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So heavy were the storm's rains and hailstones, and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless, the city took nearly a decade to recover from the monumental hurricane that affected not just a region, but an entire nation.
(A) and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless,
(B) and the gale-force wind gusts were relentless, so that
(C) its gusts of gale-force wind relentless, that
(D) the gale-force winds were gusting so relentlessly,
(E) so relentless its gusts of gale-force wind, that
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Both of the following idioms are correct:
so x that y
so x, so y that z
Option E correctly captures the intended meaning, using the latter construction.
so x that y
so x, so y that z
Option E correctly captures the intended meaning, using the latter construction.
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i feel that something is wrong with option C
shouldn't it be like this, "its relentless gusts of gale-force wind , that"?
shouldn't it be like this, "its relentless gusts of gale-force wind , that"?
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OA: E
challenger63 wrote:I correctly answered the question below, but it could be interesting for other members.
So heavy were the storm's rains and hailstones, and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless, the city took nearly a decade to recover from the monumental hurricane that affected not just a region, but an entire nation.
(A) and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless,
(B) and the gale-force wind gusts were relentless, so that
(C) its gusts of gale-force wind relentless, that
(D) the gale-force winds were gusting so relentlessly,
(E) so relentless its gusts of gale-force wind, that
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The correct idiom is So X, that Yhemant_rajput wrote:i feel that something is wrong with option C
shouldn't it be like this, "its relentless gusts of gale-force wind , that"?
Interesting problem. I was struggling between C and E and ended up going with E but still was not fully content with my answer. Glad to know I was right though.
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i know the right idiom is So X that Y but i still i need an explanation for this question. its quite hard.
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challenger63 wrote:I correctly answered the question below, but it could be interesting for other members.
So heavy were the storm's rains and hailstones, and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless, the city took nearly a decade to recover from the monumental hurricane that affected not just a region, but an entire nation.
(A) and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless,
>>misplaced relentless; it should be like "and its relentless gusts of gale-force wind ". Also, "that" is missing from the sentence, which need to emphasize the next clause
(B) and the gale-force wind gusts were relentless, so that
>>wrong usage of "so that"; It makes next sentence very awkward and bizarre.
(C) its gusts of gale-force wind relentless, that
>> same as A.
(D) the gale-force winds were gusting so relentlessly,
>>passive construction. Also the tense is now present continuous.
(E) so relentless its gusts of gale-force wind, that
>> correct.
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This is a good one. I overlooked option C in haste. Actually it changes the intended meaning. I have edited my earlier post.
The correct answer should indeed be E. While the more popular version of the correct idiom is so x that y, there is another version of the idiom "so x, so y that z".
Option E correctly uses this construction.
The correct answer should indeed be E. While the more popular version of the correct idiom is so x that y, there is another version of the idiom "so x, so y that z".
Option E correctly uses this construction.
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Hey All,
A few weird things in people's explanations here, so I wanted to weigh in.
(B) Again, we don't get the "that" required by the idiom, but "so that," which isn't correct.
(C) While this hints at being a legal absolute modifier, it doesn't parallel with the opening idiom very well (so X that Y). On a purely grammatical level, you could probably make a case for it, but it's nowhere near as good as E. [Iceman, this is my point on absolute modifiers...this could technically be considered correct! Icky!]
(D) Someone said there was a passive construction here, but there isn't. It's simply a past progressive tense. It's wrong because we're missing the "that" part of the idiom, and we also seem to have created a full independent clause by the end of the underline, making the sentence something of a run-on.
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A few weird things in people's explanations here, so I wanted to weigh in.
(A) In this answer choice, we never get the "that" required by the idiom. Also, the underlined portion creates something like an independent clause, so it's basically a run-on sentence from there on.So heavy were the storm's rains and hailstones, and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless, the city took nearly a decade to recover from the monumental hurricane that affected not just a region, but an entire nation.
(A) and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless,
(B) and the gale-force wind gusts were relentless, so that
(C) its gusts of gale-force wind relentless, that
(D) the gale-force winds were gusting so relentlessly,
(E) so relentless its gusts of gale-force wind, that
(B) Again, we don't get the "that" required by the idiom, but "so that," which isn't correct.
(C) While this hints at being a legal absolute modifier, it doesn't parallel with the opening idiom very well (so X that Y). On a purely grammatical level, you could probably make a case for it, but it's nowhere near as good as E. [Iceman, this is my point on absolute modifiers...this could technically be considered correct! Icky!]
(D) Someone said there was a passive construction here, but there isn't. It's simply a past progressive tense. It's wrong because we're missing the "that" part of the idiom, and we also seem to have created a full independent clause by the end of the underline, making the sentence something of a run-on.
Good work everyone!
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Hey tommy,Tommy Wallach wrote:Hey All,
A few weird things in people's explanations here, so I wanted to weigh in.
(A) In this answer choice, we never get the "that" required by the idiom. Also, the underlined portion creates something like an independent clause, so it's basically a run-on sentence from there on.So heavy were the storm's rains and hailstones, and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless, the city took nearly a decade to recover from the monumental hurricane that affected not just a region, but an entire nation.
(A) and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless,
(B) and the gale-force wind gusts were relentless, so that
(C) its gusts of gale-force wind relentless, that
(D) the gale-force winds were gusting so relentlessly,
(E) so relentless its gusts of gale-force wind, that
(B) Again, we don't get the "that" required by the idiom, but "so that," which isn't correct.
(C) While this hints at being a legal absolute modifier, it doesn't parallel with the opening idiom very well (so X that Y). On a purely grammatical level, you could probably make a case for it, but it's nowhere near as good as E. [Iceman, this is my point on absolute modifiers...this could technically be considered correct! Icky!]
(D) Someone said there was a passive construction here, but there isn't. It's simply a past progressive tense. It's wrong because we're missing the "that" part of the idiom, and we also seem to have created a full independent clause by the end of the underline, making the sentence something of a run-on.
Good work everyone!
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Hi Tommy, Bumping old thread as I have a small question. Thought I could find the correct answer easily simply by looking into the parallelism criterion, I was wondering whether the correct idiomatic form is "so X, so Y, that" or "so X and so Y that". Please let me know.
I think it makes more sense to have the sentence as:
So heavy were the storm's rains and hailstones and so relentless its gusts of gale-force wind that the city took nearly a decade to recover from the monumental hurricane that affected not just a region, but an entire nation.
Otherwise, though I might be wrong, I feel that only the second part after second "so" is leading to the part after "that".
I think it makes more sense to have the sentence as:
So heavy were the storm's rains and hailstones and so relentless its gusts of gale-force wind that the city took nearly a decade to recover from the monumental hurricane that affected not just a region, but an entire nation.
Otherwise, though I might be wrong, I feel that only the second part after second "so" is leading to the part after "that".
Tommy Wallach wrote:Hey All,
A few weird things in people's explanations here, so I wanted to weigh in.
(A) In this answer choice, we never get the "that" required by the idiom. Also, the underlined portion creates something like an independent clause, so it's basically a run-on sentence from there on.So heavy were the storm's rains and hailstones, and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless, the city took nearly a decade to recover from the monumental hurricane that affected not just a region, but an entire nation.
(A) and its gusts of gale-force wind were relentless,
(B) and the gale-force wind gusts were relentless, so that
(C) its gusts of gale-force wind relentless, that
(D) the gale-force winds were gusting so relentlessly,
(E) so relentless its gusts of gale-force wind, that
(B) Again, we don't get the "that" required by the idiom, but "so that," which isn't correct.
(C) While this hints at being a legal absolute modifier, it doesn't parallel with the opening idiom very well (so X that Y). On a purely grammatical level, you could probably make a case for it, but it's nowhere near as good as E. [Iceman, this is my point on absolute modifiers...this could technically be considered correct! Icky!]
(D) Someone said there was a passive construction here, but there isn't. It's simply a past progressive tense. It's wrong because we're missing the "that" part of the idiom, and we also seem to have created a full independent clause by the end of the underline, making the sentence something of a run-on.
Good work everyone!
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So heavy were the storm's rains and hailstones, its gusts of gale-force wind relentless, that the city took nearly a decade to recover from the monumental hurricane that affected not just a region, but an entire nation.
In the above sentence, why cannot the underlined part be considered as an modifier to Storm's rains & hailstorms. Please help me understand why C is wrong.[/u]
In the above sentence, why cannot the underlined part be considered as an modifier to Storm's rains & hailstorms. Please help me understand why C is wrong.[/u]
