SC from veritas prep CAT

Expert replies

Osirus@VeritasPrep: GMAT Instructor; Posts: 1578; Joined: Thu May 28, 2009 8:02 amFollowed by: 34 members; Thanked: 128 times; GMAT Score:760

by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Sun May 02, 2010 1:51 pm

Thanks for the responses. I appreciate them.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/the-retake-o ... 51414.html

Brandon Dorsey
GMAT Instructor
Veritas Prep

Buy any Veritas Prep book(s) and receive access to 5 Practice Cats for free! Learn More.

Like this post

loveusonu: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 278; Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:17 pm; Location: Bangalore,India; Thanked: 17 times

by loveusonu » Mon May 03, 2010 5:28 am

liferocks wrote:I have a question here for the usage of the verb in the option E

will be is future and could be is conditional.... can someone please explain why the sentence has mixed these two verb form.

This query is not yet answered.

Sonu
--------
When you want something desperately, the whole Universe conspires in helping to give it to you - The Alchemist

Like this post

Brian@VeritasPrep: GMAT Instructor; Posts: 1031; Joined: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:23 pmFollowed by: 255 members; Location: Malibu, CA; Thanked: 716 times; GMAT Score:750

by Brian@VeritasPrep » Thu May 13, 2010 12:31 pm

Hey, liferocks and loveusonu:

Good question on the multiple verbs. I see it this way - the "or" separates the two options:

The sweeteners will be safe

or

The sweeteners could be made safe

So, in the scientists minds, if the sweeteners aren't safe in the future, at the very least the option will be there to make them safe, whether the manufacturers decide to incur that expense or not.

The division isn't between "will or could be safe", which wouldn't really be a valid comparison, but instead it's between "will be safe" and "could be made safe", which are two distinct ideas.

I hope that helps...

Brian Galvin
GMAT Instructor
Chief Academic Officer
Veritas Prep

Looking for GMAT practice questions? Try out the Veritas Prep Question Bank. Learn More.

Like this post

hariharakarthi: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 131; Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:54 pm; Thanked: 3 times; GMAT Score:550

by hariharakarthi » Thu May 13, 2010 1:17 pm

Original Sentence

Most scientists surveyed view artificial sweeteners as unsafe at present but they will be or could, be made adequately safe in the future.

Most scientists view X but they will be or could, be made adequately safe in the future.

The underlined section has "but" - coordinating conjunction. I think phrase after "but" should be a independent clause grammatically and this clause logically make sense.

A - Grammatically correct but logically wrong.
Here "they" refers to "Scientist" and "scientist" can't be made safer
B & C - Grammatically incorrect
but followed by 'that'- it makes phrase after 'but' as an 'that' clause and it is not independent clause

D & E:
Scientists view X but believe Y ---
Here both verbs (view and believe) have same subject Scientists

Peter drinks coffee and plays soccer. --This is valid structure
Jim hates soccer but likes to watch soccer on TV Please confirm whether this is valid strucutre.

If yes, I will go with E.

Regards,
hhk

Like this post

loveusonu: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 278; Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:17 pm; Location: Bangalore,India; Thanked: 17 times

by loveusonu » Fri May 14, 2010 3:28 am

Brian@VeritasPrep wrote:Hey, liferocks and loveusonu:

Good question on the multiple verbs. I see it this way - the "or" separates the two options:

The sweeteners will be safe

or

The sweeteners could be made safe

So, in the scientists minds, if the sweeteners aren't safe in the future, at the very least the option will be there to make them safe, whether the manufacturers decide to incur that expense or not.

The division isn't between "will or could be safe", which wouldn't really be a valid comparison, but instead it's between "will be safe" and "could be made safe", which are two distinct ideas.

I hope that helps...

Thanks Brian,It really helped. Being a non-native English speaker, I have never heard of such construction and GMAt loves playing with us

Bouncing you with another question: Scientist can convey the same thing in say "will be or can be""Would be or could be"

Are both the uses correct?

Sonu
--------
When you want something desperately, the whole Universe conspires in helping to give it to you - The Alchemist

Like this post

Post new topic Locked

GMAT Course Reviews

560 reviews

1168 reviews

431 reviews

359 reviews

147 reviews

5/5

5 Star (560 Reviews)

"Target Test Prep is the closest to the official version of the GMAT exam, about 99% accuracy in terms of the quality and quantity of information. The course has excellently created singular sets of focused lessons and tests for every possible topic that one could come across in the official GMAT exam."

"The TTP course maximizes the efficiency of the time you spend studying. It will take time and effort but I could almost guarantee that if you complete the course exactly as it is laid out you will get an amazing score. They also have a very responsive team willing to help with any questions you might have."

"TTP has two things that I think no other test prep company offers: A teaching approach that reinforces understanding and an attitude that will give you the mental preparedness needed to succeed on the test. TTP gives you a deep understanding of the concept you need to know while teaching you how to think."

Write a Review