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well i also deem that=so that but there might be a subtle difference which i might not be fully aware of, it would be better for other members to remove our confusion over this
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Which is correct?

Water was ---- cold ---- to make swimming quite impossible.

A) as / as
B) so / that
C) so / as
D) such / that
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So far, they ---- enough tombs ---- at any clear understanding of the rituals and lives of these ancient people.

A) had not excavated / to arrive
B) have not excavated / to have arrived
C) could not have excavated / having arrived
D) would not excavate / arriving
E) are not excavating / to have arrived

Can you clarify the point?
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rahi aetaqaaf mein chasm-e-num
kaeiN rath-jugouN ki dukhi huwee
na hi buth miley naa pari milee

merey charagarh mere hum-navaa
naa pari milee, na hi buth miley
naa hee en buthouN ka Khuda mila
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So far, they ---- enough tombs ---- at any clear understanding of the rituals and lives of these ancient people.

A) had not excavated / to arrive
B) have not excavated / to have arrived
C) could not have excavated / having arrived
D) would not excavate / arriving
E) are not excavating / to have arrived

Can you clarify the point?
CALD (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary) writers to use it in their dictionary with PAST and PAST PERFECT, in the meaning of until then.

She gave us a brief résumé of the project so far.
He told us to disregard everything we'd learned so far and start again.

I think B is the correct answer.
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Which is correct?

Water was ---- cold ---- to make swimming quite impossible.

A) as / as
B) so / that
C) so / as
D) such / that
correct answer:A & B

Ex: He is so lazy that he skipped taking showers for 3 days.
I am so full that I can hardly walk
(1.) He is so honest as to be trusted by all.
= (2.) He is so honest that he is trusted by all
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rahi aetaqaaf mein chasm-e-num
kaeiN rath-jugouN ki dukhi huwee
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