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market for recycled commodities

by raunekk » Thu May 22, 2008 8:15 am
The market for recycled commodities like aluminum and other metals remain strong
despite economic changes in the recycling industry.
A. commodities like aluminum and other metals remain
B. commodities like those of aluminum and other metals are remaining
C. commodities such as aluminum and other metals remains
D. commodities, such as aluminum and other metals, remain
E. commodities, like the commodities of aluminum and other metals, remains


hey guys...wat's d correct answer..??
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by tar.goyal » Thu May 22, 2008 10:19 am
I think E is the correct answer. Market is the Subject here and is singular...so on these basis we can rule out A, B and D.

in C, 'such as aluminium and other metals' is modifying market incorrectly
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by Carlo75 » Thu May 22, 2008 11:05 am
I will go with C.

"Like" is used to introduce similaraties while "such as" to introduce examples so we can eliminate A,B and E
We can eliminate D because it use the plural form remain (the subject is The Market that's singular) so the right answer is C
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by aatech » Thu May 22, 2008 11:34 am
Another vote for C

market is singular so verb should be singular.. that eliminates A, B and D

E is wordy
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by wawatan » Thu May 22, 2008 11:46 am
another vote for c.
"remains" is singular b/c it refers back to the market
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by netigen » Thu May 22, 2008 12:46 pm
C because

1. Such as should be used instead of like
2. subject verb agreement requires use of 'remains'
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right answer-pls help

by raunekk » Thu May 22, 2008 10:14 pm
Tar.goyal, u r correct...E is the correct answer!! even i opted for C..It needs a close vision to identify tis one guys(and in haste i always tend to miss such subtleties,can neone help?)..!! Tar goyal can u please suggest me a strategy for sentence correction..I might hav referred half a dozen of books for verbal but my scored has not improved a bit..Please suggest me a strategy for sentence correction,cr and rc if u have any..i desperately need it!!

Hey guys..if u guys have a particular strategy tat has helped u pls reply..
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by s_raizada » Fri May 23, 2008 12:30 pm
Hi Tar,
Could you tell us why such is modifying market and not commodities even though it is next to it. If i go by the manhatten sc book, I am failing to see why c would be incorrect
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Re: right answer-pls help

by Stuart@KaplanGMAT » Sat May 24, 2008 9:54 am
raunekk wrote:Tar.goyal, u r correct...E is the correct answer!! even i opted for C..It needs a close vision to identify tis one guys(and in haste i always tend to miss such subtleties,can neone help?)..!! Tar goyal can u please suggest me a strategy for sentence correction..I might hav referred half a dozen of books for verbal but my scored has not improved a bit..Please suggest me a strategy for sentence correction,cr and rc if u have any..i desperately need it!!

Hey guys..if u guys have a particular strategy tat has helped u pls reply..
Where is this question from? Because there's no way that (e) is correct - (c) is definitely the right choice (for the reasons already noted).
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by sibbineni » Sat May 24, 2008 9:56 am
Another Vote for C
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by raunekk » Sun May 25, 2008 8:22 am
it's from one of the tests of " Gmat 21 tests set" i downloaded from net...even i am equally confused!!
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by raunekk » Sun May 25, 2008 8:22 am
hi stuart !!!its from one of the tests of " Gmat 21 tests set" i downloaded from net...even i am equally confused!!
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