Sentence Correction

gaurav147320 wrote:1. According to his own account, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's.

(A) modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's
correct : correctly compares the face of his mother to face of his statue and body of his wife to body of his statue.

(B) modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife
Incorrect : we cannot compare two things using "after that"

(C) modeled the face of the statue like his mother and the body like his wife
Incorrect : incorrectly compares face of the statue to mother(instead of face of his mother) and body of statue to wife(instead of body of his wife)

(D) made the face of the statue after his mother and the body after his wife
Incorrect : same reason as B

(E) made the face of the statue look like his mother and the body look like his wife
Incorrect : same reason as C

gaurav147320 wrote:
2. According to Interstudy, a nonprofit organization that studies health maintenance organizations (HMO's), they estimate that, in comparison to last year, when only 36 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's was profitable, this year 73 percent will be.
(A) they estimate that, in comparison to last year, when only 36 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's was profitable, this year 73 percent will be
(B) compared to only 36 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's being profitable last year, they estimate 73 percent would be this year
(C) only 36 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's were profitable last year; it estimates that this year 73 percent will be
(D) it estimates 73 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's would be profitable this year; last year that was only 36 percent
(E) only 36 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's last year were profitable, whereas they estimate it this year to be 73 percent

osirus0830 wrote:With number 3 I would choose A

A- Correct

B- "may be" is uncessary

C- changes the meaning from the proposal to tax, to actually taxing

D- same as C

E- same as C

gaurav147320 wrote: 4. According to some economists, Japan is in danger of plunging into a depression that, with double-digit unemployment, could severely strain a society that regards lifetime employment as a virtual right of citizenship.
(A) that, with double-digit unemployment, could severely strain
(B) that, because of double-digit unemployment, could be a severe strain for
(C) with double-digit unemployment, and it could severely strain
(D) with double-digit unemployment and could be a severe strain
(E) with double-digit unemployment and could severely strain

gaurav147320 wrote:1. According to his own account, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's.
(A) modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's
(B) modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife
(C) modeled the face of the statue like his mother and the body like his wife
(D) made the face of the statue after his mother and the body after his wife
(E) made the face of the statue look like his mother and the body look like his wife

2. According to Interstudy, a nonprofit organization that studies health maintenance organizations (HMO's), they estimate that, in comparison to last year, when only 36 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's was profitable, this year 73 percent will be.
(A) they estimate that, in comparison to last year, when only 36 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's was profitable, this year 73 percent will be
(B) compared to only 36 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's being profitable last year, they estimate 73 percent would be this year
(C) only 36 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's were profitable last year; it estimates that this year 73 percent will be
(D) it estimates 73 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's would be profitable this year; last year that was only 36 percent
(E) only 36 percent of the nation's 607 HMO's last year were profitable, whereas they estimate it this year to be 73 percent


3. According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.
(A) its merits, the proposal to tax
(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing
(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing
(D) the proposal's merits, to tax
(E) the proposal's merits are, taxing
4. According to some economists, Japan is in danger of plunging into a depression that, with double-digit unemployment, could severely strain a society that regards lifetime employment as a virtual right of citizenship.
(A) that, with double-digit unemployment, could severely strain
(B) that, because of double-digit unemployment, could be a severe strain for
(C) with double-digit unemployment, and it could severely strain
(D) with double-digit unemployment and could be a severe strain
(E) with double-digit unemployment and could severely strain

hrishi19884 wrote:

gaurav147320 wrote: 4. According to some economists, Japan is in danger of plunging into a depression that, with double-digit unemployment, could severely strain a society that regards lifetime employment as a virtual right of citizenship.
(A) that, with double-digit unemployment, could severely strain
(B) that, because of double-digit unemployment, could be a severe strain for
(C) with double-digit unemployment, and it could severely strain
(D) with double-digit unemployment and could be a severe strain
(E) with double-digit unemployment and could severely strain

According to me C should be correct ----" it " correctly refers to the noun closest to it "depression"

A - "that, with double-digit unemployment, could" --- becomes meaningless. Who can severely strain? ambiguous.

B - same reason as A

C - correct -- "it" refers to "depression"

D - same reason as A(pronoun error)

E- same as A(pronoun error.)

gaurav147320 wrote:1. According to his own account, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, modeled the face of the statue like his mother's and the body like his wife's.
IMO B
A) face of the statue is compare with mother (not with mother's face)and body with wife(not with wife's bdy)...wrng
b) correct
c) face of the statue is compare with mother (not with mother's face)and body with wife(not with wife's bdy)...wrng
d)face of the statue is compare with mother (not with mother's face)and body with wife(not with wife's bdy)...wrng
e)face of the statue is compare with mother (not with mother's face)and body with wife(not with wife's bdy)...wrng

osirus0830 wrote:For #2 I would choose C

A- "they" is the wrong pronoun

B- "being profitable" is wrong

C- Correct

D- "last year that was only" is ambigious and awkward

E- "whereas they estimate it" is wrong. "they" can't refer to the non profit group.