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Q 655, Because, Idiom usage

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by nittinj » Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:17 am
655). So poorly educated and trained are many young recruits to the United States work force that many business executives fear this country will lose its economic preeminence.

(A) So poorly educated and trained are many young recruits to the United States work force that

(B) As poorly educated and trained as many young recruits to the United States work force are

(C) Because of many young recruits to the United States work force who are so poorly educated and trained

(D) That many young recruits to the United States work force are so poorly educated and trained is why

(E) Many young recruits to the United States work force who are so poorly educated and trained explains why


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Because of many young recruits to... who are ---&--many business executives, Why is C wrong ??
OA - A, So X that Y
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Re: Q 655, Because, Idiom usage

by Ludacrispat26 » Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:41 am
nittinj wrote:655). So poorly educated and trained are many young recruits to the United States work force that many business executives fear this country will lose its economic preeminence.

(A) So poorly educated and trained are many young recruits to the United States work force that

(B) As poorly educated and trained as many young recruits to the United States work force are

(C) Because of many young recruits to the United States work force who are so poorly educated and trained

(D) That many young recruits to the United States work force are so poorly educated and trained is why

(E) Many young recruits to the United States work force who are so poorly educated and trained explains why


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Because of many young recruits to... who are ---&--many business executives, Why is C wrong ??
OA - A, So X that Y


C distorts the meaning, among other things. The poorly educated and trained aren't to blame (which is what this sentence is implying). Their being poorly educated and trained is the cause.

A keeps this in line and at the same time is grammatically coherent.
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