![]() ![]() Quicksand may be escaped by slow movement of the legs in order to reduce viscosity of the fluid, and rotating the body so as to float on one's back (supine). It can be difficult to get out: that is the real problem. A human or animal does not sink entirely into quicksand due to the higher density of the fluid. However, a person does not drown in quicksand. If animals or people stand on it, they sink into it. It has the characteristic of thixotropy: it looks solid, but when pressure is applied it liquifies (acts like a liquid). Quicksand is a mixture of water and sand or silt. GMATGuruNY wrote:I received a PM requesting that I explain why A is wrong.Quicksand and warning sign at a gravel extraction site. Here, THE CHARACTER of a liquid = the general nature of any given liquid. is so saturated with water that it acquires the character of a liquid. The intention here is to discuss the general nature of any given liquid. This phrase seems to imply that every liquid has a UNIQUE character. Here, the phrase in blue implies that every dog has UNIQUE eyes - eyes that can reveal much about the dog's temperament. "Quicksand".is so saturated with water that it acquires the character of a liquid.Ī dog's eyes can reveal much about its temperament. To express this meaning, we should use so X that Y, as in the OA: Thus, quicksand actually DOES acquire the character of a liquid. Moreover, the usage of so X as to Y implies that the portion in red does not actually happen. Here, so X as to Y incorrectly serves to express the action in red.Īs noted above, Y in this idiom must serve to express not an actual action but merely something that seems to be true about the preceding subject. In the first idiom, Y must serve to express not an actual action but merely something that SEEMS TO BE TRUE about the preceding subject.Ī: so saturated with water as to acquire a liquid's character Whereas in the second idiom Y can serve to express an actual action, in the first idiom it cannot. Here, the blue portion is something that ACTUALLY HAPPENS - an action that is actually performed by the preceding subject in red. So X that Y implies that Y ACTUALLY HAPPENS.Įveryday life is so brisk that it hampers the ability of some children to distinguishing discrete sounds. In each case, the blue portion is something that SEEMS TO BE TRUE about the preceding subject in red. The features of the idealized sculpture portrait are so unrealistic as to constitute what one scholar calls an "artificial face." So X as to Y implies that Y SEEMS TO BE TRUE.Ĭlimatic shifts are so gradual as to be indistinguishable from ordinary fluctuations in the weather. There are several reasons to eliminate A and choose B. ![]() I received a PM requesting that I explain why A is wrong. There you go! The only answer that doesn't imply that sand or quicksand "chooses" to take on the characteristics of a liquid is answer B, which is the correct answer! (E) saturated with water so much as to acquire a liquid character (D) saturated enough with water so as to acquire the character of a liquid (C) that is saturated with water enough to acquire liquid characteristics (B) that is so saturated with water that it acquires the character of a liquid (A) that is so saturated with water as to acquire a liquid's character = CORRECT (Just saying "acquires" doesn't imply intention is involved. The school acquires new students every fall. The chair can't decide for itself what it wants to be!) = WRONG (A chair can't want "to acquire" balance from somewhere - it's either balanced or it's not. The chair is so short as to acquire the perfect balance for short children. ![]() = CORRECT (I'm a person with thoughts and intentions, so it's okay.) I want to acquire the rights to that song for my movie. Therefore, it isn't appropriate to say "to acquire." Here are some examples: We know that sand isn't a living thing that has intentions of its own. This means that when we say the sand wants "to acquire" the characteristics of water, it is a thinking, breathing, intentional being that chooses to go out and get the characteristics of water. When we use the to+verb combination, it implies intention. Verb tenses are often an easy place to start narrowing down answers, so let's start there! ![]() Let's start by tackling #2 on our list: acquires vs. Let's start by looking at what's different about each answer:ġ. This was a tricky question that even I had to take another look at to get it right! However, it's a question we can easily answer if we figure out the right angle to attack and narrow down bad answers, one at a time! ![]()
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