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Calling on RC gurus

Hi, Please shed some light on things one should be sure of before answering the questions and after reading the passage ? Here are things that i would list , ( let me know if they makes sense) 1) Main idea whole passage. 2) Main idea per paragraph. 3) Direction changes/ mood swings. Is there anythin...

by pankajjindal

Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:06 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Calling on RC gurus
Replies: 1
Views: 1955

what is parallel in this sentence ?

The employees were upset by the company's low pay, poor working conditions, and shortage of outlets for employees' creativity.

by pankajjindal

Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:01 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Noun
Replies: 2
Views: 1217

Noun

I am little confused as to how "shortage" could be noun in following phrase

shortage of outlets for employees' creativity.

by pankajjindal

Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:04 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Noun
Replies: 2
Views: 1217

D ?

A delegation of 60 farmers called on the chief minister so as to plead for revival of the benefit scheme together with the revised compensation package offered by the government and the chief minister has very graciously conceded their request A. chief minister so as to plead for revival of the bene...

by pankajjindal

Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:06 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: D ?
Replies: 5
Views: 1446

Meaning

The telecom minister had been indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam, which resulted in a loss of about $1.7 trillion to the exchequer. A. had been indicted by the Supreme court in the 2G spectrum scam, which resulted B. has been indicted in the 2G spectrum scam by the Supreme court, ...

by pankajjindal

Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:06 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Meaning
Replies: 4
Views: 1175

Please explain why E is right ?

A group of students in an Indian village has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepad being built around a new class of green, power-stingy microchips that use a fraction of the electricity of current computer chips A. has been selected for testing a new low-cost electronic notepa...

by pankajjindal

Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:05 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Please explain why E is right ?
Replies: 2
Views: 1218

Main verb

Hi, I want to understand why "declaring" cannot be the main verb , Is it only due to tense or since it behaves like a adjective ? In a review of 2,000 studies of human behavior that date back to the 1940s,two Swiss psychologists, declaring that since most of the studies had failed to con...

by pankajjindal

Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:52 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Main verb
Replies: 1
Views: 883
by pankajjindal

Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:00 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: journalism
Replies: 5
Views: 2649

lower vs to lower

Investors have demanded the investment bank to lower bonus vs Investors have demanded that the investment bank lower bonus. SC Gurus, I am confused if this is grammer or meaning related question. I can see two differences 1) 2nd one has dependent clause. 2) to lower vs lower. In the second sentence ...

by pankajjindal

Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:24 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: lower vs to lower
Replies: 2
Views: 1019

in that vs for

Soccer helped to unite the contentious individuals in that a truce was proclaimed ....

a) in that
b) for

by pankajjindal

Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:16 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: in that vs for
Replies: 1
Views: 934

Is this correct ?

While its lovely that you came to visit , I do think its time you headed back to home or head back to home ?

by pankajjindal

Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:43 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Is this correct ?
Replies: 2
Views: 954

Is the run on ?

While driving to dinner , Fred lost his wallet

by pankajjindal

Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:41 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Is the run on ?
Replies: 4
Views: 1139

Let me explain that why E is correct. I am not expert but just trying to help you understand my point. Whenever we see ", and" then it may or may not show parallelism but show show serialism which is the case here. Like I saw an accident while driving ,and so I was late to office . Here th...

by pankajjindal

Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:42 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC_parallel structure(increasing,decreasing,resulting)
Replies: 7
Views: 1763

While depressed property values can hurt some large investors, they are potentially devastating for homeowners, whose equity- in many cases representing a life's savings- can plunge or even disappear.

Still confused as to how the sentence construction is ok ?

by pankajjindal

Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:35 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Depressed property values (2nd edition question)
Replies: 3
Views: 1521