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Verbal Doubt : Manhattan Sentence correction

by s.malhan9 » Sun Jan 17, 2016 2:35 am
1. Word : Appear
As per Manhattan SC, " He appears as confused " is incorrect usage of appear.
Please let me know if GMAT would consider the below sentence correct with reasons comparing it with above wrong example( It is taken from Cambridge Dictionary examples)
" He appears as confused as a child"

2. Word : Begin
As per Manhattan SC, " The movement was begun from a protest" is incorrect
Please let me know if GMAT would consider the below sentence correct ( It is taken from Cambridge Dictionary examples)
" The bridge was begun 5 years ago and the estimated cost has already doubled"

3. Word : Consider
Someone considers A to be B is incorrect usage as per Magoosh and a suspect as per Manhattan.
Below sentence is from Cambridge dictionary. Please let me know if it is the correct usage as per GMAT.
"We don't consider her to be right for the job"

4. Word : Disincline
As per Manhattan SC, " She has a disinclination to write to her parents " is incorrect
Please let me know if GMAT would consider the below sentence correct ( It is taken from Cambridge Dictionary examples)
"I have a strong disinclination to do any work"

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by MartyMurray » Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:02 pm
s.malhan9 wrote:1. Word : Appear
As per Manhattan SC, " He appears as confused " is incorrect usage of appear.
Please let me know if GMAT would consider the below sentence correct with reasons comparing it with above wrong example( It is taken from Cambridge Dictionary examples)
" He appears as confused as a child"

That sentence from the dictionary would probably be considered correct were it to appear on the GMAT.

The point Manhattan is making is that one does not say "The dog appears as frightened." One says, "The dog appears to be frightened." or possibly "The dog appears frightened."

So the as in He appears as confused as a child. serves a purpose different from the one incorrectly served by as in the incorrect example I just gave. The dictionary example is more like or could be reworded as He appears to be as confused as a child.

2. Word : Begin
As per Manhattan SC, " The movement was begun from a protest" is incorrect
Please let me know if GMAT would consider the below sentence correct ( It is taken from Cambridge Dictionary examples)
" The bridge was begun 5 years ago and the estimated cost has already doubled"

I think that your example would be ok on the GMAT.

I believe that the issue highlighted in the Manhattan example is not exactly with the use of the word begun, but rather with the use of begun in that context. The movement was not begun from a protest. The movement developed from or began as a protest. The bridge, on the other hand, was, basically, begun.

3. Word : Consider
Someone considers A to be B is incorrect usage as per Magoosh and a suspect as per Manhattan.
Below sentence is from Cambridge dictionary. Please let me know if it is the correct usage as per GMAT.
"We don't consider her to be right for the job"

I am pretty sure that your example would be considered incorrect on the GMAT. At the same time, be sure that should you see this construction whatever answer choice you choose is truly better. The GMAT could change its mind, and often simple supposed rules are not the best decision points to use when choosing SC answers.

4. Word : Disincline
As per Manhattan SC, " She has a disinclination to write to her parents " is incorrect
Please let me know if GMAT would consider the below sentence correct ( It is taken from Cambridge Dictionary examples)
"I have a strong disinclination to do any work"

This one I am not sure about. Why the Manhattan example is wrong is not clear to me. Maybe using disinclination leads to creating awkward sentences and there is some such awkward sentence in some GMAT question, and that's why Manhattan brought this up.

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