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by shankar245 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:36 pm
I have this confusion in deciding the usage of Such XXX and Such as XXX

1) Cultivation of such crops as corn and beans
2) Cultivation of crops such as corn and beans

Which one is preferred by GMAT?
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by cans » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:45 pm
I think B
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by dhonu121 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:43 am
I dont think that either one of them is preferred to another.
I have seen questions where a choice containing 1 was preferred to 2 because of other differences in those choices.
Hence, we cannot reject any choice just on that basis.
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by GmatKiss » Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:48 am
shankar245 wrote:I have this confusion in deciding the usage of Such XXX and Such as XXX

1) Cultivation of such crops as corn and beans
2) Cultivation of crops such as corn and beans

Which one is preferred by GMAT?
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by aspirant2011 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:22 am
shankar245 wrote:I have this confusion in deciding the usage of Such XXX and Such as XXX

1) Cultivation of such crops as corn and beans
2) Cultivation of crops such as corn and beans

Which one is preferred by GMAT?
One more vote for B......
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by crick » Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:48 pm
dhonu121 deserves a Thank You !!!

There is absolutely no preference between the two. You would never have to pick a choice based only on "such XXXX as" OR "XXXX such as".

There is however another idiom where this really matters.

"so as to" is considered incorrect in GMAT.
"so XXXXX as to" is the correct usage.

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by gunjan1208 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:34 pm
Yes. But specifically if that becomes a make/Break point on GMAT (which I doubt), I shall choose B

Also, guys be aware that idioms are getting washed out of GMAT:)

However, its good to learn some rules anytime.
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by cans » Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:22 pm
gunjan1208 wrote:Yes. But specifically if that becomes a make/Break point on GMAT (which I doubt), I shall choose B

Also, guys be aware that idioms are getting washed out of GMAT:)

However, its good to learn some rules anytime.
Idioms are getting washed out? What do you mean by that?
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by GmatKiss » Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:57 pm
cans wrote:
gunjan1208 wrote:Yes. But specifically if that becomes a make/Break point on GMAT (which I doubt), I shall choose B

Also, guys be aware that idioms are getting washed out of GMAT:)

However, its good to learn some rules anytime.
Idioms are getting washed out? What do you mean by that?
GMAC is in the process of washing out "idioms" related questions from GMAT, but the process is going on!!
One thing for sure is that, SC questions on IDIOMS will be minimal, if at all present on the test day :)

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by saketk » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:34 am
cans wrote:
gunjan1208 wrote:Yes. But specifically if that becomes a make/Break point on GMAT (which I doubt), I shall choose B

Also, guys be aware that idioms are getting washed out of GMAT:)

However, its good to learn some rules anytime.
Idioms are getting washed out? What do you mean by that?
You can refer to Stacey's blog here

https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-gmac/
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by mundasingh123 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:03 am
saketk wrote:
cans wrote:
gunjan1208 wrote:Yes. But specifically if that becomes a make/Break point on GMAT (which I doubt), I shall choose B

Also, guys be aware that idioms are getting washed out of GMAT:)

However, its good to learn some rules anytime.
Idioms are getting washed out? What do you mean by that?
You can refer to Stacey's blog here

https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-gmac/
why is it that mgmat seems to be the only test prep company to have attended the summit .
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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:19 am
Glad to see "flat" idioms disappearing (like questions that test "credited + with").

Regarding the original question, there is a slight difference in sentence structure. "Crops, such as corn and beans," is parenthetical in nature and could be used to confuse a reader about the true subject of a sentence with the extra punctuation, while "Such crops as corn and beans" is not parenthetical.
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by saketk » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:47 am
mundasingh123 wrote:
saketk wrote:
cans wrote:
gunjan1208 wrote:Yes. But specifically if that becomes a make/Break point on GMAT (which I doubt), I shall choose B

Also, guys be aware that idioms are getting washed out of GMAT:)

However, its good to learn some rules anytime.
Idioms are getting washed out? What do you mean by that?
You can refer to Stacey's blog here

https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-gmac/
why is it that mgmat seems to be the only test prep company to have attended the summit .
hey mundasingh123- I am not sure what you actually wanted to say. If you have any doubt you can contact MGMAT team.
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by mundasingh123 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:53 am
it was just a harmless remark
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