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Several years ago the diet industry introduced a variety of appetite suppressants, but some of these drugs caused stomach disorders severe enough to have them banned by the Food and Drug Administration.

(A) stomach disorders severe enough to have them
(B) stomach disorders that were severe enough so they were
(C) stomach disorders of such severity so as to be
(D) such severe stomach disorders that they were
(E) such severe stomach disorders as to be

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Definately (D)

Stomach disorders cannot be banned by the USFDA.
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(D) such severe stomach disorders that they were

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Definately (D)

Stomach disorders cannot be banned by the USFDA.
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:lol: :lol: Yep. That is correct and so is all the experts' answer. OA is D!
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In "D" - is'nt "they" referring to "stomach disorders"?

In other words, what is it in "D" that clears up the ambiguity about the antecedent of "they"?

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Several years ago the diet industry introduced a variety of appetite suppressants, but some of these drugs caused stomach disorders severe enough to have them banned by the Food and Drug Administration.

(A) stomach disorders severe enough to have them
(B) stomach disorders that were severe enough so they were
(C) stomach disorders of such severity so as to be
(D) such severe stomach disorders that they were
(E) such severe stomach disorders as to be
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Why is E wrong? In D they could be referring to either the drugs or the disorders, for me it is unclear
Experts please your word on this one

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Could anybody explain what's the problem with answer choices C,D and E?

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When "such" is used to imply the extent of something, it must be followed by "that".

In C, the presence of "so" falsely implies that you know the extent of the severity in absolute terms.
In E, put "such as" together and the sentence no longer makes sense.

This rule is true of "so" too. When used for expressing the extent of something, "so" must be followed by "that":
It is so good that it cannot be true.
(Not, It is so good as not to be true.)


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IMO, E is wrong because it is not idiomatic

we have

he work so hard as to make a good score on gmat

so+adjective+as to

is ok on gmat land

there is no similar pattern for a noun

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