Thanks for this valuable post Stacey.
In the below sentence, since pen does not occur in the clause 'Susie wrote something' , pen is the antecedent of 'it'.
and your point about logic and structure is very helpful.

Stacey Koprince wrote:
With a pen, Susie wrote something, but later she got angry and broke it.

hi mentor, Stacey Koprince
I want to ask some. hope you can help me.
first, I want to ask in C, whether so that is a adverb or a modifer? becuase so that( not so...that) only modify verb. But it this part, before so that, there is no verb. So I firstly think C is wrong

( 291. Factory outlet stores, operated by manufacturers, are usually located miles from downtown and regional shopping centers so as not directly to be competitive against department stores in the same trading area.
(A) so as not directly to be competitive against
(B) in order for them not to have direct competition with
(C) so that they do not compete directly with
(D) in order that they are not directly competitive against
(E) for the purpose of not competing directly with )


and,second,
I do noy know what is the difference about so that, so... that and such... that, and such as to, so as to
even I reviewed a lot of SC, but could you help me , en give me a summary about these .
by the way, I give what examples about these (so that, so...that, such that, such..that)impressed me a lot
1)A rule of correspondence between two sets such that there is a unique element in the second set assigned to each element in the first set ( so that)
2)many examples about so...that,so I do not write here
3)such severe stomach discorders that...( I remember clearly from Prep and a SC from CAT)( such ...that)

thanks in advance

Factory outlet stores, operated by manufacturers, are usually located miles from downtown and regional shopping centers so as not directly to be competitive against department stores in the same trading area.
(A) so as not directly to be competitive against
(B) in order for them not to have direct competition with
(C) so that they do not compete directly with
(D) in order that they are not directly competitive against
(E) for the purpose of not competing directly with

Also guyzzz... if you look at the question carefully, you will find that the main subject of the sentence is actually 'Factory outlet stores' only and not 'operated by manufacturers'.

In fact, 'operated by manufacturers', acts as a modifier for the main subject that is 'Factory Outlet Stores'.

I hope that really did help you guyzzz!!!

I understand C makes sense.
But what's wrong with option E? Please explain.

Thanks.