In the field of higher education, the first few months of the year are often very busy, because new students are eager to fulfill long-held dreams as the new year begins.
A)new students are eager to fulfill long-held dreams
B)new students are eager as to fulfill long-held dreams
C)new students with eagerness to fulfill long-held dreams
D)new students, eager to fulfill, long-held dreams
E)long held dreams are eager and fulfilled by new students
OAA why not B
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Hello j_shreyans,j_shreyans wrote:In the field of higher education, the first few months of the year are often very busy, because new students are eager to fulfill long-held dreams as the new year begins.
A)new students are eager to fulfill long-held dreams
B)new students are eager as to fulfill long-held dreams
C)new students with eagerness to fulfill long-held dreams
D)new students, eager to fulfill, long-held dreams
E)long held dreams are eager and fulfilled by new students
OAA why not B
The Idiom 'as X as Y' is not applicable in this sentence, hence option B is wrong. In fact it will be unidiomatic to use 'as' as given in option B in the given construction.
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One is always eager to do something , not eager as to do something...
Eager + to looks perfect
Eager + to looks perfect
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Only PARALLEL FORMS can be compared.
B: as to fulfill...as the new year...
Here, to fulfill (infinitive) and the new year (noun) are not parallel forms.
Eliminate B.
B: as to fulfill...as the new year...
Here, to fulfill (infinitive) and the new year (noun) are not parallel forms.
Eliminate B.
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