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by nitinmenon89 » Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:11 pm
Hi,

Please find below my queries related to the topic named Modifiers :-

Q1. A recent formed militia, consisting of lightly armed peasants and a few retired army officers, is fighting a bitterly civil war against government forces.

My answer - Consisting of lightly armed peasants and a few retired army officers, A militia which was recently formed is fighting a bitter civil war against government forces.

Q2. People that are well-informed know that Bordeaux is a french region whose most famous export is the wine which bears its name.

My answer - People who are well informed know that Bordeaux is a french region whose most famous export is the wine which bears its name.

Q3. Mary buys cookies made with Sugarfree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but where there are fewer calories that in an equivalent amount of corn syrup.

My answer - Mary buys cookies made with Sugarfree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but in which there are fewer calories than in an equivalent amount of corn syrup.

Q4. Based on the recent decline in enrollment, the admissions office decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies.

Please let me know if my answers for Q1-Q3 are correct. Please provide an answer for question4.

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by phanikpk » Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:04 am
It will be better, if we can have options.

Thanks in advance

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by nitinmenon89 » Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:11 am
Hi,

MGMAT books does not give any options in their problem sets.

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by phanikpk » Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:22 am
nitinmenon89 wrote:Hi,

MGMAT books does not give any options in their problem sets.

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Nitin
Ok

IMO

in Q1, what if the question starts with recently formed militia, keeping everything remaining same..

in Q3, fewer has to be followed by than.So, the possible explanation might be Mary buys cookies made with Sugarfree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but has fewer calories than in an equivalent amount of corn syrup.

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by nitinmenon89 » Sat Jul 26, 2014 2:00 am
Hi [email protected],

Can you please give me your response on the same?

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