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Choose the sentence with properly used idiom (emphasized with boldface). Please note that a wrong answer choice may be grammatically correct.
A) Will Ferrell's cameo scenes are so funny as anything he's ever done.
B) Will Ferrell's cameo scenes are as funny that anything he's ever done.
C) Will Ferrell's cameo scenes are as funny as anything he's ever done.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
I killed B as soon as I saw it. But picked A over C.
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1) Is A wrong owing to the meaning?
2) why idiom "so X as" is wrong here, though it is correct in below question(E is correct for the question below)?
The category 1 to 5 rating known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale provides an estimate of a hurricane’s potential of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as to blow away small buildings, completely destroy mobile homes, and cause severe window and door damage.
a) of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
b) to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough
c) of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
d) to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough
e) to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
A) Will Ferrell's cameo scenes are so funny as anything he's ever done.
B) Will Ferrell's cameo scenes are as funny that anything he's ever done.
C) Will Ferrell's cameo scenes are as funny as anything he's ever done.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
I killed B as soon as I saw it. But picked A over C.
2 Questions
1) Is A wrong owing to the meaning?
2) why idiom "so X as" is wrong here, though it is correct in below question(E is correct for the question below)?
The category 1 to 5 rating known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale provides an estimate of a hurricane’s potential of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as to blow away small buildings, completely destroy mobile homes, and cause severe window and door damage.
a) of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
b) to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough
c) of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
d) to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough
e) to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
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Correct idiom is "so X as to Y". I think to is expected after as in correct idiomatic usage.
In the SC question. we have following splits:
so X as to Y VS enough = these two contenders are not interchangeable because each has different meaning.
1) so X as to Y --> here extent of "so X" is unlimited we can't tell whether level of X is enough or above enough or extreme, but X will definitely will be able to achieve result Y.
2) enough --> defines adequate minimum level required to achieve Y.
Therefore, we can straight eliminate choices in which enough is used.
Second split is also idiomatic.
Determined by VS determined from
we know that determined by is correct idiom. so we can eliminate option A.
similarly we have another split :
potential to VS potential of
potential to is appropriate in this context. so we are left with only option E.
In the SC question. we have following splits:
so X as to Y VS enough = these two contenders are not interchangeable because each has different meaning.
1) so X as to Y --> here extent of "so X" is unlimited we can't tell whether level of X is enough or above enough or extreme, but X will definitely will be able to achieve result Y.
2) enough --> defines adequate minimum level required to achieve Y.
Therefore, we can straight eliminate choices in which enough is used.
Second split is also idiomatic.
Determined by VS determined from
we know that determined by is correct idiom. so we can eliminate option A.
similarly we have another split :
potential to VS potential of
potential to is appropriate in this context. so we are left with only option E.
