prep questions
-
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 171
- Joined: Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:59 am
- Thanked: 13 times
- Followed by:3 members
- BellTheGMAT
- Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
- Posts: 78
- Joined: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:03 am
- Thanked: 4 times
- Followed by:1 members
So whats the OA for the 2 ques???Stacey Koprince wrote:Right! The "it" is grammatically incorrect here, so that's a valid reason to eliminate C, D, and E.In the second question
There is one more hint.
In C, D, E .. the options end with IT. here the IT does not make sense ?
the word "it" would refer to "the work" but this whole clause already starts with "the work" so we don't want to repeat it. I can't say: "The work that he pronounced the work the greatest..." It's just "the work that he pronounced the greatest..."
IMO -
1 - C
2 - B
- rishab1988
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 332
- Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:50 pm
- Thanked: 41 times
- Followed by:7 members
- GMAT Score:720
I'm not sure that the source of first question is a good one.
It makes simple mistake of "oil price about oil inventory" in the non underlined portion.It should be "price of oil inventory" or more clearly "price of oil".
Another issue : 'act languishing the drop".You act on something. Also languishing drop of what?.As such this Sentectence structure is totally illogical.
It makes simple mistake of "oil price about oil inventory" in the non underlined portion.It should be "price of oil inventory" or more clearly "price of oil".
Another issue : 'act languishing the drop".You act on something. Also languishing drop of what?.As such this Sentectence structure is totally illogical.
-
- Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
- Posts: 73
- Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:40 pm
- Thanked: 1 times
IMO : B
In C, that and It refers to the same thing which is repetitive and grammatically incorrect.
In C, that and It refers to the same thing which is repetitive and grammatically incorrect.
-
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 418
- Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:48 pm
- Thanked: 6 times
- Followed by:3 members
-
- Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
- Posts: 73
- Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:40 pm
- Thanked: 1 times
- Gaurav 2013-fall
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 307
- Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:45 pm
- Thanked: 12 times
- GMAT Score:700
In 1713, Alexander Pope began his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced the greatest translation of any language.
(A) his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced
(B) his translation of the Iliad, a work that took him seven years and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced
(C) his translation of the Iliad, a work that had taken him seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it as
(D) translating Iliad, a work that, took seven years until completion and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it as
(E) translating the Iliad, a work that had taken him seven years to complete and literary critical Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it
I got the Answer (B) for the above. Is that the right answer? I eliminated C, D and E because of the "pronounced it" and between (A) and (B), (B) sounded like the more accurate sentence.
(A) his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced
(B) his translation of the Iliad, a work that took him seven years and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced
(C) his translation of the Iliad, a work that had taken him seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it as
(D) translating Iliad, a work that, took seven years until completion and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it as
(E) translating the Iliad, a work that had taken him seven years to complete and literary critical Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it
I got the Answer (B) for the above. Is that the right answer? I eliminated C, D and E because of the "pronounced it" and between (A) and (B), (B) sounded like the more accurate sentence.
-
- Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
- Posts: 13
- Joined: Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:42 pm
- Thanked: 2 times
Where has this question come from? You could easily argue that each answer is wrong. B for example...you can't say that a work "took someone seven years." What does that even mean? "Took him seven years to complete" maybe.
Actually I see what went wrong. The person that posted this question forgot the "complete" in B. Lol FAIL
Here is the original:
"b)his translation of the Iliad,a work that took seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary,pronounced"
Actually I see what went wrong. The person that posted this question forgot the "complete" in B. Lol FAIL
Here is the original:
"b)his translation of the Iliad,a work that took seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary,pronounced"