Some good discussion here. However, I question the logic that the first her in A) can refer to Agatha Christie but the second cannot. Please point to a documented grammar rule on that issue. Maybe there is such an authoritative rule, but I'm not familiar with it. The problems IMO with A) are: 1) Th...

In the arid land along the Colorado river

In the arid land along the Colorado River, use of the river's water is strictly controlled: farms along the river each have a limited allocation that they are allowed to use for irrigation. But the trees that grow in narrow strips along the river’s banks also use its water. Clearly, therefore, if...

Careful! "Being" ain't "ain't" - being is a legitimate word with legitimate usages...it highly correlated with incorrect answers on the GMAT but it's not always wrong (which is part of the lesson in this particular question). I'll tell you why E is wrong - "in consideration...

"A" and "B" can be eliminated because of the usage of "being". "Data" is plural. So on that basis we can eliminate "C" and "D" as the verbs "is providing" and "provides" do not agree with the plural noun "Data"...

Comparison Question

I have two comparison questions here: 1) A result of the recent election is realizing that in this increasingly urban areas, there is now more worry about crime than health care. A: realizing that in this increasingly urban areas, there is now more worry about crime B: the realization that in this i...

We know that "and" implies parallelism. So on this basis we can eliminate A, C and E. A: "were overcome" is not parallel to "falling". C: "had been overcome" is not parallel to "fell". E: "overcome" is not parallel to "falling". B...