insomnia

IMO C.

Do not know what is symptomatic mean. I eliminated options which contained this word.

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

IMO E

Although I agree symptomatic sounds wierd but I had reasons to eliminate others including C( a strong contendor)

Reason for it being not C is

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

as simple as not clear if its for symptom or problem, also it doesn't fit in with the end of the sentence

OA please

IMO A, what is wrong with A,

B uses symptomatic for symptom

D uses like followed by a clause instead of using as

C uses when wrongly

E has symptomatic

Naruto wrote:IMO E

Although I agree symptomatic sounds wierd but I had reasons to eliminate others including C( a strong contendor)

Reason for it being not C is

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

as simple as not clear if its for symptom or problem, also it doesn't fit in with the end of the sentence

OA please

OA is E

E. so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications

hey KC_raj Can you tell me to whom "maybe simply a reaction to certain medications" modifies i mean it can point to "insomnia" or "problems"

where as in C it clearly point to "problems"
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

geet wrote:

Naruto wrote:IMO E

Although I agree symptomatic sounds wierd but I had reasons to eliminate others including C( a strong contendor)

Reason for it being not C is

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

as simple as not clear if its for symptom or problem, also it doesn't fit in with the end of the sentence

OA please

OA is E

E. so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications

hey KC_raj Can you tell me to whom "maybe simply a reaction to certain medications" modifies i mean it can point to "insomnia" or "problems"

where as in C it clearly point to "problems"
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

R U sure OA is E? Can u pl tell the source of qn?

geet wrote: E. so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications

hey KC_raj Can you tell me to whom "maybe simply a reaction to certain medications" modifies i mean it can point to "insomnia" or "problems"

where as in C it clearly point to "problems"
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

Hi Geet,

This is question is more about parallelism instead of about idiomatic expression. Though correct idiomatic expression is "not so much X as Y". Since none of choices reflect this Idiom, hence directly go for parallel structure.

Between option (C) and (E), only option (E) has correct parallel structure. Let's breakdown each option to have more clear view.

Option (E) has parallel structure of noun phrases: may be simply X, Y, or Z where X, Y and Z are noun phrases.

X = a reaction to certain medications
Y = anxiety about travel
Z = stress before a job interview

Also symptomatic of another problem is not awkward at all though we have rarely heard this word before but it's usage is correctly mentioned over here.

Whereas Option (C) does not have the parallel structure: that may be as simple as X, Y, Z where

X = Adverbial phrase (when certain medications cause a reaction)
Y = Noun phrase
Z = Noun phrase

Hence go for option (E).

Hope this helps...

Goof Job! "btg760"

btg760 wrote:

geet wrote: E. so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications

hey KC_raj Can you tell me to whom "maybe simply a reaction to certain medications" modifies i mean it can point to "insomnia" or "problems"

where as in C it clearly point to "problems"
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

Hi Geet,

This is question is more about parallelism instead of about idiomatic expression. Though correct idiomatic expression is "not so much X as Y". Since none of choices reflect this Idiom, hence directly go for parallel structure.

Between option (C) and (E), only option (E) has correct parallel structure. Let's breakdown each option to have more clear view.

Option (E) has parallel structure of noun phrases: may be simply X, Y, or Z where X, Y and Z are noun phrases.

X = a reaction to certain medications
Y = anxiety about travel
Z = stress before a job interview

Also symptomatic of another problem is not awkward at all though we have rarely heard this word before but it's usage is correctly mentioned over here.

Whereas Option (C) does not have the parallel structure: that may be as simple as X, Y, Z where

X = Adverbial phrase (when certain medications cause a reaction)
Y = Noun phrase
Z = Noun phrase

Hence go for option (E).

Hope this helps...

Thats a good way of explaining, I guess I couldnt word my explanation to satisfaction.

btg760

Ple, tell me why A is wrong"

"not X so much as Y " in A is still wrong, but " not so much x as Y " is correct

is that right. the idiom must be exactly like that

duongthang wrote:btg760

Ple, tell me why A is wrong"

"not X so much as Y " in A is still wrong, but " not so much x as Y " is correct

is that right. the idiom must be exactly like that

Hi Duongthang,

You are right with your reasoning. We cannot alter the IDIOM, at least, at GMATland.