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On the GMAT,we don't just learn grammar, we learn history. :) "so as to" and "so that" are both idioms that can be used correctly on the GMAT. Usually we see an adjective between "so" and "as to". EX: "He was SO angry AS TO punch the wall." "so...
- by nishant1309
Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:35 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: So as Vs So that
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- by nishant1309
Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:57 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: So as Vs So that
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So as Vs So that
In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled so as to marry Anne Boleyn.
A so as to marry
B and so could be married to
C to be married to
D so that he could marry
E in order that he would marry
OA after discussion. Please do explain your answers.
Thanks!
- by nishant1309
Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:45 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: So as Vs So that
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- by nishant1309
Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:05 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR: Arg Weakening Problem
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- by nishant1309
Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:36 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR: Arg Weakening Problem
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Q.3. When hypnotized subjects are told that they are deaf and are then asked whether they can hear the hypnotist, they reply, “No.� Some theorists try to explain this result by arguing that the selves of hypnotized subjects are dissociated into separate parts, and that the part that is deaf is ...
- by nishant1309
Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:48 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR: Arg Weakening Problem
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@ GmatKiss: Pl. refer my explanation and affirm if you agree. Hope that helps! A longer or shorter duration of apprenticeship doesn't necessarily qualifies the carpenter to be skilled, careful & sincere. You may argue that the more you practice, more skills you develop but vise-versa is not nec...
- by nishant1309
Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:31 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR: Arg Weakening Problem
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@ prashant.mishra: Ref. Q.1.: Assumption (in bold) as you have suggested in answer choice D, doesn't seem to be in context. I could hardly assume that no. of pre-1930 holtels have reduced. An alternative explanation, what i could deliberate is: this answer choice shifts the reasoning for usage/life...
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Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:16 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR: Arg Weakening Problem
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4860
- by nishant1309
Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:00 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR: Arg Weakening Problem
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4860
Q.3. When hypnotized subjects are told that they are deaf and are then asked whether they can hear the hypnotist, they reply, “No.� Some theorists try to explain this result by arguing that the selves of hypnotized subjects are dissociated into separate parts, and that the part that is deaf is d...
- by nishant1309
Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:08 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR: Arg Weakening Problem
- Replies: 18
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CR: Arg Weakening Problem
Q.1. Guidebook writer: I have visited hotels throughout the country and have noticed that in those built before 1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is generally superior to that in hotels built afterward. Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930 typically worked with more skill, ...
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Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:33 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR: Arg Weakening Problem
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4860
- by nishant1309
Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:12 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR Doubt
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1378
- by nishant1309
Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:32 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR Doubt
- Replies: 5
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:30 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR Doubt
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CR Doubt
1. For a trade embargo against a particular country to succeed, a high degree of both international accord and ability to prevent goods from entering or leaving that country must be sustained. A total blockade of Patria’s ports is necessary to an embargo, but such an action would be likely to caus...
- by nishant1309
Sun Aug 28, 2011 6:15 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR Doubt
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