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HSPA: Legendary Member; Posts: 1101; Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:26 amFollowed by: 13 members; Thanked: 47 times; GMAT Score:640

by HSPA » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:59 pm

In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

A) there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

B) there is a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

D) there are a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

E) there has been a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

Super good one ... try it

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by AIM GMAT » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:18 pm

Thanks & Regards,
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blaster: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 233; Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:30 am; Thanked: 5 times

by blaster » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:33 pm

AIM GMAT wrote:In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

here "are" because of the "laws" ?
can someone tell why B is incorrect?

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rohu27: Legendary Member; Posts: 586; Joined: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:38 amFollowed by: 5 members; Thanked: 31 times; GMAT Score:730

by rohu27 » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:47 pm

are refers to the compound noun, condition and its converse.
so C it is.

HSPA, good one. source plz.

blaster wrote:
AIM GMAT wrote:In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion.

C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

here "are" because of the "laws" ?
can someone tell why B is incorrect?

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HSPA: Legendary Member; Posts: 1101; Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:26 amFollowed by: 13 members; Thanked: 47 times; GMAT Score:640

by HSPA » Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:34 am

Good job... OA is C... finding the subject is the key here

I dont know the source... found it while browsing

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