Usage of subject makes me doubt about the idiom. Books in

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Usage of subject makes me doubt about the idiom.

Books in European libraries last longer than books in libraries in the United States  because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subjected to the extremes of temperature and humidity that  damage collections in the United States.
A. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subjected to the extremes of temperature and humidity that
B. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subject of the extremes of temperature and humidity as those that
C. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subjected to the extremities of temperature and humidity as
D. because the climate in Europe is fairly humid, but still libraries there are not subject of the extremes of temperature and humidity as
E. because the climate in Europe is fairly humid, but libraries there are not subjected to the extremities of temperature and humidity such as those that

Swagatalakshmi · Answer

A   by POE
I can explain only why rest are wrong

uvs_mba · Answer

Can you please explain the others, coz I actually selected E . This one is tough, so details will help :-D

thanks

Swagatalakshmi · Answer

Sure Dude - Let's play the POE game .....

B. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subject of  (proper idiom is "subject to" - eliminate)  the extremes of temperature and humidity as those that

C. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subjected to the extremities of temperature and humidity as  (extremities of temp is compared with damage - eliminate) 

D. because the climate in Europe is fairly humid, but still libraries there are not subject of the extremes of temperature and humidity as
 (there are more than one grammatical mistakes but "subject of" is sufficient to eliminate this ) 

E. because the climate in Europe is fairly humid, but libraries there are not subjected to the extremities of temperature and humidity such as those that

 (Read the sentence with the clause joined with "because": â€

uvs_mba · Answer

Sure Dude - Let's play the POE game .....

B. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subject of  (proper idiom is "subject to" - eliminate)  the extremes of temperature and humidity as those that

C. because, although the climate in Europe is fairly humid, libraries there are not subjected to the extremities of temperature and humidity as  (extremities of temp is compared with damage - eliminate) 

D. because the climate in Europe is fairly humid, but still libraries there are not subject of the extremes of temperature and humidity as
 (there are more than one grammatical mistakes but "subject of" is sufficient to eliminate this ) 

E. because the climate in Europe is fairly humid, but libraries there are not subjected to the extremities of temperature and humidity such as those that

 (Read the sentence with the clause joined with "because": â€

karlfurt · Answer

I chose A by POE. But is "subjected to" equivalent to "subject to"?

GMATT73 · Answer

Yes, the former is passive and the latter is actively phrased. Both are idiomatic. "subjected of" is always WRONG.

dwivedys · Answer

IMO - "subjected to" means "exposed to" or "acted upon", 

When gases are "subjected to" high pressure their volumes decrease

where as "subject to" means - "under the control of" or "governed by" --- Mars is "subject to" the same set of gravitational rules that govern the Earth.

We are all subject to God's whims

karlfurt · Answer

Yes OA is A.

Thanks for the explanations.

Usage of subject makes me doubt about the idiom. Books in

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