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PostSat Mar 03, 2007 2:23 am
folks,

I can not understand the answers to this question.. it really sounds awkard to me

Question # 5
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

Your Answer : A
Actual Answer : B

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.
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PostSun Mar 04, 2007 10:46 am
I agree with crown = the correct answer should be 'B' -- where is this question from?
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PostTue Mar 06, 2007 1:04 am
Please do post the source for any questions you post.

This question relies on knowledge of idioms. Idioms, unfortunately, are just a "you know it or you don't" situation - there are thousands of them in the language and they're just a rote memorization item. There aren't rules to follow.

One idiom is "so X as to Y" or "so X as to be Y." It sounds funny b/c it's not something we really use on a daily basis... but it's correct.

Another set of idioms has to do with the correct preposition to use in various circumstances - in this case, "residents of the orphanage" is the correct idiom, not "residents from the orphanage." Again, this is just a memorization thing - you either know it or you don't.
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PostWed Apr 11, 2007 5:49 am
We never use "residents" with "from"...Sample this...Residents of the town...residents of the building...Hence eliminate choice A & C
D & E; we can't use the singular "job" since the Prime Minister is offering it to residents (which is plural)
Hence B
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