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The success of the program to eradicate smallpox has stimulated experts to pursue w hat they had not previously considered possible -- better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as measles and yaws. A. what they had not previously considered possible -- better control, if not ...
- by pnk
Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:07 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: smallpox
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5316
As it is with traditional pharmacies, online drugstores rely on prescriptions to be successful , since it is primarily prescriptions that attract the customers, who then also buy other health-related items. A. As it is with traditional pharmacies, online drugstores rely on prescriptions to be succe...
- by pnk
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:50 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Prescription
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3734
Though question stem says main point question, I feel this is inference question A report on the likely effects of current levels of air pollutions on forest growth in North America concluded that, since nitrogen is necessary nutrient for optimal plant growth, the nitrogen deposited on forest soil ...
- by pnk
Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:35 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Inference or main point??
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2629
One often hears that biographies are autobiographies, that the biographer is always writing about himself. On the contrary, serious biographers seek and welcome the unfamiliar, however troublesome to account for. Ron Chernow, the author of rich biographies of the American businessmen J.P. Morgan an...
- by pnk
Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:20 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Biography Passage
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3877
Hi Andrea, The colorization of black-and-white films by computers is defended by those who own the film rights, for the process can mean increased revenues for them; many others in the film industry, however, contend that the technique degrades major works of art, which they liken to putting lipstic...
- by pnk
Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:44 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: colorization
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1914
- by pnk
Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:44 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence Grammar and Meaning
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3027
Good Question. I would like more input from experts. My learning so far is: Grammartical Errors > Meaning > Concision {arranged in decreasing order of significance} While selecting the correct answer my view is we look for grammatical correct sentence first, followed by keeping the original meaning ...
- by pnk
Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:53 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence Grammar and Meaning
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3027
<r><QUOTE author="gmat_perfect"><s>[quote="gmat_perfect"]</s><U><s>[u]</s><br/> (A) Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place; one reason is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively...
- by pnk
Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:35 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Pesticide!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1457
the phrase "who include" has to directly modify "actors", and since the actors don't "include" Brando/DeNiro as an active verb, it's an illogical statement. Hi Brain, Could you elaborate this part bit more. I could not understand what you mean by 'Brando/DeNiro as an a...
- by pnk
Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:54 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: As an actress...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17653
Thanks. It helped.
Just to clarify things further
1) " amounts of fines", "amount of fine" - both correct
2) "the number of fines" - correct,
3) "the number of fine" - will it be correct or incorrect
4) "the numbers of fines - is incorrect
- by pnk
Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:05 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT: Cumberland Mine (number vs. amount)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5918
The administration has increased the number of fines for mining safety violations as part of their campaign to protect miners. a) has increased the number of fines for mining safety violations as part of their b) have increased the number of fines for mining safety violations as part of their c) ha...
- by pnk
Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:42 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT: Cumberland Mine (number vs. amount)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5918
- by pnk
Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:38 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT: Cumberland Mine (number vs. amount)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5918
Hi,
Want to reopen this:
I just wonder how to reduce time for this sort of question (~2.5mins). What should be the approach.
Can any of you suggest pls
- by pnk
Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:53 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT: Recent studies suggest that an intake of vitamin E
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3828
To calculate the SD of a set (which you'll never need to do on the GMAT, so you definitely don't need to know the formula), you need to know two things about the set: 1) the number of terms; and 2) the exact spacing of all of the terms. Thanks Stuart. You explained it very nicely. Just one doubt, t...
- by pnk
Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:50 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Comparing Standard Deviations
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3551
Hi Mitch, I agree with your logic but why my approach gives me a different answer: Probability of couple never being together = 1 - Probability of couple always together. Couple AB, CD; Individual E Arrangement with AB, CD together = 3! 2! 2! (3! bcoz AB, CD, E is 1 group each - and these 3 groups c...
- by pnk
Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:19 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: permuatations and probability
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2135