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by showbu » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:39 pm
The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that consumers were unaware of its existence until it reached the stores and created a flurry of interest.

a. The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that

b so secretly was the product researche and tested in corporate headquarters that

c. researched and tested in corporate headquarters so secretly that

d. the research and testing of the product in corporate headquarters has been so secret that

e. a product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters as to make
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by logitech » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:49 pm
SO X THAT Y

as to is almost always wrong in GMAT, so E is gone.

D is awkward SO secret. Is it ? I am not sure

C - modifier problem


I am down to A and B but do not know which one to choose.

a. The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that

b so secretly was the product researche and tested in corporate headquarters that
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by piyush_nitt » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:57 am
showbu wrote:The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that consumers were unaware of its existence until it reached the stores and created a flurry of interest.

a. The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that

b so secretly was the product researche and tested in corporate headquarters that

c. researched and tested in corporate headquarters so secretly that

d. the research and testing of the product in corporate headquarters has been so secret that

e. a product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters as to make
The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that consumers were unaware of its existence until it reached the stores and created a flurry of interest

IMO A

Subject has to be the product.
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by iamcste » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:28 am
logitech wrote:I am down to A and B but do not know which one to choose.

a. The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that

b so secretly was the product researche and tested in corporate headquarters that
Choose A

B looks clumsy
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by logitech » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:37 pm
iamcste wrote:
logitech wrote:I am down to A and B but do not know which one to choose.

a. The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that

b so secretly was the product researche and tested in corporate headquarters that
Choose A

B looks clumsy
iamcste,

Now you sound very political ,like OG. :)

What do you mean by CLUMSY ?
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by kanha81 » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:12 pm
logitech wrote:SO X THAT Y

as to is almost always wrong in GMAT, so E is gone.

D is awkward SO secret. Is it ? I am not sure

C - modifier problem


I am down to A and B but do not know which one to choose.

a. The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that

b so secretly was the product researche and tested in corporate headquarters that

This is a tricky one: However, the answer cannot be because if we read carefully, it might sound that consumers were unaware of the secret but not of the product, whereas in reality, the author wants us to understand that the consumers were left unaware of the product and not the secret. So, it is the product that left the consumers offguard and not the secret. I hope the mumbo-jumbo makes sense.

So, I would go with [A]. From the flashcards, I found:

SO x AS TO BE y is correct usage. It's an IDIOM.

Question: Is SO x THAT y a IDIOM too?
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by Bidisha800 » Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:18 pm
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Re: product

by showbu » Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:31 pm
OA A
showbu wrote:The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that consumers were unaware of its existence until it reached the stores and created a flurry of interest.

a. The product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters that

b so secretly was the product researche and tested in corporate headquarters that

c. researched and tested in corporate headquarters so secretly that

d. the research and testing of the product in corporate headquarters has been so secret that

e. a product was so secretly researched and tested in corporate headquarters as to make
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