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Use of 'such' vs 'that'

by RACHVIK » Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:33 pm
Schliemann determined at the age of seven to find the site of ancient Troy and devoted his subsequent career to do it.

A. devoted his subsequent career to do it
B. has devoted his subsequent career to do that
C. devoted his subsequent career to such an end
D. has devoted his subsequent career for that
E. devoted his subsequent career to that end

The OA is E. What is wrong with option C. Is it advisable to use 'that' to refer to an 'idea'. What is different between the options 'C' and 'E'.

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by uwhusky » Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:38 pm
Might simply be an idiom issue.

When I see "...to such an end..." I expect "that..." after the phrase.

"Schliemann determined at the age of seven to find the site of ancient Troy and devoted his subsequent career to such an end that he never had a stable home."
Yep.
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