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by Crystal W » Wed May 11, 2016 1:33 am
Although schistosomiasis is not often fatal, it is so debilitating that it has become an economic drain on many developing countries.

A. it is so debilitating that it has become an economic
B. it is of such debilitation ,it has become an economical
C. so debilitating is it as to become an economic
D. such is its debilitation , it becomes an economical
E. there is so much debilitation that it has become an economical

My qustion is about the Choice C, I can't understand why the OG said so x as to y is not
correct?
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by bubai800 » Wed May 11, 2016 11:52 pm
IMO A. what is OA?

Got confused with option C ( so debilitating is it as to become an economic )
So X As To Y is correct form but 'is it' sounds gross.
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by jain2016 » Thu May 12, 2016 4:19 am
Hi Experts,

Is the usage of two IT for the same antecedent correct?

Please explain.

Many thanks in advance.

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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Thu May 12, 2016 6:51 am
jain2016 wrote:Hi Experts,

Is the usage of two IT for the same antecedent correct?

Please explain.

Many thanks in advance.

SJ
The OA employs this usage, so clearly it's okay!

Think of it this way: typically (though not always), when a pronoun is used as the subject of a clause, the pronoun's antecedent will be the subject of the previous clause. Examine the three clauses (subjects in red)

Our first clause: schistosomiasis is not often fatal

Our second clause it is so debilitating

And our third clause it has become an economic drain

Seems perfectly logical for "it" to refer to schistosomiasis both times.
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by jain2016 » Thu May 12, 2016 10:36 am
The OA employs this usage, so clearly it's okay!

Think of it this way: typically (though not always), when a pronoun is used as the subject of a clause, the pronoun's antecedent will be the subject of the previous clause. Examine the three clauses (subjects in red)

Our first clause: schistosomiasis is not often fatal

Our second clause it is so debilitating

And our third clause it has become an economic drain

Seems perfectly logical for "it" to refer to schistosomiasis both times.
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Hi David ,

Many thanks for your reply.

What I understood is that in GMAT we can use the same pronoun twice or thrice in a sentence for one particular subject right?

Also In GMAT we can not use two different pronoun in a sentence for one particular subject?

Please advise and correct me if I took in another way.

Many thanks in advance.

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by GMATGuruNY » Fri May 13, 2016 3:53 am
Generally, so X as to Y serves to link one GENERAL TRUTH to another.

Correct: The features are so unrealistic as to constitute what one scholar calls an "artificial face."
Here, one general truth (the features are unrealistic) is linked to another (the features constitute what one scholar calls an "artificial face.")

Correct: Major economic shifts are so gradual as to be indistinguishable at first from ordinary fluctuations.
Here, one general truth (major economic shifts are gradual) is linked to another (major economic shifts are indistinguishable at first from ordinary fluctuations).
Although schistosomiasis is not often fatal, it is so debilitating that it has become an economic drain on many developing countries.

(A) it is so debilitating that it has become an economic
(B) it is of such debilitation, it has become an economical
(C) so debilitating is it as to become an economic
(D) such is its debilitation, it becomes an economical
(E) there is so much debilitation that it has become an economical
Here, the portion in red expresses not a general truth but a RECENT EVENT:
Schistosomiasis has become an economic drain on many developing countries.
Since the portion in red does not express a general truth, the usage of so X as to Y in answer choice C is inappropriate.
Eliminate C.
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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Fri May 13, 2016 11:03 am
What I understood is that in GMAT we can use the same pronoun twice or thrice in a sentence for one particular subject right?
Sure. There's no rule that limits the number of pronouns you can use in a sentence. Just make sure that any pronouns are used logically and agree with their referents.
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by jain2016 » Fri May 13, 2016 9:44 pm
Sure. There's no rule that limits the number of pronouns you can use in a sentence. Just make sure that any pronouns are used logically and agree with their referents.
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Hi David ,

Many thanks for your reply sir.
Also In GMAT we can not use two different pronoun in a sentence for one particular subject?
Can you please comments in this?

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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Sat May 14, 2016 8:17 am
jain2016 wrote:
Sure. There's no rule that limits the number of pronouns you can use in a sentence. Just make sure that any pronouns are used logically and agree with their referents.
Hi David ,

Many thanks for your reply sir.
Also In GMAT we can not use two different pronoun in a sentence for one particular subject?
Can you please comments in this?

Many thanks in advance.

SJ[/quote]

Logic and usage are the best guides here. There are ways in which it would be illogical to use different pronouns to refer to the same antecedent. For example, in the problem above, we obviously wouldn't use "they" to refer to Schistosomiasis, as the disease is singular. Nor would we use "she" as the disease doesn't have a gender.

But you could come up with another example in which you'd use two different types of pronouns to refer to the same antecedent. For example: Dave, who is an avid sports fan, enjoys playing basketball, though he isn't much of an athlete.

In this case the relative pronoun "who" and the nominative pronoun "he" are both referring to "Dave."
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