<p>hey let's get a consolidated thread on idioms...this mighta been done before but I couldn't find the thread.</p>
<p>I'll start with the one I learned yesterday: prefer...to...</p>
<p>Let's make it a true list :)
people can just add it their's on the bottom</p>
<ul>
<li>Prefer...to...</li>
</ul>
<h2>- Not only... but also</h2>
<h2>-</h2>
<h2>-</h2>
<h2>-</h2>
<h2>-</h2>
<p>-</p>
<p>prefer .... to
Between... and
Prohibit... from
SAT ... Awesome</p>
<p>either...or</p>
<ul>
<li>Prefer...to...</li>
</ul>
<h2>- Not only... but also</h2>
<h2>-</h2>
<h2>-</h2>
<h2>-</h2>
<h2>-</h2>
<p>-preoccupied/preoccupation .. with
-vary...with</p>
<ul>
<li>Prefer...to...</li>
<li>Not only... but also</li>
<li>Preoccupied/preoccupation .. with</li>
<li>Vary...with</li>
<li>Either...or / neither...nor</li>
<li>Prohibit... from</li>
<li>Between... and</li>
</ul>
<p>let's see if we could get the completely sat idiom list before saturday lol</p>
<ul>
<li>Prefer...to...</li>
<li>Not only... but also</li>
<li>Preoccupied/preoccupation .. with</li>
<li>Vary...with</li>
<li>Either...or / neither...nor</li>
<li>Prohibit... from</li>
<li>Between... and
-Just as...so (too)
-(not) so much...as
-ability...to
-capable...of</li>
</ul>
<p>^ O_o I'm not familiar with not so much...as could you give me an example?</p>
<p>These are combinations that work, correct?</p>
<p>i think it works like this:
he is not so much blue as green.
means something like he is green rather than blue.
if u need an example, open may 08 qas, #11 on the 35 prob writing section.</p>
<p>It just so happens that I have the May 08 QAS right next to me lol. Here's the example:</p>
<ol>
<li>The director valued the actor not so much for his broad commercial appeal but because he approached every role with passion and intelligence.</li>
</ol>
<p>(A) as shown above
(B) but because of his approaching every role with passion and intelligence
(C) but for being passionate and intelligent in approaching every role
(D) as for him approaching every role passionately and intelligently
(E) as for his passionate and intelligent approach to every role</p>
<ul>
<li>Prefer...to...</li>
<li>Not only... but also</li>
<li>Preoccupied/preoccupation .. with</li>
<li>Vary...with</li>
<li>Either...or / neither...nor</li>
<li>Prohibit... from</li>
<li>Between... and</li>
<li>Just as...so (too)</li>
<li>(not) so much...as</li>
<li>ability...to</li>
<li>capable...of</li>
<li>regarded as ..</li>
<li>think of ..</li>
</ul>
<p>
[QUOTE]
11. The director valued the actor not so much for his broad commercial appeal but because he approached every role with passion and intelligence.</p>
<p>(A) as shown above
(B) but because of his approaching every role with passion and intelligence
(C) but for being passionate and intelligent in approaching every role
(D) as for him approaching every role passionately and intelligently
(E) as for his passionate and intelligent approach to every role
[/QUOTE]
</p>
<p>The answer is (E). (A), (B), and (C) don't use the idiom correctly, and (D) lacks parallelism.</p>
<p>Yup the answer is E.</p>
<ul>
<li>Prefer...to...</li>
<li>Not only... but also</li>
<li>Preoccupied/preoccupation .. with</li>
<li>Vary...with</li>
<li>Either...or / neither...nor</li>
<li>Prohibit... from</li>
<li>Between... and</li>
<li>Just as...so (too)</li>
<li>(not) so much...as</li>
<li>ability...to</li>
<li>capable...of</li>
<li>regarded as ..</li>
<li>think of ..</li>
<li>among (used for more than two) vs. between (used for two)</li>
</ul>
<p>i'm really excited
i've tried to get idiom threads started before
others have tried
none have succeeded
that is .....until October 2008
=]</p>
<p>The only one that I have ever missed is:</p>
<p>Inconsistent ... with.</p>
<p>It was the last or second-last question on a QAS. :(</p>
<ul>
<li>Prefer...to...</li>
<li>Not only... but also</li>
<li>Preoccupied/preoccupation .. with</li>
<li>Vary...with</li>
<li>Either...or / neither...nor</li>
<li>Prohibit... from</li>
<li>Between... and</li>
<li>Just as...so (too)</li>
<li>(not) so much...as</li>
<li>ability...to</li>
<li>capable...of</li>
<li>regarded as ..</li>
<li>think of ..</li>
<li>among (used for more than two) vs. between (used for two)
-BB 480 #26 Impressed....with ? Impressed by~ i guess both works?
-evolved...from
-im/patient ..with
-attributed..to
-mandatory ... for
-accessible...to</li>
</ul>
<p>SAT</a> idioms
You guys might like this.</p>
<p>^ thx and DAMN there's a lot that I dunno lol a lot of them is "to be" though</p>
<p>^then dont memorize those, idioms are very simple, dont go beyond whats needed,and confuse urself~</p>