MGMAT: Hurricane

[okigbo]

The category 1 to 5 rating known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale provides an estimate of ahurricane's [b]potential of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as [/b]to blow away small buildings, completely destroy mobile homes, and cause severe window and door damage.

of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as

to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough

of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as

to destroy or damage property, and is
primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough

to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as

[gmatv09]

IMO ...

to destroy or damage property, and is
primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough

[Mayank Singh]

IMO D

potential to
determined by
wind speeds high enough

[Stacey Koprince]

Received a PM asking me to respond:

is determined by a corerect idiom or determined from...

To the student who requested the response, please also post your question here in the thread in future. Thanks!

"determined by" is a correct idiom. "determined from" is not an acceptable substitute for "X is determined by Y."

[okigbo]

OA: E

Stacy, can you please touch on why 'so high as to' is correct here? Many thanks.

[Shawshank]

ya.

Even i am confused between "D" and "E"..

IMO -- D.

Can someone explanin why "E" is a better option.