sc from kaplan-4

thegmatbeater · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:50 am Post subject: sc from kaplan-4

In the Middle Ages philosophers were so devoted to Aristotle that they neglected the evidence of their own senses and accepted whatever he wrote

a)....
b) were so devoted to Aristotle as to neglect
c) were devoted to Aristotle to such a degree that they were to neglect
d) were so devoted to Aristotle that they had to neglect
e) were as devoted to Aristotle as to neglect

Aldiablo · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:56 am Post subject:

IMO E.

BlueRain · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:44 am Post subject:

IMO A. OA?

raunekk · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:07 pm Post subject:

IMO:A

sibbineni · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

IMO A

ildude02 · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject:

my pick is B

reachac · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject:

IMO A

thegmatbeater · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:39 pm Post subject:

Yes the answeris A. But why not B? so...as to... is a wrong idiom for GMAT?

Vignesh.4384 · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:56 am Post subject:

hi thegmatbeater,

I think it is not B because option B changes the meaning .

raunekk · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:31 am Post subject:

i have read it somethr...

"So..as " constructions are generally wrong...

kiranlegend · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:44 am Post subject:

IMO A