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Less tremondously?

by anticipation » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:01 am
From 1920, X has grown tremendously


A. same
B. increased growth tremendously
C. Has experienced growth tremendously
D. Has experienced tremendous growth
E. has been growing tremendously


Can somebody explain which is the correct usage and why.And also mention the error type in gmat Sc context, like incorrect modifiers or pronoun usage etc.
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by nitya34 » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:47 am
IMO D. Has experienced tremendous growth

had there been a SINCE, i would have opted for E

Since 1920, has been growing tremendously
Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.
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by 2010gmat » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:07 am
IMO A ..
OA pls
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Re: Less tremondously?

by xcusemeplz2009 » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:54 am
anticipation wrote:From 1920, X has grown tremendously


A. same misplaced modifier
B. increased growth tremendously redundant
C. Has experienced growth tremendously MM
D. Has experienced tremendous growth correct
E. has been growing tremendously incorrect verb tense


Can somebody explain which is the correct usage and why.And also mention the error type in gmat Sc context, like incorrect modifiers or pronoun usage etc.
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It does not matter how many times you get knocked down , but how many times you get up
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by 2010gmat » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:38 pm
how come in a the issue is that of Misplaced modifier?? pls explain for the lesser mortals :D
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by nitya34 » Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:57 am
Check the word after Comma
Its X
X is wrongly modifying the right hand side word (1920)of Comma
hence misplaced,IMO
2010gmat wrote:how come in a the issue is that of Misplaced modifier?? pls explain for the lesser mortals :D
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by 2010gmat » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:13 am
all the choices have X after the comma...
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Jesus!

by kiennguyen » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:26 am
OA please!
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by 2010gmat » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:27 am
just read this post on the forum:
aim-wsc wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I usually mix up in these..

haha this must have complicated the things.
;) let me know if you want further explanation.

colon and semicolon sometimes used in 'event n reasoning' sentences.
e.g.
"Sometimes I really dont recollect to whom I replied to on forums; forums population has increased tremendously."

note that you can also use colon on above example.
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Re: Less tremondously?

by nervesofsteel » Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:02 pm
anticipation wrote:From 1920, X has grown tremendously


A. same
B. increased growth tremendously
C. Has experienced growth tremendously
D. Has experienced tremendous growth
E. has been growing tremendously


Can somebody explain which is the correct usage and why.And also mention the error type in gmat Sc context, like incorrect modifiers or pronoun usage etc.
M-Modifiers
A-Subject verb AGREEMENT
C-Comparision
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I-Idioms
P-Pronouns
MACLIP

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IMO E

From 1920 suggests that X is growing from 1920 till now...

I agree that Since would have been more clear .... but i believe FROM can also use HAS BEEN...

WHTs the OA..??
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by gmater29 » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:20 am
IMO E

Same reason as nervesofsteel

Whats the OA ?
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by anticipation » Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:21 am
To be honest, I dont know the answer.
This was one of the questions I came across while giving a test online at some site.

I couldnt check the answer. Sorry for that.

I'm here to strengthen the basics. So would like to know the reasoning behind choosing each of the option.

Solving one SC, you have learning from other 4 options. I wanted to focus on that.

Please dont kick me for not providing the option and the website url. :D
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by nervesofsteel » Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:22 am
Experts can guide us all...
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