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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
Views: 3800

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!
Replies: 406
Views: 724496

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

Sorry CASinCameroon I meant to give you a 5 but clicked on the 2 by mistake... my bad

by mj41

Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:04 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Issue Essay - what do you think?
Replies: 1
Views: 1907

The source is Kaplan CAT test #2

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

Good Job OA is D

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