not be alarming.
ELIMINATE B
→ this option seems to compare a situation with the word alarming.
If you are not sure, keep it and look for a better answer.
ELIMINATE C
→ the AS ... AS pattern holds
→ the option is logical
KEEP
• nonsensical and not idiomatic
→ AS should be paired with AS, not THAT
→ the sentence does not mean anything. A native speaker truly cannot parse these two words placed in this way.
ELIMINATE E
The answer is D.
NOTES
In this post, here I discuss SO THAT, SO AS TO, SO X THAT Y, and SO X AS TO Y.
ManyataM , welcome to SC Butler.
Other aspirants, read on. The thread is good.
Kudos to all.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC1)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
• If we glance at options B through E, we should get a sense that the sentence is stating two things about the prospect of earth getting struck by a comet:
(1) that the prospect is unlikely, and
(2) that the prospect is alarming.
"Unlikely" and "alarming" are similar in degree.
• Diction and idiom
A few idioms are tested a fair bit, although most of the time an option with an idiom error will contain another kind of error.
Comparison idioms are relatively common.
→ To show similarity, equivalency, or equality, we As X As Y
→ AS is always paired with AS and never with THAN or THAT.
The correct idiom in this case is
. . . AS . . . AS . . .
→ Abhi is as tall as Knut. (same characteristic, equal intensity or degree [of talleness])
→ Adeline is as generous as Deborah is stingy. (opposite characteristics, equal intensity)
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• not idiomatic
→ So X as Y is not idiomatic or sensible. It's not a thing. We need AS to be paired with AS.
So X as TO Y is a thing, but connotes something different from As X As Y. See Notes.
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
• grammatical but nonsensical
→ So X That Y is an idiom, but it does not make sense in this context.
→ So X that Y distorts the meaning of the sentence by suggesting a causal relation between the two situations.
If the prospect of earth being struck by a comet are unlikely then the prospect should actually not be alarming.
ELIMINATE B
Quote:
• bad comparison
→ this option seems to compare a situation with the word alarming.
If you are not sure, keep it and look for a better answer.
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
• I do not see any errors
→ the AS ... AS pattern holds
→ the option is logical
KEEP
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• nonsensical and not idiomatic
→ AS should be paired with AS, not THAT
→ the sentence does not mean anything. A native speaker truly cannot parse these two words placed in this way.
ELIMINATE E
The answer is D.
NOTES
In this post, here I discuss SO THAT, SO AS TO, SO X THAT Y, and SO X AS TO Y.
ManyataM , welcome to SC Butler.
Other aspirants, read on. The thread is good.
Kudos to all.
30 Apr 2021, 00:21
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My answer is (D). It took me 44 seconds.
(A) Idiomatically, we should use "So ... That" or "As ... As", but not "So .. As".
(But it is okay to have "Not so ... as)
(B) Meaning issue: The prospect of being hit is so unlikely that it is reassuring (not alarming) to reasonable people.
(C) There is room for ambiguity:
The prospect is as unlikely as it is alarming.
OR
The prospect is as unlikely as alarming is.
Admittedly, the misreading is highly unlikely. But if we have another option that removes the uncertainty, we should choose the other option.
(D) is the other option.
(E) Idiomatically, we should use "So ... That" or "As ... As", but not "As.. That".
(A) Idiomatically, we should use "So ... That" or "As ... As", but not "So .. As".
(But it is okay to have "Not so ... as)
(B) Meaning issue: The prospect of being hit is so unlikely that it is reassuring (not alarming) to reasonable people.
(C) There is room for ambiguity:
The prospect is as unlikely as it is alarming.
OR
The prospect is as unlikely as alarming is.
Admittedly, the misreading is highly unlikely. But if we have another option that removes the uncertainty, we should choose the other option.
(D) is the other option.
(E) Idiomatically, we should use "So ... That" or "As ... As", but not "As.. That".
