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by lokeshg98 » Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:26 am
Three hundred guests is as many as even the most ambitious host or hostess should invite, and this number of guests is advisable only when circumstances actually demand it.


A. as many as even

B. so many as even

C. so many that even

D. as many that even

E. even so many that

OA is [spoiler] [A][/spoiler]


My question is about choice [C]. PR explanation says this about choice [c]
"So many that" would require a comparison word after the word "invite".

Can somebody help form the sentence with "so many that" and the comparison word invite. Thank you.
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by gmat_perfect » Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:05 am
lokeshg98 wrote:Three hundred guests is as many as even the most ambitious host or hostess should invite, and this number of guests is advisable only when circumstances actually demand it.


A. as many as even

B. so many as even

C. so many that even

D. as many that even

E. even so many that

OA is [spoiler] [A][/spoiler]


My question is about choice [C]. PR explanation says this about choice [c]
"So many that" would require a comparison word after the word "invite".

Can somebody help form the sentence with "so many that" and the comparison word invite. Thank you.
This is a remake sc from OG10.

The main concept of this sc is as many as, the idiom.

Answer is A.
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:24 am
gmat_perfect wrote:
lokeshg98 wrote:Three hundred guests is as many as even the most ambitious host or hostess should invite, and this number of guests is advisable only when circumstances actually demand it.


A. as many as even

B. so many as even

C. so many that even

D. as many that even

E. even so many that

OA is [spoiler] [A][/spoiler]


My question is about choice [C]. PR explanation says this about choice [c]
"So many that" would require a comparison word after the word "invite".

Can somebody help form the sentence with "so many that" and the comparison word invite. Thank you.
This is a remake sc from OG10.

The main concept of this sc is as many as, the idiom.

Answer is A.
The phrase "so many/much that" generates what's called a result clause, where "as many as" is simply setting up an equation.

Equation: Henri ate as many sausages as Cleveland did.
Result: Henri ate so many sausages that he had to go to the hospital.

In your original sentence, it can't as easily be made into a result clause; more idiomatic would be something like "Three hundred guests is more than the most ambitious host would invite." It might be something like:

"Three hundred guests is so many that even the most ambitious host or hostess should hesitate before committing to inviting them."

That is an ugly sentence.
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by paes » Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:34 am
IMO A

I think it should be 'are' not 'is'

Three hundred guests are
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by lokeshg98 » Mon Sep 06, 2010 10:58 am
Thanks Hollumus for the nice explanation. :D

Paes : yes, are is the right verb in this sentence. However that word was not underlined in the sentence. So, .. :roll:
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