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ritesh3112: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:56 am

by ritesh3112 » Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:47 pm

Consumer confidence levels, which many economists consider an early indication of the economy's direction, sagged as the stock market tumbled, but not dramatically enough for giving a clear picture of new spending patterns.
(A) tumbled, but not dramatically enough for giving
(B) tumbled, but not dramatically enough to give
(C) tumbled, and not so dramatically as to have given
(D) has tumbled, and not dramatically enough to give
(E) has tumbled, but not so dramatically as to give

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by mmslf75 » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:21 pm

ritesh3112 wrote:

IMO B

Consumer confidence levels, which many economists consider an early indication of the economy's direction, sagged as the stock market tumbled, but not dramatically enough for giving a clear picture of new spending patterns.

(A) tumbled, but not dramatically enough for giving
Correct idiom is X enough to Y

(B) tumbled, but not dramatically enough to give

CORRECT

(C) tumbled, and not so dramatically as to have given
Indeed, SO X as TO Y is correct idiom
But doesnt suit here.
You use, SO X AS TO Y in following case

The wind speeds were so high as to cause total destruction

(D) has tumbled, and not dramatically enough to give

sagged as the stock market TUMBLED and not HAS TUMBLED
had it been HAS SAGGED AS THE STOCK MARKET TUMBLED the structure would have been right

(E) has tumbled, but not so dramatically as to give

sagged as the stock market TUMBLED and not HAS TUMBLED
had it been HAS SAGGED AS THE STOCK MARKET TUMBLED the structure would have been righ

Please underline the sentence
Secondly, separate all choices the way I have done

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by becnil » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:33 pm

"Enough for giving" did not sound right !!

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by ritesh3112 » Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:58 pm

thanks

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by gmatmachoman » Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:19 pm

mmslf75 wrote:
ritesh3112 wrote:

IMO B

Consumer confidence levels, which many economists consider an early indication of the economy's direction, sagged as the stock market tumbled, but not dramatically enough for giving a clear picture of new spending patterns.

(A) tumbled, but not dramatically enough for giving
Correct idiom is X enough to Y

(B) tumbled, but not dramatically enough to give

CORRECT

(C) tumbled, and not so dramatically as to have given
Indeed, SO X as TO Y is correct idiom
But doesnt suit here.
You use, SO X AS TO Y in following case

The wind speeds were so high as to cause total destruction

(D) has tumbled, and not dramatically enough to give

sagged as the stock market TUMBLED and not HAS TUMBLED
had it been HAS SAGGED AS THE STOCK MARKET TUMBLED the structure would have been right

(E) has tumbled, but not so dramatically as to give

sagged as the stock market TUMBLED and not HAS TUMBLED
had it been HAS SAGGED AS THE STOCK MARKET TUMBLED the structure would have been righ

Please underline the sentence
Secondly, separate all choices the way I have done

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by mmon » Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:14 am

E looks fine to me. proper tense are used. has tumbled...consumer confi sagged. correct idiom so X..as to Y..

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by bigmonkey31 » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:36 pm

^ 'has tumbled' is incorrect as the action is finished and in the past. Thus you must use the simple past tense "tumbled'.

You would only use the present perfect (has tumbled) only if the event or effect of the event is continuing up to the present. But in this case, at a certain point in the past the stock market tumbled.

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by veenahe » Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:32 am

To simplify the sentence:

Consumer confidence levels sagged as the stock market tumbled, but not clearly enough for giving an idea of the new spending patterns.

The problem lies in the phrase, for giving. Idiomatically, it sounds incorrect. I have rarely read or heard a sentence with the phrase, 'for giving' unless it is the word, forgive. In any sentence, it is usually better to use the infinitive of the verb, to give, in place of , for giving (please feel free to correct this with an example. I am always open to constructive criticism).

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by loveusonu » Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:50 am

(A) tumbled, but not dramatically enough for giving -->Incorrect idiom
(B) tumbled, but not dramatically enough to give -->CORRECT
(C) tumbled, and not so dramatically as to have given -->'but' is required instead of 'and', have changes the meaning.
(D) has tumbled, and not dramatically enough to give -->'but' is required instead of 'and', has means consumer confidence levels is currenly sagging too, which is INCORRECT.
(E) has tumbled, but not so dramatically as to give---->same as above: 'has' not required.

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