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by gmatblood » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:13 am
At one time, the majestic American chestnut was so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could jump from tree to tree without once touching the ground between New York State and Georgia.

(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could
(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could
(C) so prevalent for a squirrel to be said to be able to
(D) prevalent Enough that it was said a squirrel could
(E) prevalent enough for a squirrel to be said to be able to
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by GmatKiss » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:17 am
IMO: A
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by patanjali.purpose » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:42 am
gmatblood wrote:At one time, the majestic American chestnut was so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could jump from tree to tree without once touching the ground between New York State and Georgia.

(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could
(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could
(C) so prevalent for a squirrel to be said to be able to
(D) prevalent Enough that it was said a squirrel could
(E) prevalent enough for a squirrel to be said to be able to
SO XX THAT YY = YY will explain XX (normally XX is an adjective)
XX ENOUGH TO YY == tall enough to touch the roof (XX explains YY OR justifies XX by YY)

Drop C/D/E - wrong usage

B - though using the correct so..that construction, it changes the meaning. A SQUIRREL WAS SAID THAT..(it means someone/something said something to A SQUIRREL)

IMO A
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by sam2304 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:20 am
IMO A.

Agree with above user's explanation.
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