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by GmatKiss » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:22 am
Denim jeans were originally worn not as a fashion statement as for them being practical work clothes.

A.Denim jeans were originally worn not as a fashion statement as for them being practical work clothes.
B. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement but for their being practical work clothes.
C. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement but for being practical work clothes
D. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement as for their being practical work clothes.
E. Denim jeans were originally worn not as a fashion statement but as for them being practical work clothes.

OA after some discussion!
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by winniethepooh » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:47 am
GmatKiss wrote:Denim jeans were originally worn not as a fashion statement as for them being practical work clothes.

A.Denim jeans were originally worn not as a fashion statement as for them being practical work clothes.

the sentence is indicating a contrast.instead of 'as for them being' 'but for being' is required.

B. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement but for their being practical work clothes.

We, don't require 'their'. 'Their' is a possessive pronoun not indicating any possession.

C. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement but for being practical work clothes

The correct answer choice. There is no ambiguity and no unnecessary words.

D. Denim jeans were originally worn not so much as a fashion statement as for their being practical work clothes.

'their' is not required(see the reasoning for B above). Also, but is required to indicate a contrast.

E. Denim jeans were originally worn not as a fashion statement but as for them being practical work clothes.

There is no purpose for 'as' and 'them'.
'As' indicates superficial parallelism. 'them' is wordy.
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by dadou » Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:54 am
the correct answer is C
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by arashyazdiha » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:12 am
C sounds better to my ear.
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by aspirant2011 » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:15 am
but guys the correct idiom is not so much as x as y.......what do u say????

though I agree the sentence requires contrast......and the but is essential[/b]
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by GmatKiss » Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:27 pm
arashyazdiha wrote:C sounds better to my ear.
:) thanks!
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by saketk » Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:38 am
aspirant2011 wrote:but guys the correct idiom is not so much as x as y.......what do u say????

though I agree the sentence requires contrast......and the but is essential[/b]
I agree that the correct idiom is 'not so much...as'. Option D is incorrect because of 'for them being' -- looks awkward to me. - it should be replaced by 'their'

I am not sure but option B looks correct to me. maintains the idiom usage.

I don't know why everyone is choosing option C
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