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defeated and agitated
hi,i am writing this post in utter dejection.what i thought would be my "how i beat the gmat" post is finally showing up as "how gmat beat me that too pretty hard" post.(please dont mind the grammatical mistakes as,at present, i am not very much inclined to write correct sentence...
- by abhishek07sep
Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:42 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: defeated and agitated
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2379
Solution to Question 01: 3 cards can be drawn from a pack of 52 cards in 52C3 ways: = (52 * 51 * 50) / (3 *2 *1) ways = 26 * 17 * 50 ways Let A = event of getting an ace card, a jack card and a queen card There are 4 ace cards, 4 jack cards and 4 queen cards 1 ace card can be drawn in 4C1 ways = 4 ...
- by abhishek07sep
Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:07 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: need help with probability
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1287
need help with probability
1. from a pack of 52 cards 3 cards are drawn at random. what is the probability of getting an ace , a jack and a queen?
2. 4 cards are drawn at random from a deck of cards. find the probability of getting all the four cards of different numbers...
in need of complete explanation..
- by abhishek07sep
Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:19 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: need help with probability
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1287
Both C and E seem correct. However, I will select E over C basis wordiness. 'its paying' makes the option more wordy than option E. but what about E being a run-on sentene? I dont think it to be a run-on , can you explain the context behind the thought? i like apples , and oranges.. the above sente...
- by abhishek07sep
Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: After several years of rapid growth
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14271
As to the first two sentences, they are not run-ons, because they contain the conjunctions "and" and "but." Hi Kasia But sentence 1 ans 2 also contain a comma before AND and BUT ; which expect a independant clause to be on both the sides. i like apples and mangoes. above sentenc...
- by abhishek07sep
Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:49 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: please please please... help me with these concepts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1380
This is my answer to a similar question: http://www.beatthegmat.com/run-on-setence-t114921.html#482890 The first two sentences you have posted are correctly connected: I adopted two dogs , which weigh approximately 100 pounds each. - There is a comma and the pronoun "which." Thus the sent...
- by abhishek07sep
Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:25 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: please please please... help me with these concepts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1380
but what about E being a run-on sentene?pallav.gmat wrote:Both C and E seem correct. However, I will select E over C basis wordiness.
'its paying' makes the option more wordy than option E.
- by abhishek07sep
Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:31 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: After several years of rapid growth
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14271
please please please... help me with these concepts
1. Abhishek goes to the market, and then returns home... isn't this sentence a run on? 2. Abhsihek went to the market,but will not go to the temple... isn't this sentence a run on too? 3. If x,y,z are parallel elements.. Allen wants x,modifier of x,y, and z. Is the above formation correct? 4. A lett...
- by abhishek07sep
Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:40 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: please please please... help me with these concepts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1380
- by abhishek07sep
Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:26 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: After several years of rapid growth
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14271
hmm, how about something like this...
they had a pen...((when each of them has a pen))
they had pens..
now we are talking about more than one person..
- by abhishek07sep
Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:25 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: grammar doubt
- Replies: 3
- Views: 975
grammar doubt
neandarthals had a vocal tract...
or
neandarthals had vocal tracts..
ARE BOTH SENTENCES CORRECT IN BOTH PAIRS?
CATS HAVE A NOSE... OR CATS HAVE NOSES....[/u]
- by abhishek07sep
Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:58 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: grammar doubt
- Replies: 3
- Views: 975
explanation please
abhishek goes to the mall, and will come here in the evening..
is the above statement correct...?
i have my apprehensions because i think 2nd part of the sentence is not an independent clause. so i think the rule " independent clause, and independent clause" doesn't work here..
- by abhishek07sep
Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:31 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: explanation please
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1070
i am yet naive with gmat.. i don purposely mean to irrtiate anybody with any of my petty queries....
- by abhishek07sep
Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:12 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: why is c correct ?? b looks good as well
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1637
- by abhishek07sep
Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:08 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: why is c correct ?? b looks good as well
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1637
why is c correct ?? b looks good as well
.One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation , a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar. (A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, (B) a l...
- by abhishek07sep
Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:51 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: why is c correct ?? b looks good as well
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1637