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by RACHVIK » Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:02 am
A debt ratio of 30% of gross domestic product is even so much that the strongest national economies incur, and then only as a means to finance short-term undertakings of national or international prominence.


A. even so much that
B. even as much that
C. even so much as
D. so much as even
E. as much as even

OA is E.

What is wrong with option A.

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by bblast » Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:00 am
"as much as" is idiomatic

as @$%$ as is almost always idiomatic in GMAT, remember this.


that in option A is ambiguous, its not clear whether it is referring to the GDP or the economies.
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by prachich1987 » Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:03 am
RACHVIK wrote:A debt ratio of 30% of gross domestic product is even so much that the strongest national economies incur, and then only as a means to finance short-term undertakings of national or international prominence.


A. even so much that
B. even as much that
C. even so much as
D. so much as even
E. as much as even

OA is E.

What is wrong with option A.

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I have a difficulty in understanding what's wrong with D
It must be idiom issue I guess
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by RACHVIK » Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:11 am
Both are perfect idiomatic usages!!

As per me only A should be correct as it maintains the modifier [spoiler]'even'[/spoiler] as it is. What makes one option better than the other??
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by prachich1987 » Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:17 am
bblast wrote:"as much as" is idiomatic

as @$%$ as is almost always idiomatic in GMAT, remember this.


that in option A is ambiguous, its not clear whether it is referring to the GDP or the economies.
I don't think the above should be the reason behind rejecting A.
Here "that" has not been used to refer to something.
It's just a part of an idiom.
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by RACHVIK » Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:17 am
as regards Prachich1987 query on Option D, please note that 'so much as' is only used when adverb 'so' is preceded by a negative. eg. Mr. Jong says he wants American consumers to think of his homes not as houses so much as well-designed luxury products.
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by prachich1987 » Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:01 am
RACHVIK wrote:as regards Prachich1987 query on Option D, please note that 'so much as' is only used when adverb 'so' is preceded by a negative. eg. Mr. Jong says he wants American consumers to think of his homes not as houses so much as well-designed luxury products.
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:30 am
RACHVIK wrote:A debt ratio of 30% of gross domestic product is even so much that the strongest national economies incur, and then only as a means to finance short-term undertakings of national or international prominence.


A. even so much that
B. even as much that
C. even so much as
D. so much as even
E. as much as even

OA is E.

What is wrong with option A.

Thanks
Answer choice A does not express the intended meaning of the sentence. The idiom so X that Y is used to show causation: that the quality of being so X causes Y to happen. For example:

The food was so spicy that my eyes started to water.

In the sentence above, the quality of being so spicy is what caused my eyes to water.

In answer choice A, the greatness of the debt ratio is not causing the strongest national economies to incur, so the idiom so X that Y is inappropriate. Eliminate A.

The intended meaning of the sentence is to make a comparison. Only answer choice E uses the correct idiom: X is as much as Y.
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