Og-11 Sc-33

[jeril842002]

33. Although schistosomiasis is not often fatal, it is so debilitating that it has become an economic drain on many developing countries.

(A) it is so debilitating that it has become an economic

(B) it is of such debilitation, it has become an economical

© so debilitating is it as to become an economic

(D) such is its debilitation, it becomes an economical

(E) there is so much debilitation that it has become an economical

 

OA

A

 

Not able to agree with the OA

Whats the difference between economic and economical?

[jeril842002]

What's wrong with E. As per OG there is a difference between economic and economical. Can someone point out that difference.

[bearbull]

economic vs economical

 

Economic means "having to do with the economy or the study of economics."

 

Economical means "careful or prudent in managing finances, money- saving."

 

Economically is the adverb form of both words.

 

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[jeril842002]

economic vs economical

 

Economic means "having to do with the economy or the study of economics."

 

Economical means "careful or prudent in managing finances, money- saving."

 

Economically is the adverb form of both words.

 

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Right.

So economical drain doesn't make much sense.

Correct?

[bearbull]

Right.

So economical drain doesn't make much sense.

Correct?

 

YEP . IT DOES NOT

[mitzi]

my pick is clearly A.

 

bear&bull, thanks for the explanation!

[mitzi]

jeril842002,

 

please be aware of the difference of

so (adjective) that vs. clause #1 so that clause #2

 

Thanks.

[sjd00d]

My pick was A as well, out of curiosity what's wrong with C.

[bearbull]

So X as to Y is a correct form

 

However ,

 

GMAC FOLLOWS A STRICT RULE :

 

X must be ,and should be adjective/adverb/adjective phrase/adverb phrase

 

X is clause -----WRONG

 

so debilitating is it as to

 

grammatically :

X is clause(noun + verb ) - wrong

 

 

logically : awkward

 

HTH!!!!

[sjd00d]

So X as to Y is a correct form

 

However ,

 

GMAC FOLLOWS A STRICT RULE :

 

X must be ,and should be adjective/adverb/adjective phrase/adverb phrase

 

X is clause -----WRONG

 

so debilitating is it as to

 

grammatically :

X is clause(noun + verb ) - wrong

 

 

logically : awkward

 

HTH!!!!

 

 

u da man!!!!

[jeril842002]

So X as to Y is a correct form

 

However ,

 

GMAC FOLLOWS A STRICT RULE :

 

X must be ,and should be adjective/adverb/adjective phrase/adverb phrase

 

X is clause -----WRONG

 

so debilitating is it as to

 

grammatically :

X is clause(noun + verb ) - wrong

 

 

logically : awkward

 

HTH!!!!

 

Simply awesome.

[dance][banana][clap]:tup:

[mitzi]

So X as to Y is a correct form

 

However ,

 

GMAC FOLLOWS A STRICT RULE :

 

X must be ,and should be adjective/adverb/adjective phrase/adverb phrase

 

X is clause -----WRONG

 

so debilitating is it as to

 

grammatically :

X is clause(noun + verb ) - wrong

 

 

logically : awkward

 

HTH!!!!

 

it should be so debilitating it is as to.

 

If you want to convert 'so.... that' into 'so... as to', please keep that in mind there are two things satisfied.

the subject and the tense of verb should be the same. for example,

 

subject #1 verb #1 so that subject #2 verb #2

 

---> subject #1 verb #1 so as to ~~~~

 

Thanks a lot!

[bearbull]

it should be so debilitating it is as to.

 

 

It is still wrong !!!!!!

 

X should be adjective or adverb.

 

 

If you want to convert 'so.... that' into 'so... as to', please keep that in mind there are two things satisfied.

the subject and the tense of verb should be the same. for example,

 

subject #1 verb #1 so that subject #2 verb #2

 

---> subject #1 verb #1 so as to ~~~~

 

 

please explain

Thanks

[apple123]

A it is BB has explained well q

[mitzi]

It is still wrong !!!!!!

 

X should be adjective or adverb.

 

 

 

 

please explain

Thanks

 

So debilitating is it as to~ is incorrect. It should be it is as to~~~. because

when a pronoun is used as a subject in a inversed clause, the pronoun should be preceded. for example.

 

a. Here comes Tom. (O)

b. Here comes he. (X)

c. Here he comes. (O)

 

 

in B) "he" is a pronoun. when b) is inversed, 'he' comes first in C)

thanks.

[bearbull]

So debilitating is it as to~ is incorrect. It should be it is as to~~~. because

when a pronoun is used as a subject in a inversed clause, the pronoun should be preceded. for example.

 

 

a. Here comes Tom. (O)

b. Here comes he. (X)

c. Here he comes. (O)

 

 

in B) "he" is a pronoun. when b) is inversed, 'he' comes first in C)

thanks.

 

You are rt

However ,Still wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

So X as to where x is adjective or adverb phrase and not a clause

 

A phrase will not have a noun and verb

Only clause will

 

So debilitating it is as to

 

What is x ?

 

It is clause

RT?

Hence wrong

 

The correct option would be SO debilitating as to

 

HTH!!!!!

[john333]

In GMAT land, economic >>>economical.

 

Economical inherently means cheap/money saving.

 

SO the correct option wud b A.