求SC大牛帮忙解惑

MetroBooming

Mixed with an equal part of water, ethylene glycol, a compound commonly used as an automotive antifreeze, is effective at temperatures as low as -30 degrees Fahrenheit.
A. temperatures as low
B. temperatures so low
C. as low temperatures
D. as few
E. as little

The OA is A;

The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.
(A) as little risk as one in a million chances to cause
(B) as little risk as one chance in a million of causing
(C) as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause
(D) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
(E) a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause
in the question cited above , the OA is B.

第一题为什么不能选C , as low +n as这种形式呢，然后第二题的正确答案又是这种形式的，查了prep08说C选项at 后面没宾语，那第二题正确选项present后面不是也没宾语了吗？ 纠结了好久 求解答~~

mephisto1015

With MOST adjectives, it's ok to write "NOUN as ADJ as..."
E.g., Women as beautiful as my wife are rare.

On the other hand, if the adjective is "many", "few", "much", or "little", then you cannot write "NOUN as ADJ as..."
Instead, you must write
as many NOUNs as...
as few NOUNs as...
as much NOUN as...
as little NOUN as...
－－ron

mephisto1015

prepositions must be followed by nouns

MetroBooming

mephisto1015 发表于 2017-9-23 15:52
With MOST adjectives, it's ok to write "NOUN as ADJ as..."
E.g., Women as beautiful as my wife are r ...

谢谢解答~