"To The Extent That" as a Proportional Degree Subordinator
5 exercises — practise the proportional subordinator "to the extent that".
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1 / 5
Which sentence correctly uses "to the extent that" to show that a result is scaled in direct proportion to a cause?
"...degrades to the extent that traffic exceeds the provisioned capacity" correctly follows the fixed subordinator "to the extent that" with a full finite clause. Option B misplaces "that" before the subject. Option C drops the required "the" before "extent". Option D wrongly substitutes "in" for "to".
2 / 5
Which sentence correctly uses "to the extent that" to describe a proportional relationship between two metrics, rather than a simple cause?
"...improves latency to the extent that the working set fits in memory" correctly keeps the fixed subordinator intact before the finite clause. Option B swaps "the" for "such" and drops "that". Option C wrongly replaces "that" with "which". Option D inserts unnecessary commas that break up the fixed phrase.
3 / 5
Which sentence correctly distinguishes "to the extent that" (proportional scaling) from "because" (simple, non-scaled cause)?
"...risky to the extent that it touches the billing path, not simply because it is large" correctly assigns the proportional-scaling subordinator to the billing-path reasoning and the simple causal "because" to the size argument. The other options scramble which subordinator introduces which clause.
4 / 5
Which sentence correctly uses "to the extent that" to concede a partial, scaled truth in a technical design discussion?
"...future-proof to the extent that new providers can be added..." keeps the subordinator's fixed internal order intact. Option B misplaces "that". Option C scrambles "to", "extent", and "that". Option D wrongly uses "a" instead of the required "the".
5 / 5
Which sentence correctly uses "to the extent that" at the start of a sentence, followed by a comma before the main clause?
"To the extent that the schema is versioned, older clients can keep working..." correctly opens with the intact subordinator, a full clause, then a comma before the main clause. Option B misplaces "that". Option C omits the required comma after the subordinate clause. Option D scrambles the fixed word order at the start.