The Prime Minister was so moved by the performance of the talented res

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The Prime Minister was so moved by the performance of the talented residents  from the orphanage that he decided to offer them jobs  as soon as they completed their education.

(A) from the orphanage that he decided to offer them jobs

(B) of the orphanage as to offer them jobs

(C) from the orphanage as to offer them jobs

(D) of the orphanage that he decided to offer them a job

(E) of the orphanage as to offer them a job

Nidzo · Answer

Immediately can eliminate A and C, as in this sentence it must be "residents of" and not "residents from"

(B) of the orphanage as to offer them jobs
 Correct.

(D) of the orphanage that he decided to offer them a job
 Plural 'residents', singular 'jobs' is incorrect.

(E) of the orphanage as to offer them a job
 Plural 'residents', singular 'jobs' is incorrect.

Answer B

rahulsinha2103 · Answer

Option A seems correct.

Eliminated options with so as to, because changes the meaning.
Eliminated D because of singular job.

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twoface07 · Answer

Can someone explain the difference between:

1) from the orphanage
2) of the orphanage

in the context of this question?

winterschool · Answer

The Prime Minister was so moved by the performance of the talented residents from the orphanage that he decided to offer them jobs as soon as they completed their education.

(A)  from  the orphanage that he decided to offer them jobs  Incorrect

residents from .... incorrect; they are not coming from orphanage rather than they are residents of the orphanage
 
(B)  of the orphanage as to offer them jobs   Correct

(C)  from  the orphanage as to offer them jobs  Incorrect

same as A

(D) of the orphanage that he decided to offer  them a job   Incorrect

they plural, so job should be jobs

(E) of the orphanage as to offer  them a job   Incorrect

same as D

gasoline · Answer

Dear twoface07

Greetings!
I hope you're doing well.
The idiom or the correct construction is  resident+of .
He is a resident of Germany.
The residents of the apartment complex shared their concerns with the manager.

Thank you.

Regards

jrk23 · Answer

The Prime Minister was so moved by the performance of the talented residents from the orphanage that he decided to offer them jobs as soon as they completed their education.

(A) from the orphanage that he decided to offer them jobs

(B) of the orphanage as to offer them jobs

(C) from the orphanage as to offer them jobs

(D) of the orphanage that he decided to offer them a job

(E) of the orphanage as to offer them a job

--> Can anyone please explain that is the usage of "AS" of is correct is correct in option "B".

PyjamaScientist · Answer

AjiteshArun

Why is the usage "as to offer them" correct here?

Please, answer!

AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi  nikhilongc ,

My reply is not specific to this question, but  so  ADJECTIVE ] as to  PLAIN FORM ]  can be used to mean "so that" or  ~ "with the  result  that" ( ~ the  outcome  of something).

1.  so  moved  as to  offer   ← This is  so  +  moved  (adjective) +  as to   offer  (plain form).

Here's an  official question  that does the same thing:
  ... the features of which are  so  unrealistic  as to  constitute... an "artificial face."

This can be read as "the features are  so  unrealistic  that  they constitute an 'artificial face'".

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

"so moved……as to offer"  is the best possible construction for a sentence like this.

Also,  "residents of the orphanage"  is correct, not  "residents from."

Lastly, it has to be  "jobs"  and not  "a job"  – the residents would obviously be put to different jobs and not the same one.

Hence (B) is the correct answer.

IanStewart · Answer

We need to say "residents of", not "residents from", and "jobs" needs to be plural. But answer B is not really in meaningful English here, and the "official explanation" (where is it from?) is wrong when it says:

There's a difference between saying "so ... as to ... " and "so ... that...". The first suggests something hypothetical, the second suggests something actual. I'll borrow a sentence I believe is from Manhattan, from this  link  (though there they're discussing a different issue) : "the weather was so cold as to cause frostbite". That sentence means the weather could or would cause frostbite if someone were outside, but it doesn't say anything about whether anyone actually suffered frostbite because of the cold. If instead we say "the weather was so cold that it caused frostbite", this now suggests that the weather actually did cause frostbite in some people; it is no longer a hypothetical. The distinction is very similar to the subjunctive/indicative distinction with verb moods. Often either phrase would be fine, meaning-wise. But in the sentence in this question, the "so... as to..." construction is definitely not right, unless the sentence is meant to have a bizarre meaning. The Prime Minister presumably actually offered the children jobs, and it's only by saying "The PM was so moved that he decided to offer the children jobs" that the correct meaning is conveyed.

ShahadatHJ · Answer

Another thing is that a "Moved...that" should follow the subjunctive structure. Hence, options with that can be eliminated! Among so as tos redlsidents of someplace sounds more ok.

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