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Hey, meaning comes after grammar. I think you would agree that other options have glaring grammatical errors. In this case, except option C, none of the options is correct. In A and B, “more likely� is kept hanging (not parallel to with X…). In E, “more are likely� is not parallel to “fo...
- by gmat4fun
Sat Jun 29, 2013 2:04 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Do not agree with OA :pls help.Greenwich Capital
- Replies: 2
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(C). Mozart began accompanying his father on tours of the capitals of Europe, to demonstrate his own musical talents (D). Mozart was accompanying his father on tours of Europe's capitals, to demonstrate his musical talents Pronoun ambiguity is no more a big issue as evident in many official problems...
- by gmat4fun
Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:54 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Mozart's father
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2981
Hi Ceilidh, Between the following two sentences, I would prefer the second one. > When tourists hike to Machu Pichu, they are following trails that have existed for hundreds of years. > When tourists hike to Machu Pichu, they follow trails that have existed for hundreds of years. However, in the con...
- by gmat4fun
Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:24 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: kaplan sc 3
- Replies: 4
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The sentence talks about a general fact and hence requires the usage of simple present tense. Only option C has the correct tense.
HTH!
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- by gmat4fun
Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:54 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: kaplan sc 3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1512
Hi, D could be eliminated based on parallelism. The second element, which is underlined, in this sentence should be parallel to first element i.e. “how items are placed on shelves (how + noun + etc)�. In D, the structure is how+ frequently + is (verb) + the inventory (noun) In E, the structure i...
- by gmat4fun
Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:15 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMAT Verbal 2nd Edition
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2036
Hi Sana, B distorts the meaning of the sentence. It seems as if Joseph Lister lent his name to the company just because the campaigning was successful; otherwise he would have withdrawn his hand :-) Option A just shows the co-existence of these two events and does not give the hint of causation. Ple...
- by gmat4fun
Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:00 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: a question from Princeton
- Replies: 2
- Views: 943
Can we reject B and E because the use of idiom is wrong "attributed to be his own"----->B "attributed as his own" ------->E C because the use of "who" and "not to have written" is wrong, And A because the use of wrong idiom "attributed as" and the u...
- by gmat4fun
Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:34 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: William Shakespeare
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2592
good day guru i have a question : what if this question had "amateur astronauts" instead "amateur astronomers". will option C be good in that case .after all amateur astronauts can be inside the orbit of Jupiter .they can be inside their space shuttle which might be orbiting ins...
- by gmat4fun
Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:15 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Modifier
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2074
Sana, GMATGuruNY has summed the usage of perfect tenses pretty well. I did this one similarly. However, do not loose heart if you are not quite a grammar person. Take a clue from the non-underlined portion of the sentence i.e. ( was there ever a greater mudslide in the region than the one that occur...
- by gmat4fun
Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:35 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Help
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1232
Nice explanation Tommy. However, would like to add following – Need of/for is a controversial terrain and the usage could not be properly classified even in terms of general and personal. Your example - He implied that my need of affection was unfair. - is correct and so isâ€� need for affectionâ€...
- by gmat4fun
Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:05 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: New Proposal (need of vs need for)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1916
This question tests the usage of colon. Since there is a colon in non-underlined portion, the segment post colon should be a list or explanation of what is pre-colon. This means that the underlined portion must end with inscription as text of inscription is provided post-colon. This brings us down t...
- by gmat4fun
Tue Feb 05, 2013 7:04 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: :(
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1474
This is an instance of a conditional sentence, a category that contains -if then, should, provided etc. The sentence under scanner is – “Experts believe that the process of desertification could encompass half the continent should current patterns of land use be allowed that they will continueâ€...
- by gmat4fun
Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: another hard sentecne correction question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1819
Agree with Tommy. My extra 2 cents on similar questions - This one is a question on “ Comparison �. In such questions, first make sure what is being compared . In this particular question, please ask yourself what is/are varied? If you know genres are varied, you have won the battle. The correct...
- by gmat4fun
Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:46 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: As X as construction
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1441