Sentence Correction

Papguest

I think it would make more sense for you to make a pdf or word doc of your hand written notes instead of making a post every day or every few minutes. Scrolling through every post becomes tedious.

Thanks for the effort

I read in Mahattan Rc that

"That" --> things
"Whose" --> things/ People

papgust wrote:"X because of Y" means that action Y was the cause of action X.
Action Y is NOT the same as Action X.

If Y was the cause of X, then can we also say "X caused by Y"?
If we can say so, then according to one of your earlier posts, we can also say "X due to Y".

Some of the buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were constructed in viloatio of the city's building code.

1)Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were
2)Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year had been
3)Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year have been
4)Last year the earthquake destroyed and heavily damaged last year have been
5)Last year some the buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earthquake had been


Need the correct answer guys.

i think last one is correct as it begins with aptly.

papgust wrote:"Aid" must be followed by the preposition "in" rather than by the infinitive "to X".



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Special Note -:

Please have a look at it

Aid to can be used when its a subject's action
eg : she provides AID TO victims.

AID IN generally follows possessive nouns plus the verb takes -ing forms

eg : Her AID in walking the dog was appreciated

Hey papgust!!!
Your posts are awesome..... They pinpoint the basics of English which we generally miss. If you have time please post such cards. They have been a real help

According to a recent poll,owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults ,like that of earlier generations
1)like that of earlier generations
2)as that of earlier generations
3)just as earlier generations did
4)as have earlier generations
5)as it was of earlier generations

Correct answer guys

William H . johnson's artistic debt to Scandinavia is evident in paintings that range from sensitive portraits of citizens in his wife's Danish home,Kerteminde ,and awe inspiring views of fjords and mountains peaks in the western and northern regions of norway.
1) and
2) to
3)and to
4)with
5)in addition to

Correct answer please

thnx a lot papgust...hve made a separate notes for revision
Writing down would help me just like the way it might hve helped you..

Hi papgust,

i have gone through your p[ost and its really helpful , here are some of my doubts

Please post some tips on pronoun and pronoun agreement

usage of "to be" and having ()in the beginning of sentence, "through" and some other preposition usage.

also about the quantitative words what you prefer in following scenerio
x is more than others OR X IS MOST AMONG OTHERS
my query is when one of the person in comparison is singular "noun" and second is "others " then which quantitative word you prefer

Abhinav

HI, I am not able to download this document from the below mentioned link. have you changed the link?

papgust wrote:

chunsah718 wrote:is there a way for you to pdf or word doc all of your sc notes? so i could download them all at once???


thanks a bunch!

Here you go:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/papgust-s-gm ... tml#276594

There aint any flash cards here....................?

destiny0411 wrote:Some of the buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were constructed in viloatio of the city's building code.

1)Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were
2)Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year had been
3)Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year have been
4)Last year the earthquake destroyed and heavily damaged last year have been
5)Last year some the buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earthquake had been


Need the correct answer guys.

The last one is correct. All of the other options say "destroyed and heavily damaged", but a building cannot both be destroyed and heavily damaged.

papgust wrote:Following ADJECTIVES are seldom or never placed after the noun,

Afraid
Alight
Alone
Asleep
Awake
Aware


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Following ADJECTIVES are never placed immediately after the verb,

Nuclear
Atomic
Cubic
Digital
Medical
Phonetic
Chief
Entire
Initial
Main
Whole
Eventual
Occasional
Maximum
Minimum
Underlying

Have a doubt..Is the sentence "xyz corporation has gone digital." correct?? Then in that case we can use some of the above adjectives after a verb...