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Because of the erratic pattern of sales increases this year.

Because of the erratic pattern of sales increases this year, retailers and analysts hesitate to predict five-year trends in retail sales during the months that have historically been the most profitable. A) Because of the erratic pattern of sales increases this year, retailers and analysts hesitate...

by iongmat

Wed Jul 17, 2019 3:12 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Because of the erratic pattern of sales increases this year.
Replies: 0
Views: 730

Hi @GMATGuruNY, I was under the impression that in option D, the pronoun "her" would incorrectly refer to contributions.

Can you please explain.

by iongmat

Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:09 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: In addition to her work on the miocene homicide fossil
Replies: 9
Views: 5273

Thanks for so patiently answering and resolving all my queries Mitch.

Really appreciate.

by iongmat

Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:28 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Lab rats question from GMAC Pack 1
Replies: 35
Views: 17120

than does NOT enable a clause to function as a noun. Thanks Mitch. This is all a learning experience. Doing a bit of research, I came across the following sentence, where it looks like than is enabling a clause to function as a noun. The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush...

by iongmat

Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:25 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Lab rats question from GMAC Pack 1
Replies: 35
Views: 17120

diet that has at least 30 percent fewer calories than they would normally eat (has calories) The interpretation above is not viable. The portion in red is not a noun and thus cannot serve as the subject for has . Thanks Mitch. This is another thing that has intrigued me. GMAT does seem to be fine w...

by iongmat

Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:38 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Lab rats question from GMAC Pack 1
Replies: 35
Views: 17120

OA: a diet that has fewer calories than [the calories] they would normally eat Here, the words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is implied. Hi Mitch, I am finding it difficult to comprehend that the sentence is suggesting that rats eat calories . To me, it seems that we eat diet and the ...

by iongmat

Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:41 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Lab rats question from GMAC Pack 1
Replies: 35
Views: 17120

ok. So, the sentence is:

Rice has protein of higher quality than that in wheat.

Instead of this, if the sentence had been:

Rice has higher quality protein than that in wheat.

Then the sentence would be incorrect. Is my understanding right?

This is really proving to be quite confusing.

by iongmat

Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:48 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: OG Most of the country's biggest daily newspapers
Replies: 12
Views: 9969

Hi Mitch, I came across the following: In addition to having more protein than wheat does, rice has protein of higher quality than that in wheat, with more of the amino acids essential to the human diet. This seems to have the structure SUBJECT + FORM OF TO HAVE + COMPARATIVE, but is followed by tha...

by iongmat

Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:30 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: OG Most of the country's biggest daily newspapers
Replies: 12
Views: 9969

Thanks for responding to my PM Mitch. Had a quick follow up question. Why can't D be interpreted as: Most of the country’s biggest daily newspapers had lower circulation in the six months from October 1995 through March 1996 than ( most of the country’s biggest daily newspapers had ) that in a s...

by iongmat

Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:25 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: OG Most of the country's biggest daily newspapers
Replies: 12
Views: 9969

Hi Mitch, I have a question on option B - How can we be sure that spawned and extending are parallel. The below structure could make logical sense too . , a giant fungus that is an interwoven and extends for <> . If we take "IS" to be parallel to "extend..." then we need a verb ...

by iongmat

Wed Aug 02, 2017 8:02 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: og210
Replies: 34
Views: 17113

Thanks for your response Mitch. Wherever I look for definition of comma splice, it says that comma splice is when two or more independent clauses are connected by a comma. So, does it not mean the following: When two or more independent clauses are NOT connected by a comma (but by a coordinating con...

by iongmat

Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:11 am
Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
Topic: Comma Splice - Sentence correction
Replies: 8
Views: 7321

Thanks Ceilidh . I didn't mean to say that E was the right option.

I just wanted to suggest that technically, E is not a comma splice. Am I correct?

by iongmat

Mon Jul 17, 2017 5:30 am
Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
Topic: Comma Splice - Sentence correction
Replies: 8
Views: 7321

Can an expert tell me how E is a comma splice? E seems to be using 3 Independent clauses connected by "and". So, that should be ok grammatically.

by iongmat

Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:05 pm
Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
Topic: Comma Splice - Sentence correction
Replies: 8
Views: 7321

In C and D, sighted AT the Sun's poles does not convey the intended meaning: it implies that sunspots have never been sighted by anyone located AT the Sun's poles. Hi GMATGuruNY, can you please explain how C and D suggest that sunspots have never been sighted by anyone located at the Sun's poles.

by iongmat

Wed Jun 21, 2017 10:17 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: OG SC prblm - confused
Replies: 25
Views: 10361

What is the issue with D? Can we not interpret D as:

total fat of wild animals is less than (total fat of) livestock fed on grain.

by iongmat

Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:07 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: According to recent studies comparing the nutritional
Replies: 18
Views: 12213