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I have carefully read through both editions of the SC book and it's not difficult to notice a slew of changes. To name a few (not a comprehensive list but just what pops out of my head): 1. Chapter 2: de-emphasize CONCISION (with a discussion on the weight of CONCISION, showing that it's just a &quo...
- by thulsy
Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:33 am- Forum: Ask a Manhattan Prep representative
- Topic: MGMAT 5th edition vs. 4th
- Replies: 11
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Here is a similar problem testing "noun VERBing" vs. "noun that VERB": http://www.beatthegmat.com/united-states-air-force-officials-a-cannon-t65070.html Notice why in the above question "a cannon shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful" is wrong. You may ...
- by thulsy
Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:38 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: After 12 hours, hostage
- Replies: 29
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The answer should be (E). As for the distinction between (D) and (E), the issue of verb tense comes at play. the v-ing action ( involving ) sets the background whereas the main action in simple past ( resolved ) is on the foreground. The sentence focuses on the event -- hostage negotiators finally r...
- by thulsy
Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:24 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: After 12 hours, hostage
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13908
Since experts are here, let me ask a question (stemmed from Ian's post saying "If the questions on which you guess are all very hard questions, that won't hurt your score much. If many of them are easy questions, that will hurt your score a lot. ") For a student who typically score around ...
- by thulsy
Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:09 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: adaptive scoring and half of questions wrong at any level?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 19550
Could anyone tell me why D is incorrect? original poster says: Additionally, the phrase "style that has become an icon of Post-Impressionism" is incorrect. Rousseau, not his style, later became an icon." According to World English Dictionary, icon: " a person or thing regarded as...
- by thulsy
Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:54 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Ron help me please ...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4188
Hi Ron, As for this official question, I see the OE says - contrary to what you just said - that "the verb do ungrammatically interrupts the comparison and should be eliminated". I guess the problem with "do" in this sentence is that "do" should be "will" inst...
- by thulsy
Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:42 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Demographers
- Replies: 39
- Views: 26211
Hi Geva, I personally agree with your thoughts regarding (A). So do you mean the official explanation is incorrect, despite that there is no dispute on the correct answer (A)? According to official explanation: If the answer to (A) is yes ---strengthen If the answer to (A) is no ---weaken According ...
- by thulsy
Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:09 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Metal rings recently excavated
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6633
Hello, Thulsy. That is a great question. Our research team here at GMAC did a blog post about it. They explain it much better than I could! You can read it here: http://officialgmat.mba.com/2009/09/17/tactics-and-guessing/ Please note that for the IR section, each question will have multiple answer...
- by thulsy
Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:02 pm- Forum: Ask the Test Maker
- Topic: IR: punishment for unanswered question?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4154
IR: punishment for unanswered question?
Hi OfficialGMAT, I hear that for the adaptive parts (Quant and Verbal), we get punishment if we leave questions unanswered. How about IR? Let's say if Student A and Student B perform the same otherwise, but for the same one (or two, three) question(s), Student A got wrong while Student B did not ans...
- by thulsy
Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:50 pm- Forum: Ask the Test Maker
- Topic: IR: punishment for unanswered question?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4154
Thanks for the thoughtful question! To clarify: the reading comprehension section is computer adaptive. The set of questions, 3 or 4, that share the same reading passage works as a unit in the adaptive process. Those passages are adaptive based on your response to previous RC questions during the e...
- by thulsy
Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:26 pm- Forum: Ask the Test Maker
- Topic: GMAT RC question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3162
Thanks for the elaborative explanation Mitch. I understand the opening prep phrase, besides modifying the entire clause, needs an immediate subject to modify but is it a necessary condition ? Had choice C been idiomatically correct would it be the correct answer in absence of choice A ? As reading ...
- by thulsy
Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:08 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMAT Prep Question Pack 1 - Noun modifier doubt ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3334
This question hinges on a logical concept of "survivorship bias".
Why is it required that mutual fund performance presentation include all the accounts, including the "quit" ones? Same issue.
- by thulsy
Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:55 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Brutal CR- OG12/114
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3180
- by thulsy
Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:44 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: AWA -5.5/6; IR-8/8; 730 (Q50, V39) - Next Generation GMAT
- Replies: 52
- Views: 40858
Great questions! I'll join you in anticipating Ron's responses. :) btw. I am also interested in the topic that you brought about how exercise improves cognitive functions. Here is an article from the energy aspect ( http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/how-exercise-fuels-the-brain/ ). Also, stud...
- by thulsy
Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:09 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: My GMAT(new version) Prep Strategy - Comments Invited!
- Replies: 61
- Views: 20465
Hi Ron, I have a question regarding the balance between immediate pattern recognition and the flexibility in thinking. Your advice of "preserve your brain's normal, real-world thought processes" is so valuable! That reminds me of a question that I got wrong: (OG13 CR #94) As a construction...
- by thulsy
Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:45 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: My GMAT(new version) Prep Strategy - Comments Invited!
- Replies: 61
- Views: 20465