Dear Mr Ron,

I found that on #39 OG, the construction of 'so X as to Y' is not a correct idiom. Can you please give me an example in OG that states 'so X as to Y' is idiomatic. I am very confused about the usage of this construction.

Thanks.

also... there are several editions of the OG. i looked at #39 in the most recent edition, and there is nothing resembling this construction in that problem. what edition are you looking at? Dear Mr Ron, I am using OG 13th Edition. In the Answer part, there is a line in #39 SC question saying that t...

NEVER reproduce OG material on this forum, please. please follow the forum rules. thanks. the problem isn't with that part; the problem is the "so [adj] is it". that's not a construction that actually exists in english. on that point, the answer key is just incorrect. remember—the OG answ...