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- by naveenchandra kv
Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:42 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: GMAT 720 95%(Q49,V40)(people never fail - they just give up)
- Replies: 384
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- by naveenchandra kv
Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:46 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1347
Use of If and Then.. IF Clause 1 in Present, then Clause 2 in Present/Future IF Clause 1 in Past, Then Clause 2 in Past/Would verb If Clasue 1 in Past Perfect, then Clause 2 in Would+been form of verb. With the above, if we observe, in this sentence the clause 2 is in future form-- use of "will...
- by naveenchandra kv
Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:20 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: If they are
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1841
First question tells that.. Maurtius was a british colony for many years, but english was never really spoken. The Second clause should be cleary indicating a contrast.. Which can be completed using a "but" So next comes down to C and D. The correct usage is Expect in the domains of X and ...
- by naveenchandra kv
Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:03 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Idiom confusion from OG questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1986
If you see the structure of the sentence, Markus advocated that some blacks return to africa and africa is the land that symbolized the possibility of freedom. It does not say that return of blacks symbolises the freedom as explained in the answer B. Its all about meaning here. Option B changes the ...
- by naveenchandra kv
Thu Nov 15, 2012 5:48 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: a good sc question...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2004
IMO A is the correct answer. The latest review shows-- requires "that".. So eliminate B and D. In C--the ratio times-- in the end of the sentence is nonsensical.. Eliminate C. In E-- Comparison is not clearly mentioned-- Use of " a ratio that compares to 1.3 times" is ambiguous. ...
- by naveenchandra kv
Thu Nov 15, 2012 5:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The latest review of pay scales in a particular company
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1681
The period-- is the first subject and singular. So it should be followed by has. Have/are are incorrect here. but what is much more difficult to determine-- Shows a contrast which cannot be achieved by carbon dating-- singular-- hence use of "is" is correct. From the above, Eliminate B,C a...
- by naveenchandra kv
Thu Nov 15, 2012 5:29 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: use of auxiliary verb
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1683
Options C and E are passive... So can be eliminated.
Option D-- For Protecting-- Rhetorical Construction
Option A-- Both against -- Wrong Construction
Option B-- Correct.
- by naveenchandra kv
Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:22 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: American vs Irish
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2275
IMO, C is Correct. Past perfect tense is required to explain sequencing of two events and both the events must be related. In this case, it holds good. Use of After/before markers makes it optional to use the past perfect tense. However, if choices are provided with simple past and past perfect tens...
- by naveenchandra kv
Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:14 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Beaten by a locksmith
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1080
Hi, IMO, Options A and B are talking about Martin and not his speech. so ruled out. Option C is rhetorical construction. Option D is having 2 problems-- 1. We are not sure whether "I have a dream" is indeed a speech. It can be anything else also.. 2. Use of Driven by and stuffed with-- doe...
- by naveenchandra kv
Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:20 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Justifiably one of the most well-known political speeches
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1390
we cannot use an infinitive after a comma to describe an entire clause. Try to reverse the sentence and check whether it makes sense or not. 1. a method to protect themselves against predators that would much rather attack an individual member that strays from the group, Flocks of birds and schools ...
- by naveenchandra kv
Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:11 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: a method to protect VS protecting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1946
Hi Gmat driller, You wrote-- After all, both Ad hoc committee and "test of the anti-inflammatory agent," are singular. Yes they are singular. But look for what logically follows "its". Is the Adhoc commitee fairly complex and expensive??-- Gives Nonsensical Meaning Is the Test fa...
- by naveenchandra kv
Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:57 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The ad hoc committee had recommended
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1447
Hi, In both the problems we are looking at modifying entire clause. This is possible only by using "ing" form of the verb i.e protecting. Coming to Que-1, do you think that animal hide shield is a method?? Definitely no.. Here we need to modify the entire clause-- animal-hide shields with ...
- by naveenchandra kv
Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:42 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: a method to protect VS protecting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1946
Hi,
Whenever a pronoun is used such as her-- there should be person name.It cannot be Mary's.. it should be Mary..
The options can be one of the A,B or C but not C and E.
Check again.
Request experts to come and solve this issue.
- by naveenchandra kv
Sat Nov 10, 2012 4:53 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Although he patented over 1,000 inventions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3801
Hi, IMO-- Correct Answer is D. In options A and B, Increase and more are used-- which are redundant. In option C-- there is no verb for the subject, "The Number of Trucks" In option E-- had is unnecessary as there is no sequence of events here. So the correct option is D which introduces t...
- by naveenchandra kv
Sat Nov 10, 2012 4:41 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The number of vehicles on the road
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3012