Idiomatic

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Idiomatic

by sal_xcool » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:11 am
No less remarkable than the invention of nuclear power has been the way the technology has prompted governments to reevaluate the nature of international relations

A. No less remarkable than the invention of nuclear power
B. What was as remarkable as the invention of nuclear power
C. Inventing nuclear power has been none the less remarkable than
D. The invention of nuclear power has been no less remarkable as
E. The thing that was as remarkable as inventing nuclear power

OA is A.Can someone explain why this is the answer? Thanks alot in advance.

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Re: Idiomatic

by kpetrova123 » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:41 am
sal_xcool wrote:No less remarkable than the invention of nuclear power has been the way the technology has prompted governments to reevaluate the nature of international relations

A. No less remarkable than the invention of nuclear power
B. What was as remarkable as the invention of nuclear power
C. Inventing nuclear power has been none the less remarkable than
D. The invention of nuclear power has been no less remarkable as
E. The thing that was as remarkable as inventing nuclear power

OA is A.Can someone explain why this is the answer? Thanks alot in advance.
I would rule out the answers containing "as remarkable as", since they change the original meaning of the sentence (B and E) and also "no less remarkable as" is grammatically incorrect, which leaves A and D. I would also rule out D, because it should be no less remarkable than, which levaes me with A

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Re: Idiomatic

by sal_xcool » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:47 am
kpetrova123 wrote:
sal_xcool wrote:No less remarkable than the invention of nuclear power has been the way the technology has prompted governments to reevaluate the nature of international relations

A. No less remarkable than the invention of nuclear power
B. What was as remarkable as the invention of nuclear power
C. Inventing nuclear power has been none the less remarkable than
D. The invention of nuclear power has been no less remarkable as
E. The thing that was as remarkable as inventing nuclear power

OA is A.Can someone explain why this is the answer? Thanks alot in advance.
I would rule out the answers containing "as remarkable as", since they change the original meaning of the sentence (B and E) and also "no less remarkable as" is grammatically incorrect, which leaves A and D. I would also rule out D, because it should be no less remarkable than, which levaes me with A

Thanks, I think that should clarify it.