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gerund doesn't have a progressing aspect. it always serves as a noun. dogs are being bred for looks. being bred is not a gerund here. X is eating Y. y is being eaten by x. (it is a passive verb) Dogs(subject) are(linking verb) being bred for looks (gerund). "being bred for looks" is a Sub...
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Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:37 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Experts, please explain! BEING
- Replies: 31
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Carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere grew by enough of an increased percentage during the twentieth century that it began to trap heat radiating from the Earth, and it caused the average surface temperature to rise. Carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere grew by enough of an increased percent...
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Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:16 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT SC
- Replies: 10
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[ "Dogs are being bred for looks"...Sometimes not "sometimes". this construction means that the action is actually happening in the timeframe of the sentence. e.g. the sun comes up in the east. --> this happens every single day, and isn't going to step happening anytime soon. if...
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Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:23 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Experts, please explain! BEING
- Replies: 31
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for far better explanation on the use of HAVING, refer to http://www.beatthegmat.com/diesel-engin ... 88260.html. it contains an excellent post by mitch.
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Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:39 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Paul Gaugin
- Replies: 7
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Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning. Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic...
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Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:35 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Paul Gaugin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1358
Carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere grew by enough of an increased percentage during the twentieth century that it began to trap heat radiating from the Earth, and it caused the average surface temperature to rise. Carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere grew by enough of an increased percent...
- by 7777
Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:15 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: CO
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1522
thanks kasia.. now i know that i don't have to eliminate any answer wholly on the basis of its incorrect usage of comma.
i read this article http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm
it cleared most of my doubts.
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Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:37 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: doubt not cleared in a long time....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1265
Question : Many Americans cities have been unsuccessful in their efforts to move mental patients out of mammoth asylums and that treat them in their local communities a. to move mental patients out of mammoth asylums and treat b. to move mental patients out of mammoth asylums for treating Here, I t...
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Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:56 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Advise please !!!
- Replies: 2
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Prospecting for gold during the California gold rush was a relatively easy task, because of erosion, prehistoric glacier movement, and ancient, gold-bearing riverbeds thrust to the surface by volcanic activity put gold literally within reach for anybody with a pan or shovel. A. because of erosion, ...
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Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:42 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Beause Vs since Vs owing to
- Replies: 13
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This sentence is correct: 2.I like football and I like cricket. Also the use of a comma is not a major issue tested in the GMAT, definitely not in combination with the conjunction "and." If the use of a comma is an issue in a given question, then usually the problem is related to a modifi...
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Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:17 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: doubt not cleared in a long time....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1265
Instead of buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, real estate has become increasingly the choice of young people as a first investment. buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, re...
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Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:06 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Stocks/Bonds
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1849
doubt not cleared in a long time....
hi, for many weeks,i have this doubt about the use of coordinating conjunction.please take a close look on the use of comma and the use of coordinating conjunction. coordinating conjunction,i believe,is used in the following contexts- 1. i like football and cricket. (when and is used to join element...
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Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:48 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: doubt not cleared in a long time....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1265
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Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:24 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: question from OG 10th
- Replies: 23
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the scary which......
in the last few decades, physicists have identified the existence of different “flavors� of subatomic particles called quarks, most of them as small or smaller than the electron, which display a property known as color charge. (A) most of them at least as small as the electron, which display (B)...
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Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:10 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: the scary which......
- Replies: 1
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In the last few years, the number of convicted criminals given community service sentences, which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perform specific jobs benefiting the public, have risen dramatically. (A) sentences, which allow the criminals to remain unconfined while they perfor...
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Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:49 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Criminals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1484