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OG 10 question

by crackitpal » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:41 pm
Hello Everybody,

The anwer for the following question is A, but I picked C. I do not understand the explanation of OG 10. It says "have constituted" suggest that the statue's features once constituted an artificial face but no
longer do so. But doesn't Past Perfect verb show that something started in the past and has continued up until now? Could anyone of you please explain ?

The Emperor Augustus, it appears, commissioned
an idealized sculpture portrait, the features of
which are so unrealistic as to constitute what one
scholar calls an "artificial face."
A) so unrealistic as to constitute
B )so unrealistic they constituted
C )so unrealistic that they have constituted
D )unrealistic enough so that they constitute
E) unrealistic enough so as to constitute
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Re: OG 10 question

by wonder » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:32 pm
crackitpal wrote:Hello Everybody,

The anwer for the following question is A, but I picked C. I do not understand the explanation of OG 10. It says "have constituted" suggest that the statue's features once constituted an artificial face but no
longer do so. But doesn't Past Perfect verb show that something started in the past and has continued up until now? Could anyone of you please explain ?

The Emperor Augustus, it appears, commissioned
an idealized sculpture portrait, the features of
which are so unrealistic as to constitute what one
scholar calls an "artificial face."
A) so unrealistic as to constitute
B )so unrealistic they constituted
C )so unrealistic that they have constituted
D )unrealistic enough so that they constitute
E) unrealistic enough so as to constitute
hey crackitpal,
the first thing we need to keep in mind is that the correct idiom is
so [adjective] as to [verb]. choice A fits this properly. the other thing is that we should not be using perfect tenses, unless we have a good reason to do that. the use of 'are' and 'calls' indicates that simple present will do fine here(as in A)

[however, i do agree with you about the xplanation in og10.i went through it and i think it incorrectly states that present perfect suggests
that the statue's features once constituted an artificial face but no longer do so]
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by showbiz » Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:17 am
Read somewhere that whenever we have "so as", it is always incorrect on the GMAT. But I also read that So (adj) as to (verb) is correct.

Can someone tell me what would sound right if I wanted to place "in order to" somewhere here?

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by a_new_beginning » Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:04 am
Can anyone please explain what's wrong with choice c?

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by conquistador » Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:50 am
a_new_beginning wrote:Can anyone please explain what's wrong with choice c?

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The Emperor Augustus, it appears, commissioned an idealized sculpture portrait, the features of which are
so unrealistic as to constitute what one scholar calls an "artificial face."

(A) so unrealistic as to constitute
(B) so unrealistic they constituted
(C) so unrealistic that they have constituted
(D) unrealistic enough so that they constitute
(E) unrealistic enough so as to constitute

A uses the idiom So X as to Y

In option C, idiom so that which indicates purpose.

He spoke slowly so that the assistant could write everything down.

here, the features of which are not purposely unrealistic to constitute an artificial face.
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