Acid rain is considered not yet so serious a problem in the West as in the East, where hundreds of lakes have been rendered sterile by increased acidity.
(b) considered not so serious a problem yet in the West as
(c) not yet considered so serious a problem in the West as it is
(d) not considered as yet the serious problem in the West that it is
(e) not as yet considered that serious a problem in the West as
C
"Consider as" issue
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The key for this problem is knowing the usage of idiom, "yet"/"not yet"sana.noor wrote:Acid rain is considered not yet so serious a problem in the West as in the East, where hundreds of lakes have been rendered sterile by increased acidity.
(b) considered not so serious a problem yet in the West as
(c) not yet considered so serious a problem in the West as it is
(d) not considered as yet the serious problem in the West that it is
(e) not as yet considered that serious a problem in the West as
C
a. misplaced not yet. it should be "not yet considered".
b. you can't compare a problem to someplace.
c. correct.
d. same as a.
e. same as a.
I think this link may help you more with the usage of yet.
https://www.engvid.com/grammar-already-yet/
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Hey Sana,
Hemant's response here is pretty great. I can add a couple other things.
(B) the "not" needs to go before considered, rather than after it. Missing "it is" as well.
(C) correct.
(D) The "the" before "serious problem" makes it sound like there's a specific problem in the West. "not yet error".
(E) "that" doesn't set up the comparison (we need "so" or "as")
Hope that helps!
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Hemant's response here is pretty great. I can add a couple other things.
(A) "not yet" error. Missing "it is" for the comparison.Acid rain is considered not yet so serious a problem in the West as in the East, where hundreds of lakes have been rendered sterile by increased acidity.
(b) considered not so serious a problem yet in the West as
(c) not yet considered so serious a problem in the West as it is
(d) not considered as yet the serious problem in the West that it is
(e) not as yet considered that serious a problem in the West as
(B) the "not" needs to go before considered, rather than after it. Missing "it is" as well.
(C) correct.
(D) The "the" before "serious problem" makes it sound like there's a specific problem in the West. "not yet error".
(E) "that" doesn't set up the comparison (we need "so" or "as")
Hope that helps!
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Hi t
I have a question on answer choice B.
Is there any issue regarding comparison (as hemant indicated in a previous post)
I dint see any because of the use of 'in'.
rajat
I have a question on answer choice B.
Is there any issue regarding comparison (as hemant indicated in a previous post)
I dint see any because of the use of 'in'.
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in B it seems the sentence is comparing the intensity of problem in two different regions. considered not so serious a problem in the west YET as in the east...it means that the problem isnt serious in west yet but it is serious in the east.
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Hey Rajat,
It's hard to separate out what is an idiom or comparison error here, as they get mashed together. (B)'s comparison is pretty bad, because it seems to be comparing "Acid rain" to "in the East". As if "in the East" is another kind of problem. See what I mean? Sana's point is also good. (B) is just all around icky.
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It's hard to separate out what is an idiom or comparison error here, as they get mashed together. (B)'s comparison is pretty bad, because it seems to be comparing "Acid rain" to "in the East". As if "in the East" is another kind of problem. See what I mean? Sana's point is also good. (B) is just all around icky.
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