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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Sentence correction question ('so as to' etc)/2nd opinion?
I worked on the question twice and was wrong each time
In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled Anne Boleyn
A) so as to marry
B) and so could be married to
C) to be married to
D) so that he could marry
E) in order that he would marry
thanks,
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In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled Anne Boleyn
A) so as to marry
B) and so could be married to
C) to be married to
D) so that he could marry
E) in order that he would marry
thanks,
/P
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Hello Guest From these not-altogether-satisfactory options, I would choose D. That said, it doesn't seem a very good sentence to me. The grammar inadvertently implies that by merely seeking to have his marriage annulled, Henry will be able to marry Anne Boleyn, which of course isn't the case.
- Hello Guest From these not-altogether-satisfactory options, I would choose D.
- That said, it doesn't seem a very good sentence to me.
- The grammar inadvertently implies that by merely seeking to have his marriage annulled, Henry will be able to marry Anne Boleyn, which of course isn't the case.
- The intended sense is rather: 'In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled because he wanted to marry Anne Boleyn'.
- But don't say that to the person who set the question.
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Hello Guest
From these not-altogether-satisfactory options, I would choose D.
That said, it doesn't seem a very good sentence to me. The grammar inadvertently implies that by merely seeking to have his marriage annulled, Henry will be able to marry Anne Boleyn, which of course isn't the case.
The intended sense is rather: 'In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to ha
From these not-altogether-satisfactory options, I would choose D.
That said, it doesn't seem a very good sentence to me. The grammar inadvertently implies that by merely seeking to have his marriage annulled, Henry will be able to marry Anne Boleyn, which of course isn't the case.
The intended sense is rather: 'In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to ha
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Thanks.
D) is the correct answer indeed. You're also right in that the question is from a GMAT exam.
I chose A). Could you explain why A) is not good (or as good as D))? Btw, the reason I picked A) was that it's simpler than D) yet is semantically equivalent to D)
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D) is the correct answer indeed. You're also right in that the question is from a GMAT exam.
I chose A). Could you explain why A) is not good (or as good as D))? Btw, the reason I picked A) was that it's simpler than D) yet is semantically equivalent to D)
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Hello again Guest
Maybe the person who set the question thought that A was wrong because the grammar would then imply that the act of seeking was the precondition of marriage.
But as mentioned in my last post, I would say that D implies this too, though less obviously. (It was the 'less obviously' that made me choose D!)
Someone else may have a better explanation...
Maybe the person who set the question thought that A was wrong because the grammar would then imply that the act of seeking was the precondition of marriage.
But as mentioned in my last post, I would say that D implies this too, though less obviously. (It was the 'less obviously' that made me choose D!)
Someone else may have a better explanation...
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