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by rsadana1 » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:51 am
Quiz 4 is now ONLINE. This is the 4th quiz in the series of the SC question banks that we will be releasing in near future. The quiz contains 5 questions and should not take more than 10 minutes to complete. These quizzes contain GMAT like Sentence Correction questions and cover all primary error types. Its a great way to benchmark your preparation.

This quiz is timed and will end after 12 minutes.

The quiz can be found at:
https://egmat.articulate-online.com/8341966235

Simply click on the link above and get going!

Please note that this quiz will be open for the first 30 responders only.
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by kaulnikhil » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:10 am
What is the issue with A in question 3??? Doesn't C change the meaning
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by rsadana1 » Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:59 pm
Choice A is grammatically correct, but it does not convey the intended meaning of the sentence.

Issue with A is that it states a possibility when in fact it should state a fact.

First part of the sentence states a possibility - processing may be necessary.
Second part of the sentence states an example or scenario where processing is necessary.
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by reply2spg » Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:14 pm
What is the problem with the Unlike question, why B is correct and D is wrong?
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by Phirozz » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:14 pm
reply2spg wrote:What is the problem with the Unlike question, why B is correct and D is wrong?
We need parallel structure Unlike many autoimmunie deseases........stiff-man syndrome

We are comparing autoimmunie deseases with stiff man syndrome in B whereas D is not having this structure
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by 007.r.mason » Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:22 pm
Good quiz, scored 80. Is that above or below the average score. Got just one question wrong
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by tomada » Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:15 pm
Does anyone know why answer 'E' is incorrect in the 'blood donor compatibility' question? I thought the "If the donor and recipient..." would go hand-in-hand with "red blood cells would be removed". The "if" connotes the possibility of the scenario, and "would be" implies something which would happen if that scenario were to occur. Is this answer incorrect because "would be" doesn't gibe with the "have" in the first half of the phrase ("have a major blood group incompatibility") ?
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by rsadana1 » Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:58 pm
Choice E is wrong since it uses incorrect if..then construction - if present tense, then would verb
Whenever present tense is used in if Clause, either simple present tense or simple future tense should be used.

Also, use of would be denotes uncertainty. Thus apart from being grammatically incorrect, it does not convey the intended meaning as well.

Hope this helps.

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by kevincanspain » Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:10 pm
These questions are rewordings of official questions. Is this legal?
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by rsadana1 » Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:08 am
Kevin,

We have a team of experts that creates questions for the GMAT. This team refers to multiple sources such as WSJ, Financial times, Economist, Discover magazine, well known books such as collapse, etc. to obtain subject matter for these questions. We have well over 50 sources for this purpose.

While adopting subjects/scenarios from these sources, we test the concepts that are tested on the GMAT. As a part of this practice, about a third of the questions mimic the sentence structure similar to found in OG (because sentence structure is the concept that OG tests as well).

This is perfectly legal as per the fair use doctrine under the copyright law and is not considered derivative work. Let me give you an example:

Original Painting = Mona Lisa
New Painting = Mona Lisa with a moustache

Legally the new painting is considered as a derivative work since the painter is using the original work in its entirety and adding a feature to it. To be able to do this legally, he would need to have authorization from the copyright holder of the original painting.

Lets consider another scenario:
Original Painting = Mona Lisa with excellent facial expressions communicating emotions
New Painting = Marlyn Monroe painting with similar facial expressions

This new painting is considered legal under the fair use doctrine because the painter is not using Mona Lisa in its entirety but is applying best practices (expressions on Mona Lisa) to an entirely new creation.

We appreciate your concern and hope that the above helps to address them. Please continue to provide your valuable inputs to the questions in the future. We believe that the student community can gain a lot from your experience.

Thanks,

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by gmatmachoman » Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:15 am
rsadana1 wrote:Kevin,

We have a team of experts that creates questions for the GMAT. This team refers to multiple sources such as WSJ, Financial times, Economist, Discover magazine, well known books such as collapse, etc. to obtain subject matter for these questions. We have well over 50 sources for this purpose.

While adopting subjects/scenarios from these sources, we test the concepts that are tested on the GMAT. As a part of this practice, about a third of the questions mimic the sentence structure similar to found in OG (because sentence structure is the concept that OG tests as well).

This is perfectly legal as per the fair use doctrine under the copyright law and is not considered derivative work. Let me give you an example:

Original Painting = Mona Lisa
New Painting = Mona Lisa with a moustache

Legally the new painting is considered as a derivative work since the painter is using the original work in its entirety and adding a feature to it. To be able to do this legally, he would need to have authorization from the copyright holder of the original painting.

Lets consider another scenario:
Original Painting = Mona Lisa with excellent facial expressions communicating emotions
New Painting = Marlyn Monroe painting with similar facial expressions

This new painting is considered legal under the fair use doctrine because the painter is not using Mona Lisa in its entirety but is applying best practices (expressions on Mona Lisa) to an entirely new creation.

We appreciate your concern and hope that the above helps to address them. Please continue to provide your valuable inputs to the questions in the future. We believe that the student community can gain a lot from your experience.

Thanks,

rsadana1
I do agree with rsadana! Becox ,if that is the case, No prep company can be there in the market!!

I am of the opinion, all the prep companies are " imitating/deriving/copying/simulating" some X% of GMAC based OG questions. Some do it more & some do less. So we can't blame anyone..Education has become a Industry for profit & not a NON-profit Organisation!!
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