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by s&s » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:45 am
Though margarine was introduced as a supposedly healthful alternative to butter, recent studies suggest it is as harmful or worse than butter.


a it is as harmful or worse than butter
b it is just as harmful or even worse than butter
c that it is as harmful as or worse than butter
d it is as harmful as if not worse than butter
e that it is as harmful if not worse than butter


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by parallel_chase » Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:01 am
We need "that" here. Eliminate A, B & D

correct idiom is as harmful as

Therefore C.

In E - if clause is conditional therefore not required.
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by ronniecoleman » Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:48 am
IMO C

REASONING: SAME AS ABOVE
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by raunekk » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:06 am
subjunctive...thus usage of "that" is needed...

also idiom: as harmful as..


a it is as harmful or worse than butter

b it is just as harmful or even worse than butter

c that it is as harmful as or worse than butter

d it is as harmful as if not worse than butter

e that it is as harmful if not worse than butter
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Re: butter

by vittalgmat » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:02 am
s&s wrote:Though margarine was introduced as a supposedly healthful alternative to butter, recent studies suggest it is as harmful or worse than butter.


a it is as harmful or worse than butter

incorrect Idiom: need to use: as X as Y

b it is just as harmful or even worse than butter
same error as above.

c that it is as harmful as or worse than butter
Correct usage: as harmful as

d it is as harmful as if not worse than butter
Wrong usage of idiom.

e that it is as harmful if not worse than butter
same as above.




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by logitech » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:03 am
raunekk wrote:subjunctive...thus usage of "that" is needed...
Raunek, can you elaborate this more ? What is your definition for subjunctive ?
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by raunekk » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:39 pm
@ logitech

i guess you surely know what is subjunctive but if you insist...

subjunctive expresses "possibility", therefore it is found in

1)clauses begining with if ,though,as though etc..

2)verbs expressing some kind of wish,demand,proposal,desire etc

Always a base form of verb is used with a "that" clause


words that can be use with subjunctive that verb clause:

advise,advocate,ask,beg,decide,decree,demand,desire,dictate,insist,intend,mandate,order,propose,request,require,esolve ,suggest,urge,hope.

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i hope this helps.:)
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by logitech » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:55 pm
raunekk wrote:@

@logitech

i hope this helps.:)
Simply beautiful. Thanks for the information Raunekk.
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