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Option B is of the form "She became well known as much for A as for B." Option E is of the form "She became as well known for A as for B." Both constructions as above are grammatically correct. The problem with the original question's option B is the use of "having" to ...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:57 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMATPREP
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1471
- by Salman Ghaffar
Sat Dec 18, 2010 2:30 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Set 24--Q9--enrollment
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1601
Correct: the number of students in public schools has grown steadily the use of "students in public schools has grown steadily in number" is incorrect as it uses "has" when the subject is plural (students) and furthermore the meaning of the sentence is unclear. That is, we cant b...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:43 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Set 24--Q9--enrollment
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1601
Is the correct ans E?
Actually all of the options have errors in them. Doesn't seem like a very good question.
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:14 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC1
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1083
The middle income families are especially hard hit because these familes can no longer afford to buy homes. This meaning is conveyed by only B and C (using "since" and "for"). However, option B is incorrect as it uses a comma in place of a semi-colon before "furthermore"...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:32 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC : MM
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1092
The key here lies in "if enacted"
Option A - "The proposal to tax" can be enacted.
B - "the proposal of taxing" is incorrect.
C, D, E - "taxing" or "to tax" cannot "be enacted"
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:06 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: According to some analysts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1008
"because of the difficulty of distinguishing between a language and the sub-languages or dialects within it " "A language" and "it" agree in number. So B, D, and E are wrong. B and D are also wrong as they use "between X or Y" instead of "between X and Y&...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:02 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: set24--Q.21--No. of languages
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1146
D is definitely the correct answer here. The comparison errors in A B and C make them incorrect. E requires workers "to stay until the last day that they are scheduled to collect" which changes the intended meaning of the sentence. Remember to maintain the meaning in the original question ...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:57 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: set24--Q28--Severance package
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1450
Firstly, the use of "the number" is ALWAYS singular. Hence you need a singular verb "the number of students have..." is incorrect Hence A is wrong. B is wrong because it says "with a number of students in public schools growing steadily...." where the use of "the n...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:50 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Set 24--Q9--enrollment
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1601
"So... that.... " is correct idiomatic usage. Hence A is fine. B repeats a "so" after the comma and is hence incorrect. The use of "such" to show intensity is frowned upon in the GMAT. "Such" means "of a type" and is generally used to introduce examp...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:50 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence correction : Idiom problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1332
Analysts blamed May’s sluggish retail sales on unexciting merchandise as well as the weather, colder and wetter than was usual in some regions, which slowed sales of barbecue grills and lawn furniture The part within the commas (colder and wetter....some regions) should act as a modifier. This is ...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:48 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence correction : Sub - Verb and MM problem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1779
Firstly the "rudimentary sense of vision" would not be deemed legally blind (how could vision be called "blind")? A person with such a vision would be deemed legally blind. A makes it sound as if the baby would be rated 20/500 (the vision should be rated, not the baby) B makes it...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:43 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence correction : Misplaced modifier (non-essential mod)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2839
"Architects and stonemasons" is a modifier. This phrase refers to the people who built "the huge palaces and temples". Hence immediately following the comma, you should have the people who performed this action. Hence, "the Maya" (the subject) would be placed after the ...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence correction : Misplaced modifier problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1146
You see, in question 1, "requiring" introduces a modifier, hence the idiom would be important. The subjunctive would be used if the statement said: Senator Lasker has ordered (or suggested etc) that employers retain all older workers. B also is passive construction, which is generally frow...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:36 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Require : Idiom vs Subjunctive Mood ??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1798
The problem with D is that it says "All of any given pollutant that is to be controlled reaches the North Sea". So are you saying that if only some (let's say 50%) of the pollutant reaches the North Sea, it should not be made subject to these controls???? When the original stimulus says &q...
- by Salman Ghaffar
Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:57 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Problem Set CR_01
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1606