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I think there is something wrong with this sentence; how can you compare nuclear power to coal and oil
- by mj41
Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:05 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Cheaper than coal or oi
- Replies: 10
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Hi am not sure if this is the correct thread to point this out, but I was going throught the flash cards and I think this is a mistake: Page 22 Phrase, Clause You can change a dangling participle into a proper clause by adding a subject or verb or both. INCORRECT: “Sarah’s camera was lost while ...
- by mj41
Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:02 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Download my free GMAT Flashcards!
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MGMAT Argument Essay
ESSAY QUESTION: The following appeared in the editorial section of a local newspaper: “The inflow of immigrant workers into our community has put a downward pressure on wages. In fact, the average compensation of unskilled labor in our city has declined by nearly 10% over the past 5 years. Therefo...
- by mj41
Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:12 am- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: MGMAT Argument Essay
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1281
- by mj41
Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:04 am- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Issue Essay - what do you think?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1907
- by mj41
Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Past perfect
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4807
Thank you becnil that was an awesome critique. Seems I need toreally work on my AWA.
THanks or the great advice
- by mj41
Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:04 pm- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Argument Essay Please rate if possible
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1344
Hey money 9111 I also got confused initially. But the sentence if you read carefully says "municipal will" and then "had" it was the will of the municipal that made the boast a claim. Hope this helps. My question is that according to the sequence of events the claim made should n...
- by mj41
Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:57 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Past perfect
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4807
Past perfect
San Franciscans of the 1890s mocked the claim that declared Los Angeles a world city, yet within twenty years a powerful municipal will had made this boast a reality . yet within twenty years a powerful municipal will had made this boast a reality yet within twenty years a powerful municipal will ma...
- by mj41
Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:21 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Past perfect
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4807
Great CHicago Fire
Some historians estimate that in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, twice as much acreage was destroyed than had earlier been ravaged in Napoleon ’ s Moscow burnings of 1812 and the Great Fire of London of 1666 combined. A. than had earlier been B. than the amount that was earlier C. over the amount ...
- by mj41
Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:12 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Great CHicago Fire
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2752
- by mj41
Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:30 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: MGMAT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1279
MGMAT
Is the positive integer N a perfect square? (1) The number of distinct factors of N is even. (2) The sum of all distinct factors of N is even. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. B...
- by mj41
Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:23 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: MGMAT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1279
Argument Essay poll
The following appeared in a medical magazine: "Art and music have long been understood to have therapeutic effects for individuals who suffer from either physical or mental illnesses. However, most doctors rarely recommend to patients some form of art or music therapy. Instead, doctors focus al...
- by mj41
Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:20 pm- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Argument Essay poll
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1237
Thanks grockit_andrea your comments were extremely helpful. I will try to be more specific whie introducing each of my examples.
- by mj41
Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:17 pm- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Issue essay please rate if possible
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1360
Issue essay please rate if possible
"Nuclear weapons are potentially more devastating than any other weapon in human history. We must stop pointing the nuclear gun at our own heads. The best way to lower the threat of nuclear war is for the nuclear capable nations, including the U.S., to lead by example and dismantle their own nu...
- by mj41
Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:35 am- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Issue essay please rate if possible
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1360
Argument Essay Please rate if possible
The following appeared in a strategy memorandum of an investment company: “Over the past several years, investment in precious metals, such as gold and silver, has proven to be one of the most profitable investment strategies for our firm. Over the next decade, the demand for these metals is expec...
- by mj41
Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:00 am- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Argument Essay Please rate if possible
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1344