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by visjain » Wed May 27, 2009 5:54 pm
The most chance of being an isomniac is not the overworked executive or the student overwhelmed by the studies but the bored housewife who feels unfulfilled.

a) The most chance of being an isomniac is not the overworked executive or the student overwhelmed by the studies but the bored housewife who feels unfulfilled.

b) The highest degree of isomnia is not experienced by the overworked executive nor by the student overwhelmed by studies but by the bored housewife who feels unfulfilled.

c) Most isomniacs are not overworked executives or students overwhelmed by studies, yet they are bored housewives who feels unfulfilled.

d) The greater degree of isomniacs are bored housewives who feel unfulfilled and not overworked executives nor are they students overwhelmed by studies.

e) Isomniacs are, for the most part, bored housewives who feel unfulfilled, not overworked executives or students overwhelmed by their studies.
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by Mayur Sand » Wed May 27, 2009 6:42 pm
My pick will be (E) , in rest of options usuage of"nor" is incorrect
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by nervesofsteel » Wed May 27, 2009 7:20 pm
b) The highest degree of isomnia is not experienced by the overworked executive nor by the student overwhelmed by studies but by the bored housewife who feels unfulfilled.

IMO B

Parallelism
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by visjain » Wed May 27, 2009 8:00 pm
@nervesofsteel

Doesn't (b) change the meaning of the sentence?
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by nervesofsteel » Wed May 27, 2009 10:52 pm
visjain wrote:@nervesofsteel

Doesn't (b) change the meaning of the sentence?
Yes, but this is the one which is think is grammatically correct
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by California4jx » Thu May 28, 2009 12:32 pm
its an interesting question. Answer should be C.
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by kc_raj » Thu May 28, 2009 1:11 pm
IMO E

A-the most chance ....is not the overworked executive does not make sense
B-the highest degree of insomnia, changes the original sentence that talks about chance of someone getting insomnia with degree of insomnia.
C yet is used for contradiction, in this sentence no contradication is present.

D the greater degree of insomniacs is meaning less it should be the greater degree of insomnia

E is correct by POE, it is the best choice
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by Mayur Sand » Thu May 28, 2009 6:03 pm
what is the OA for this one?
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by rahulsaroha » Thu May 28, 2009 7:25 pm
my pick is (C)....yet is justified because the case is reversed for housewives...
(E).."for the most part" is confusing... part of what????
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by nervesofsteel » Thu May 28, 2009 11:14 pm
c) Most isomniacs are not overworked executives or students overwhelmed by studies, yet they are bored housewives who feels unfulfilled.

Isn't there a subject verb error in C..

Whats the OA...??

IMO B..
Though it changes the meaning...
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by 2010gmat » Thu May 28, 2009 11:29 pm
IMO B
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Re: Being Isomniac

by doclkk » Fri May 29, 2009 6:33 am
visjain wrote:The most chance of being an isomniac is not the overworked executive or the student overwhelmed by the studies but the bored housewife who feels unfulfilled.

a) The most chance of being an isomniac is not the overworked executive or the student overwhelmed by the studies but the bored housewife who feels unfulfilled.

b) The highest degree of isomnia is not experienced by the overworked executive nor by the student overwhelmed by studies but by the bored housewife who feels unfulfilled.

c) Most isomniacs are not overworked executives or students overwhelmed by studies, yet they are bored housewives who feels unfulfilled.

d) The greater degree of isomniacs are bored housewives who feel unfulfilled and not overworked executives nor are they students overwhelmed by studies.

e) Isomniacs are, for the most part, bored housewives who feel unfulfilled, not overworked executives or students overwhelmed by their studies.
A - The most chance - not idiomatic
B - The highest degree - changes meaning
C - Yet they are - Changes meaning
D - Greater degree - not idiomatic, unclear
E - Nothing wrong with it. Maybe a concision issiue at most.

IMO E.
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by DanaJ » Fri May 29, 2009 7:20 am
Degree of insomnia?! Just doesn't make sense... I don't think insomnia can be measured in "degrees" (like temperature)... I'd personally eliminate any answer choice that has that phrase in it...
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by maihuna » Fri May 29, 2009 7:31 am
Is there any thing wrong with A? apart from being.
Charged up again to beat the beast :)
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by virgo80 » Sun May 31, 2009 9:19 am
IMO A

whats the OA ?
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