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Re: Weaken
The recycling of municipal solid waste is widely seen as an environmentally preferable alternative to the prevailing practices of incineration and of dumping in landfills. Recycling is profitable, as the recycling programs already in operation demonstrate. A state legislator proposes that communiti...
- by Jatinder
Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:27 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Weaken
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3141
although i used my previous explanation to rule out D. there is one more error in D if you look closely.. "those that" -- this is wrong usage--2 pronouns consecutively E: Ellipse is correctly used. We generally remove the redundancy by employing ellipses: e.g Bangalore is better than delhi...
- by Jatinder
Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:02 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: wage discirimination
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8576
I will try to put my 2 cents here Discrimination in wages paid in occupations that are predominantly male over the predominantly female have given rise to substantial differentials between the wage of housepainters and secretaries and between the wages of parking-lot attendants and library assistant...
- by Jatinder
Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:14 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: wage discirimination
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8576
you are missing nothing, so you are on target. all other choices has pronoun reference error except D Can you please tell...is use of Men ok...when there are no men in the original sentence....there are only men's b'days. If so why ? Thanks Mohit hmm. Men is not a pronoun, so you do not need an ant...
- by Jatinder
Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:06 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Is this Question correct ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1908
Only D makes sense..
if Z = X-y
conclusion: SOL increased for Z
assumption is that y has not decreased by the same amount.
- by Jatinder
Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:42 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR Bible:Numbers + Assumption Question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1581
I feel use of men is correct. In A use of since is not correct. In B use of who. In C use of whom. In D not that good choice but probably the best In E use of whom. Can you please tell why use of men is correct, when there is no men in the sentence....there are only their birthdays....and as Manhat...
- by Jatinder
Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:39 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Is this Question correct ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1908
I picked C....because i perceived it as ... " the feature is a series of instructions that X hopes will help Y confirm authenticity... BY including A,comparing B and Viewing C. AS IN Y CONFIRMS THE AUTHENTICITY BY DOING A,B AND C. .... Not quite actually...We are not confirming the authenticit...
- by Jatinder
Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:59 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: include vs including
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8908
Hi All, Can somebody please tell what is the meaning of the following modifier in the above sentence: " Born Janet Miriam Taylor Caldwell near Manchester " Thanks Mohit The red one's are modifier, and the bold one is the subject, which is indeed a long name :-) So leave all the modifier, ...
- by Jatinder
Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:05 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Is this sentence correct ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5743
- by Jatinder
Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:00 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Industrialised Nations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1811
In an unusual move for a Republican is a prepositional phrase. if we would have "Establishing unusual move, X bla bla" then it makes sense for the X to be a person. By talking about an "...unusual move for...", the sentence is referring to something that a person did. The identi...
- by Jatinder
Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:39 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: President and Its unusual Move
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3822
Rohit, what is the soource of this question? C: This looks ambiqous to me. It could have 2 interpretations.. 1) percentage of high school seniors inside the college is similar to percentage of all people below the age of 20 who use illegal drugs --Wrong (5% of high school seniors is defintely not eq...
- by Jatinder
Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:07 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Drugs!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1790
@PinkBox, Please illustrate why "In an unusual move for a Republican" can't modify President's directive? In an unusual move for a Republican is a prepositional phrase. if we would have "Establishing unusual move, X bla bla" then it makes sense for the X to be a person. Please su...
- by Jatinder
Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:50 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: President and Its unusual Move
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3822
Re: A is right
Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component of municipal trash, many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal. (A) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component of municipal trash, many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cos...
- by Jatinder
Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:55 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: municipal trash
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3245
- by Jatinder
Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:48 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Directors
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1224
its b/w A and C....C changes the meaning of the sentence by using "would"
could -- capability in past future
would--certain in past future
- by Jatinder
Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:41 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Interest rates
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1554