Most insomnia is not an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications, anxiety about travel, or stress before a job interview.
A. an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications
B. an illness or a physical condition so much as symptomatic of another problem that may be a simple one, like a reaction caused by certain medications
C. so much an illness or a physical condition but a symptom of another problem that may be as simple as when certain medications cause a reaction
D. so much an illness or a physical condition, but it is a symptom of another problem, maybe a simple one like certain medications
causing a reaction
E. so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications.
OA IS A WHY IS C INCORRECT
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pappueshwar wrote:Most insomnia is not an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications, anxiety about travel, or stress before a job interview.
A. an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications
B. an illness or a physical condition so much as symptomatic of another problem that may be a simple one, like a reaction caused by certain medications - PASSIVE
C. so much an illness or a physical condition but a symptom of another problem that may be as simple as when certain medications cause a reaction
D. so much an illness or a physical condition, but it is a symptom of another problem, maybe a simple one like certain medications
causing a reaction
E. so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications.
OA IS A WHY IS C INCORRECT
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What is the source...
OA E at https://www.beatthegmat.com/insomnia-t40559.html
Explanation by btg760 seems good but that can be applied to A as well.
OA E at https://www.beatthegmat.com/insomnia-t40559.html
Explanation by btg760 seems good but that can be applied to A as well.
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What is the source of THE Question??
Below link has OA as E and here OA as A. Please reconfirm your answer.
I too believe that the answer should be E.
Below link has OA as E and here OA as A. Please reconfirm your answer.
I too believe that the answer should be E.
vikram4689 wrote:What is the source...
OA A at https://www.beatthegmat.com/insomnia-t40559.html
Explanation by btg760 seems good but that can be applied to A as well.
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Typo corrected, what your reasoning for E
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NOT X...BUT Y is a phrase; It has many variations:pappueshwar wrote:Most insomnia is not an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications, anxiety about travel, or stress before a job interview.
A. an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications
B. an illness or a physical condition so much as symptomatic of another problem that may be a simple one, like a reaction caused by certain medications
C. so much an illness or a physical condition but a symptom of another problem that may be as simple as when certain medications cause a reaction
D. so much an illness or a physical condition, but it is a symptom of another problem, maybe a simple one like certain medications
causing a reaction
E. so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications.
OA IS A WHY IS C INCORRECT
1) NOT ONLY X...BUT ALSO Y;
2) NOT ONLY X...BUT Y...
3) NOT SO X...BUT Y..
Drop A/B
D - IT after BUT breaks parallism (NOT ..AN ILLNESS...BUT IT IS {NOT ..NOUN..BUT..CLAUSE}); 2nd problem is the use of LIKE (use SUCH AS when we intend to give examples)
C - when certain medications cause a reaction - CLAUSE, anxiety about travel - NOUN, or stress before a job interview - NOUN; these 3 elements are not parallel
E - is the best (though SYMPTOMATIC is slightly awkward compared with A SYMBOL); The last 3 elements are all NOUN PHRASES. IMO
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