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Liveinsea Posted 19 years ago
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Which phrase is better? Why?
0 I have met the following mutiple-choice question: 02 br
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00 " 01 i 00 This child is a born mathematician. He loves mathematics 01 i 00 ____ 02 i 00 he will spend a whole day solving mathematical problems without remembering to have meals 02 i 00 ." 02 br
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00 There are four choices for the blank: 02 br
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00 A. 01 i 00 and so 02 i 00 B. 01 i 00 to the extent that 02 i 00 C. 01 i 00 so much so that 02 i 00 D. 01 i 00 so much that 02 i 02 br
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00 I don't know which choice is better. And why? 0-
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00 " 01 i 00 This child is a born mathematician. He loves mathematics 01 i 00 ____ 02 i 00 he will spend a whole day solving mathematical problems without remembering to have meals 02 i 00 ." 02 br
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00 There are four choices for the blank: 02 br
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00 A. 01 i 00 and so 02 i 00 B. 01 i 00 to the extent that 02 i 00 C. 01 i 00 so much so that 02 i 00 D. 01 i 00 so much that 02 i 02 br
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00 I don't know which choice is better. And why? 0-
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0 Well, which choices are 01 u 00 not 02 u 00 possible, Liveinsea? 0-
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0 Please tell me the answer directly, please, please! 02 br
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00 I am just learning English. 02 br
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00 My book tells me that Choice C ( 01 i 00 so much so that 02 i 00 ) is the best answer, but I am wondering why Choice D ( 01 i 00 so much that 02 i 00 ) is not a good anwser just like the sentence "I love fish so much that I c
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00 I am just learning English. 02 br
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00 My book tells me that Choice C ( 01 i 00 so much so that 02 i 00 ) is the best answer, but I am wondering why Choice D ( 01 i 00 so much that 02 i 00 ) is not a good anwser just like the sentence "I love fish so much that I c
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0 Your book is wrong. Only D is correct, because it does not require a comma before it; A and C do. B laso seems possible to me, but the meaning is a little odd, since 'to the extent' suggests a limited amount, while the rest of the sentence shows that math is loved wholeheartedly. 0-
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I choose C 
If you replace the second ' so ' with ' to the extent ', it clearly shows that C is the best answer.
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If you replace the second ' so ' with ' to the extent ', it clearly shows that C is the best answer."This c
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D is the correct answer.
C might work if you change the other words as suggested, but in these exercises you cannot change the other words. You could make any answer fit if you changed enough words.
C might work if you change the other words as suggested, but in these exercises you cannot change the other words. You could make any answer fit if you changed enough words.
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