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A, B and E are about labor cost, jobs and manufacturing time but these topics are not mentioned in stimulus (which is true). So eliminate A, B and E. D does not support the stimulus. Infact, it weakens. So, eliminate D. C supports the fact - "it is cheaper for a company...............to produce...
- by jack.daniel
Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:13 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Tough CR question-
- Replies: 5
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Some officials both at the Treasury Department and Exchange
Some officials both at the Treasury Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission recently said in off-the-record conversations that it may be a good idea to require that all large and highly leveraged banks should decrease their debt and should increase their asset base. A) to require that ...
- by jack.daniel
Sat May 18, 2013 8:37 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Some officials both at the Treasury Department and Exchange
- Replies: 3
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Hello Arvindsekar, Numerical words such as majority, minority, plurality can be either singular or plural depending upon the context. Here, majority of employees mean [many individual] employees in total. Therefore plural verb 'have' is used. In D, meaning is altered by using WHICH instead of THAT. ...
- by jack.daniel
Fri May 17, 2013 4:37 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Clarification needed: SC - Grail 3rd Edition Practice Qn: 39
- Replies: 1
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My approach: When is used for a point of time, not for duration/period of time. Typically (adverb) should be close to the part of speech it modifies. (except noun or pronoun). Verb should be in past tense, not in present perfect. D has: AT a time WHEN Typically modifies had Tense is simple past. All...
- by jack.daniel
Fri May 17, 2013 6:25 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: In a period of time when women typically have
- Replies: 29
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Circumstances are:
1. Gather in large, social swarms
2. Long life spans
B,D and E illogically relate Bats with circumstances
In C, there is no verb for bats.
I have 1 query:
Which is more idiomatic: 'hospitable to' or 'hospitable for'?
and why?
- by jack.daniel
Fri May 17, 2013 5:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Another Classic one by Veritas !
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1944
Hi jack.daniel In 99% cases which refers to the noun just before the comma but there is an exception to this rule. Refer to OG 13 question no29. Just as in this question in option E... which has a plural noun to it so it cannot refer to surface but to sunspots or darkspots so ambuguity. Why WHICH r...
- by jack.daniel
Fri May 17, 2013 5:12 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Question on Parallelism (SC) from OG
- Replies: 7
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C is correct. (i think so) Explanation: A and B: Although is used without a subject and also modifier problem and tense issue C: Now ALTHOUGH has both subject and verb. Tenses are correct. Destroyed (past perfect) ---> were able to infer (simple past) D: Incorrect tense. 1 past perfect and 1 past te...
- by jack.daniel
Fri May 17, 2013 5:05 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1639
Can some one please explain the usage of yet Regards, Veenu in option D and E, YET is used to show contrast. This causes redundancy (double conjunction), because DESPITE, which is also used to show contrast, already exists in the sentence. Following double conjunction patterns cause Redundancy: 1. ...
- by jack.daniel
Fri May 17, 2013 4:53 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Usage of The proportion
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7651
Since SCs are as much about COMPARING answer choices as about eliminating errors, please post the ENTIRE SC, along with the answer choices: Sunspots, vortices of gas associated with strong electromagnetic activity, are visible as dark spots on the surface of the Sun but have never been sighted on t...
- by jack.daniel
Fri May 17, 2013 4:35 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Question on Parallelism (SC) from OG
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1824
I would like to add information about 'ALTHOUGH'
Although is used in the clause that has both subject and verb.
In C and D, clause containing 'although' misses subject.
- by jack.daniel
Fri May 17, 2013 4:26 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Question on Parallelism (SC) from OG
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1824
There are several topics tested in this problem. Gowri has correctly identified several of these, but I wanted to point out a few more: A. Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misi...
- by jack.daniel
Sat May 04, 2013 2:53 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Heavy commitment by an executive
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2694
The true danger in the central bank’s efforts to stimulate the economy is not that its actions will result in inflation – of which there is little evidence – but that it will fail to revive the economy by any substantial measure, straining investor confidence and, in the process, the financia...
- by jack.daniel
Thu May 02, 2013 5:43 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The true danger in the central bank’s efforts to stimulate
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2979
Heavy commitment by an executive
Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear. A. Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, ...
- by jack.daniel
Wed May 01, 2013 6:54 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Heavy commitment by an executive
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2694
A higher interest rate is only one of the factors, albeit an important one, that keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did earlier in the decade. • keeps the housing market from spiraling out of control, like it did • keep the housing market from spiraling out of contr...
- by jack.daniel
Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:43 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: A higher interest rate is only one of the factors
- Replies: 16
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D?
correct verb is CHARGE.
other options appear to be dependent clauses.
Some options change the original meaning like in B.
- by jack.daniel
Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:58 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Three federal lawsuits that charge a prominent investment
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1898