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So X that Y

by piyush_nitt » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:43 pm
Intent of this post to understand the usage of idiom So X that Y and usage of idioms in general.

It looks like (atleast to me) the usage of some idioms are not consistent like So X that Y. Q 33 and Q 36 , both uses idiom So X that Y but in different way. Is there any particular rule which governs the usage ?

Here are the questions:

1.In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled so as to marry Anne Boleyn.

A ...
B and so could be married to
C to be married to
D so that he could marry
E in order that he would marry

OA: D

2. Although schistosomiasis is not often fatal, it is so debilitating that it has become an economic drain on many developing countries.

A. it is so debilitating that it has become an economic
B. it is of such debilitation ,it has become an economical
C. so debilitating is it as to become an economic
D. such is its debilitation , it becomes an economical
E. there is so much debilitation that it has become an economical


OA : A

Also , In manhttan there is a list of Idioms given. When it says , X and Y in a particualr idiom does it mean X and Y should be || always or it depends upon the usage of an idiom ?
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by piyush_nitt » Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:07 am
Guys pls help ???

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by lav » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:43 pm
whats the underlined part in 1st ques ??

my ans for 2nd ..
2/3 rule ... last word must be economical .. left with B,D,E

Option D : such is its debilitation THAT it becomes an economical ( thta is not used )
Option E : is not using "it" hence not clear

so A
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Re: So X that Y

by pJackson79 » Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:15 pm
piyush_nitt wrote:
1.In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled so as to marry Anne Boleyn.

A ...
B and so could be married to
C to be married to
D so that he could marry
E in order that he would marry
A: so as to
This is awkward, wordy, and unidiomatic

B: and so could be married to
and is wrong since it is one continuous thought
so could be married is wordy and not grammatically correct

C: to be married to
This is wordy. Could be "to marry"

E: in order that he would marry
very wordy. Could just be "to marry"

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Re: So X that Y

by kanha81 » Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:29 pm
piyush_nitt wrote:Intent of this post to understand the usage of idiom So X that Y and usage of idioms in general.

It looks like (atleast to me) the usage of some idioms are not consistent like So X that Y. Q 33 and Q 36 , both uses idiom So X that Y but in different way. Is there any particular rule which governs the usage ?

Here are the questions:

1.In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled so as to marry Anne Boleyn.

A ...
B and so could be married to
C to be married to
D so that he could marry
E in order that he would marry

OA: D
In the above case, the idiom so X that Y cannot be applied as we can see that both "so" and "as" work to join 2 clauses- main and subordinate clause. Hence, it is redundant. So far, what I have found is that mostly the idioms work appropriately and as described if used in conjuction with the context of the sentence.
piyush_nitt wrote:
2. Although schistosomiasis is not often fatal, it is so debilitating that it has become an economic drain on many developing countries.

A. it is so debilitating that it has become an economic
B. it is of such debilitation ,it has become an economical
C. so debilitating is it as to become an economic
D. such is its debilitation , it becomes an economical
E. there is so much debilitation that it has become an economical


OA : A

Also , In manhttan there is a list of Idioms given. When it says , X and Y in a particualr idiom does it mean X and Y should be || always or it depends upon the usage of an idiom ?
In the above case, the so X that Y fits perfectly the bill of an idiom.

Although schistosomiasis ..., it is so X that [it has ...] Y. Mostly the idiom if used correctly, fits well in the context of the sentence just as described.
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