Target Test Prep's 2024 GMAT Focus Edition prep is discounted for the BTG community!

Redeem
Target Test Prep
5-Day Free Trial
5-day free, full-access trial TTP

Available with Beat the GMAT members only code

MORE DETAILS
Target Test Prep
Magoosh
Magoosh
Study with Magoosh GMAT prep

Available with Beat the GMAT members only code

MORE DETAILS
Magoosh

Prep 1

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Post Reply
Previous Topic Next Topic
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 468
Joined: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:17 pm
Thanked: 5 times

Prep 1

by moneyman » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:04 am
Pls explain
Attachments
Opinion SC.JPG
Maxx
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 940
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:22 am
Thanked: 55 times
Followed by:1 members

Re: Prep 1

by iamcste » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:08 am
moneyman wrote:Pls explain
IMO B

such as v/s like

and parallelism
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 168
Joined: Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:34 am
Location: Pittsburgh
Thanked: 9 times

by Tryingmybest » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:12 am
IMO B or D
iamcste - Could you please explain why u chose B and not D?Thanks.
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 940
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:22 am
Thanked: 55 times
Followed by:1 members

by iamcste » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:25 am
Tryingmybest wrote:IMO B or D
iamcste - Could you please explain why u chose B and not D?Thanks.

Pronoun those is ambigous and althogther an awkward construction
Like means similar , such as means examples , which we need here exactly
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 168
Joined: Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:34 am
Location: Pittsburgh
Thanked: 9 times

by Tryingmybest » Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:29 am
Thanks iamcste !!
Top
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 28
Joined: Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:10 pm
Thanked: 1 times

by ohwell » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:43 pm
Nevermind my previous comment. I get it now. I just put "fundamentally important areas" between brackets and the remaining construction is "such as", the proper construction to introduce examples, which is what happens here. Like is always wrong when used for examples.
Top
Post new topic Post Reply
• Page 1 of 1