Source : Princeton CAT
Many corporations are scaling back their operations and focusing on their core businesses so as not to be hindered by over-diversification in the world marketplace
A. so as not to be hindered by over-diversification
B. so that over-diversification would not hinder them
C. so that they will not have so much diversification to hinder them
D. and thereby not to be hindered by over-diversification
E. and there is not so much diversification to hinder them
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IMO: B
Is B wrong because in answer choice B,them can refer to businesses/corporation?
But there is another pronoun 'their' ,which refers to corporations,so grammatically them should also refer to corporations
I have seen idioms such as so (adj) as to , not so (adj) as to .Do I need to keep this idiom 'so as not to be' in mind ?
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The pronoun them can refer to the 'their operations or their businesses' in sentence right???gauravgundal wrote:Source : Princeton CAT
IMO: B
Is B wrong because in answer choice B,them can refer to businesses/corporation?
But there is another pronoun 'their' ,which refers to corporations,so grammatically them should also refer to corporations
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A. so as not to be hindered by over-diversification
B. so that over-diversification would not hinder them Here them may refer to operations as well.
C. so that they will not have so much diversification to hinder them
D. and thereby not to be hindered by over-diversification there is already an and in the previous sentence so and ---- and thereby sounds awkward. Not sure baout the grammar here.
E. and there is not so much diversification to hinder them
I hope i could explain.
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remember that there are two uses of "would": (1) for hypothetical situations, (2) as a past-tense equivalent of "will".
this sentence doesn't satisfy either of these -- (1) it's not hypothetical (corporations ARE DOING this; it's not "if they were doing this..."), and (2) it's not written from the point of view of the past.
no, it's wrong because "would" is not appropriate.gauravgundal wrote:Is B wrong because in answer choice B,them can refer to businesses/corporation?
remember that there are two uses of "would": (1) for hypothetical situations, (2) as a past-tense equivalent of "will".
this sentence doesn't satisfy either of these -- (1) it's not hypothetical (corporations ARE DOING this; it's not "if they were doing this..."), and (2) it's not written from the point of view of the past.
that whole thing is not one idiom; it's just "so as to VERB". the "not" is not part of the idiom -- that's just how you make the negation of an infinitive.I have seen idioms such as so (adj) as to , not so (adj) as to .Do I need to keep this idiom 'so as not to be' in mind ?
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THE PROBLEM IS
on GMAT GRAMMAR, "so adjective as to" is the only correct form. This is confirmed by many questions from OG10, and other OG books.
This means A is also wrong
RON, AND OTHER EXPERT, PLEASE, HELP.
on GMAT GRAMMAR, "so adjective as to" is the only correct form. This is confirmed by many questions from OG10, and other OG books.
This means A is also wrong
RON, AND OTHER EXPERT, PLEASE, HELP.
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do they actually *say* this?duongthang wrote:THE PROBLEM IS
on GMAT GRAMMAR, "so adjective as to" is the only correct form. This is confirmed by many questions from OG10, and other OG books.
... because that construction is used in some paragraphs in the other verbal sections.
in og12 CR #7:
the costs associated with the conversion of existing fixtures so as to accept LED arrays would be minimal.
in og12 CR #9:
packaging consultants recommended that the TrueSave mail-order company increase the amount of packing material so as to fill any empty spaces in its cartons.
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THERE IS NO "SO AS TO" IN SENTENCE CORRECTION OF OG BOOKS. THERE IS MANY GRAMMAR ERRORS, REGARDING SC STANDARD, ON READING AND CRITICAL REASONING SECTION.THERE IS ONLY "SO ADJECTIVE AS TO" IN THE SC SECTION OF THE OG BOOKS.lunarpower wrote:do they actually *say* this?duongthang wrote:THE PROBLEM IS
on GMAT GRAMMAR, "so adjective as to" is the only correct form. This is confirmed by many questions from OG10, and other OG books.
... because that construction is used in some paragraphs in the other verbal sections.
in og12 CR #7:
the costs associated with the conversion of existing fixtures so as to accept LED arrays would be minimal.
in og12 CR #9:
packaging consultants recommended that the TrueSave mail-order company increase the amount of packing material so as to fill any empty spaces in its cartons.
SO, I DISLIKE THIS QUESTIONS THOUGH IT IS FROM GOOD SOURCE PRINCETON.
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right, BUT notice that the SC section also does not explicitly prohibit this construction, either. it happens to be used incorrectly in a couple of instances in og12, but the book does not actually say that it is outright incorrect.duongthang wrote:THERE IS NO "SO AS TO" IN SENTENCE CORRECTION OF OG BOOKS.
therefore, the best judgment here is inconclusive -- i.e., the best judgment is not to make a judgment at all.
i wouldn't say "many". i would say that there are a handful, but definitely a small number.THERE IS MANY GRAMMAR ERRORS, REGARDING SC STANDARD, ON READING AND CRITICAL REASONING SECTION.
i.e., if you see some construction in the reading or critical reasoning passages, then by far the most likely interpretation is that it's correct/acceptable.
i mostly agree -- i.e., it's risky to test idioms that have not been officially endorsed by GMAC. so you and i seem to be on the same page here.SO, I DISLIKE THIS QUESTIONS THOUGH IT IS FROM GOOD SOURCE PRINCETON.
btw thanks for the book citation (on some other thread, not here).
lastly, out of curiosity -- why all capital letters?
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Ron, can u pls elaborate a little more on "would" usage.lunarpower wrote:do they actually *say* this?duongthang wrote:THE PROBLEM IS
on GMAT GRAMMAR, "so adjective as to" is the only correct form. This is confirmed by many questions from OG10, and other OG books.
... because that construction is used in some paragraphs in the other verbal sections.
in og12 CR #7:
the costs associated with the conversion of existing fixtures so as to accept LED arrays would be minimal.
in og12 CR #9:
packaging consultants recommended that the TrueSave mail-order company increase the amount of packing material so as to fill any empty spaces in its cartons.
now as you quoted above, would is used in following sentence
"the costs associated with the conversion of existing fixtures so as to accept LED arrays would be minimal"
in this again would does not fit into 2 criterions mentioned by you. that is, its neither hypothetical nor past tense form of will.
