so doubtful as to win
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You're right. B is the correct answer.
However, A could still be used with a different construction:
She isn't beautiful enough to win the beauty contest
That construction also sounds more natural
However, A could still be used with a different construction:
She isn't beautiful enough to win the beauty contest
That construction also sounds more natural
I don't like B either. "So" is best left out of this type of expression. I agree "isn't...enough" (to do/achieve some result) is the best construction; or "isn't sufficiently...".
But for me, "isn't so...as to (achieve some result) is not attractive; I'm going to stop short of saying it's wrong, not simply because Kevin has approved it but because I'm sure it is used in spoken English frequently enough.
But for me, "isn't so...as to (achieve some result) is not attractive; I'm going to stop short of saying it's wrong, not simply because Kevin has approved it but because I'm sure it is used in spoken English frequently enough.
I agree with El escoces about the usage of "so". I would certainly avoid construction B) even though it is probably not wrong. Kevin Beach's example (in bold) is how I would say it; this seems to be by far the most natural way.