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Hi carnation, Let's look at the differences between C and E: For the farmer who takes care to keep them cool, providing them with high-energy feed, and milking them regularly, Holstein cows are producing an average of 2,275 gallons of milk each per year. C. provided with high-energy feed, and milkin...

by VivianKerr

Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:21 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GPrep - For the farmer who takes care to keep them cool,
Replies: 2
Views: 3396

In this sentence, "they" is correctly referring to animals. We can use both "they" and "them" to refer to plural animals. You're right to be suspicious of pronouns when it comes to animals, though, since we would not use pronouns such as "who" and "whom&q...

by VivianKerr

Tue Sep 26, 2017 2:35 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Iguanas have been an important food source
Replies: 1
Views: 1136

Hi Vincen, We wouldn't use "if" in this way on the GMAT. "If" = a hypothetical situation For example, "If I were the Queen of the Universe, everyone would get Fridays off." If the Meaning is a choice between two things, "whether" conveys that idea. The Meaning...

by VivianKerr

Tue Sep 26, 2017 2:29 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: One of the most important decisions. . . . . .
Replies: 1
Views: 1015

SC Challenge: The elaborate Christmas-themed cake...

Hi guys, Working on a new batch of challenging questions, and curious to hear some thoughts about this one! The elaborate Christmas-themed cake that won the challenge in The Great British Bake Off, a popular British reality cooking competition, was, unusually, trapezoidal in design, its layers caref...

by VivianKerr

Tue Sep 26, 2017 2:25 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC Challenge: The elaborate Christmas-themed cake...
Replies: 2
Views: 1227

Hi, Great question! Pronouns require antecedents, so you are absolutely correct that in (E), we have no antecedent for "they." Who are "they"? We have no idea. The other major error in (E) is the incorrect addition of the comma before the preposition "from." The GMAT do...


What's the source of this question? The question stem, tonally, doesn't feel like the GMAT. Evidence: Pop + Tech ---> :-( Probs New Inst/New Arrang ---> Innov. Solutions Inst/Arrang = stable Conclusion: "extra effort" needed The author is assuming that somehow "extra effort" will...

by VivianKerr

Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:43 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: improving and growing populations and technologies
Replies: 2
Views: 2488

Factorials and Divisibility question

Worked on this problem today with a student, and thought it would be a fun one to share. It's amazing how something like a (!) point symbol can throw us all for a loop, when really we're just looking at a very simple divisibility question. :-) Enjoy! Which of the following is an integer? I. 10! / 3!...

by VivianKerr

Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:23 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Factorials and Divisibility question
Replies: 0
Views: 1252

Regarding "that which," the GMAT certainly uses that construction. Check out this Verbal Official Guide RC question: "The author implies that which of the following was true of most feminist thinkers in England and the United States after 1920?" You're correct to start by focusin...

by VivianKerr

Sat Nov 26, 2016 10:00 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Veritas SC-Although the fear last year
Replies: 3
Views: 2701

Hey joealam1! With Weaken questions, we need some flexibility with the answer choices, since there are several ways to weaken an argument: -Provide an explanation -Prove the assumption is wrong -Undermine a piece of evidence I find the easiest "default" for a Weaken prediction is to identi...

by VivianKerr

Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:31 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: OG Verbal 17: CR (Weaken)
Replies: 2
Views: 2586

Hey Joe, So, in order to get RC questions correct, we need to understand what the question-type is, and what kind of expectation that sets up for the correct answer. Here, the phrase "according to the passage" tells us this is a Detail question. Detail questions are essentially "resea...

by VivianKerr

Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:01 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: OG 13: RC: Superior service competitive advantage
Replies: 2
Views: 2813

Hi Mechmeera, You can see my breakdown of the passage and two questions below: http://s17.postimg.org/r0bmmt23f/RC_1.jpg We can say "consensus" because of the first paragraph: "Today, few scientists challenge not only the link between birds and reptiles in general, but between birds a...


Do NOT use apps to study for the GMAT. They will not suffice. If you're spending 10-15 minutes on a GMAT app while waiting for the bus, in between classes, etc. then that's great, but your actual serious study time needs to be spent with official material and high-quality practice tests, using books...

by VivianKerr

Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:30 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: gmat apps vs books/study material??
Replies: 4
Views: 2518

Definitely those versions are fine. Just make sure you get the Official Guide that aligns with your 5th edition MGMAT books, either the 13th or the 15th edition. Don't buy the 2016 version.

You might also want to consider Powerscore's CR book: http://amzn.to/20Yvghm

It's pretty stellar. :-)

by VivianKerr

Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:22 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: manhattan & official guides
Replies: 4
Views: 1736

What is the origin of this question? It does not feel very "GMAT-like" to me, because there is ambiguity in the given information. "$x plus $z each person greater than 20" could be interpreted to mean "20(x + z)" or "x + 20z." Here's how to set up the problem ...

by VivianKerr

Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:18 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: In a museum X, a total entrance fee is $x plus $z each perso
Replies: 2
Views: 1418

A Gerund is when the -ing is the subject doing the action. EXAMPLE: "Failing to get a high score is unacceptable." "Failing" is the gerund. "Falling" is just present continuous. You're right on the money with the incorrect usage of "with." Modification aside, ...

by VivianKerr

Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:57 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: The results of the company's cost-cutting measures are
Replies: 14
Views: 7361