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Can anyone explain the "if only because" construction?

by karthikpandian19

Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:55 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Kaplan - Equal Rights Amendment
Replies: 7
Views: 2955

Ashish, In B - the had raised is wrong, as it goes into Past perfect mode. For which to happen, there should be another action in the simple past and should be sequential in time, which is not there.B also can be eliminated for "due to" which modifies only "noun". Easy check is r...

by karthikpandian19

Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:11 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Pharaoh at Giza
Replies: 16
Views: 10587

Hi, The major diff btwn C & E are : usage of "because of" and "caused by" Because of - modifies Verb and answers the question "why" Caused by OR due to - modifies noun So in this sentence below, it modifies the "a number of phenomena" a plural subject noun...

by karthikpandian19

Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:00 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: 1000 SC - 449
Replies: 6
Views: 5035

A is kind of repeating of the sentence - In the argument it says the revenue generated with the general admissions is not enough. In A, it combines general and luxury and makes as an average and then implies the cost cannot be retained. The effect is not clear from whether from general or luxury. In...

by karthikpandian19

Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:39 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR - Weaken using situation
Replies: 9
Views: 1949

Look into the argument, it emphasizes on "ecosystems" in the first para last sentence. This clearly effects to answer E, as it kills native crabs and ruins ecosystem I think the answer will be D Answer will be something like which says below points 1) Barnacle s harmful to other species al...

by karthikpandian19

Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:35 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR - Weakening assumption & Resolving paradox
Replies: 12
Views: 2526

This argument describes a European crab that is invading North American coastal waters. It notes that a parasite controls the populations of such crabs in Europe and suggests the parasite could be introduced to control invasive populations in North America. We are asked to find a reason why it would...

by karthikpandian19

Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:22 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR - Weakening assumption & Resolving paradox
Replies: 12
Views: 2526

GMAT expert ..... pls clarify on this one

by karthikpandian19

Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:15 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR - Weakening assumption & Resolving paradox
Replies: 12
Views: 2526

The question seems to be long compared to the solution....hmmm

OA is E

by karthikpandian19

Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:56 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: PS - Probability - 1 - either or
Replies: 3
Views: 1283

You are right, but also we need to look out for words in the argument/passage about the author's support and wariness

ihatemaths wrote:so the author ADVOCATES(1st para) the advances in the field genetics but WARY(2nd para) of what happened in the 1970's ? is this how the passage is split ?

by karthikpandian19

Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:38 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: RC - Feeling of author
Replies: 9
Views: 2693