abouttime Says
Can you provide an example where "in that" is correctly used? (as you mentioned it can be used to qualify something)
Ok.. i am quoting Erin (from testmagic forum) here. He has given a god explanation of the difference between "because" and "in that"..
Erin - "Next, we should also be aware of the difference between
because and
in that. First, using pure strategy, when ETS puts both
because and
in that, the answer is most likely
in that. Second,
because is used to express a simple causal relationship whereas
in that qualifies the previous statement.
Confused? Look at these examples:
Cause and effect relationship: I went to sleep
because I was tired. ==> Being tired caused me to go to sleep.
Qualification: Going to college is a sacrifice
in that doing so requires several years of forgoing the income that students could have earned had they not attended college. ==> Going to college is a sacrifice, BUT NOT IN EVERY WAY; there are many ways in which going to college is NOT a sacrifice, but in this sentence, I want to express one way in which going to college IS a sacrifice.
In our SC, "in that" is more precise than "because." "because" is actually wrong in this sentence, but a lot of my students, when they ask about this question, adamantly believe that it is correct, so instead of explaining why "because" is wrong, I explain why "in that" is better. This usually does the trick."
Now if you got the funda, try doing this SC
Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer
because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears.
A. because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone
B. because they are composed of tissues like tooth and bone that are
C. because they are composed of tissues, like tooth and bone, tissues
D. in that their composition , tissues such as tooth and bone, is
E. in that they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone, tissues