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Ron: I got confused about the basics on this sentence! What are parts pf speech used in this sentence, verb and subjects for two parts of the sentence?? Also, is it right to say ''People came here at the same time as police DID''?? If yes, choice A is wrong because it does not have verb(did), am i ...
- by mohish
Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:44 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Confused about an elimination on pronoun usage
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notice that in the original sentence, the author is talking about trends - rising inventories and increases in sales. Hi!! Net search landed me to this response. Could you please explain this. To me, this choice incorrectly compares participle (rising inventories) and gerund (increases in sales). I...
- by mohish
Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:49 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Rising inventories
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Confusing OA..
OG 12, q 12: Rising inventories, when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth. (A) when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead (B) when not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, possibly ...
- by mohish
Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:44 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Confusing OA..
- Replies: 3
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- by mohish
Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:35 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: A discussion of our nation's foreign policy
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What's the source of this question? OG Verbal Review 2nd edition. The explanation in OG is wrong which is one aspect. Actually I have specifically seen this aspect of gerunds and participles in multiple questions; hence, wanted to know if someone is more aware of what 'exactly' on GMAT Land is the ...
- by mohish
Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:26 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Wrong explanation in OG...
- Replies: 6
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any ~ing word that works as a noun is a gerund. eg- smiling makes you look younger. In this question excelling is used as an adjective for sports hence is a participle. Thanks for your reply. However, I am positive that 'excelling' is used as a 'gerund' here. You mention that 'smiling' is a gerund ...
- by mohish
Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:33 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Wrong explanation in OG...
- Replies: 6
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Wrong explanation in OG...
If Dr. Wade was right, any apparent connection of the eating of highly processed foods and excelling at sports is purely coincidental. A) If Dr. Wade was right, any apparent connection of the eating of B) Should Dr. Wade be right, any apparent connection of eating C) IF Dr. Wade is right, any conne...
- by mohish
Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:50 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Wrong explanation in OG...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2103
- by mohish
Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:21 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GOLD
- Replies: 22
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expanding on what stuart said: Very quick question if you know what to look for: "because of erosion..." needs to be followed with ".. that put gold...". "since erosion..." needs to be followed with "put gold...". yes. i should add that we can also say "...
- by mohish
Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:46 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GOLD
- Replies: 22
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Hi Ron!! Can you kindly quote any example from OG (current or past or supplement) that does this.lunarpower wrote:
"which" can do that, but it is also well documented that "which" can modify the previous noun + prepositional phrase.
Thanks in anticipation.
- by mohish
Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:03 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: verb+ed and verb+ing
- Replies: 8
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Not sure if I get your question, but let me try. Firstly, the phrase each with its… modifies species . Lets take an example to make it more clear: Indian cricket team has eleven players, each with his own strengths and weakness . Here, each with own strengths and weakness modifies (tell us somethi...
- by mohish
Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:22 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Deserts
- Replies: 3
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Well, many many OEs just say: "awkward and wordy", which is the explanation I would put in the sucks category.niksworth wrote: Bottomline:
While the OA should never be questioned, the OE often sucks in OG. Take note and move on. Don't fret too much on it.
But this one is a step further:).
- by mohish
Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Wrong explanation in OG...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4379
For some reason entirely unknown to me, I have not been able to express my concern:)
I never said that the answer to this question is wrong. All I am saying is that OE for option C is wrong. Period.
- by mohish
Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:01 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Wrong explanation in OG...
- Replies: 12
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'at the decreasing of...' is complex gerund phrase. 'improving..' is simple gerund phrase. Note that simple gerund phrases is not always parallel to complex gerund phrase. I would agree with that, but as I said, OE states: Using 'the' before 'decreasing' creates a gerund, which is not parallel to t...
- by mohish
Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:27 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Wrong explanation in OG...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4379
- by mohish
Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:35 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Wrong explanation in OG...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4379