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Hi Puneet, Thanks for the reply. I totally agree with you with all the ans choices explanation except for choice (E) because in my opinion the modifyin clause "In a two-year course designed for undergraduate students" seems to modify "the physicist Richard Feynman" as mentioned b...
- by bornsupreme
Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:20 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Physicist Richard Feynman
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4946
Physicist Richard Feynman
Hi, See the below SC ques: The physicist Richard Feynman presented a comprehensive introduction to modern physics designed for undergraduate students in a two-year course. a)The physicist Richard Feynman presented a comprehensive introduction to modern physics designed for undergraduate students in ...
- by bornsupreme
Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:41 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Physicist Richard Feynman
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4946
(b) is the best of the bunch here. the only other serious contenders would appear to be (a) and (c), so let's treat those. (a) you can't use "as a result of" to modify a noun; it can only modify a clause . for instance, you can say carbon dioxide levels increased as a result of... but you...
- by bornsupreme
Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:57 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Q 222
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7087
Try this CR!!
When people predict that certain result will not take place unless a certain action is taken, they believe that they have learned that the prediction is correct when the action is taken and the result occurs. On reflection, however, it often becomes clear that the result admits of more than one inte...
- by bornsupreme
Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:22 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Try this CR!!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1200
Re: Confusing CR (Source-CR1000)
Simple. What we are trying to do is look for the answer that will hurt the shrimp industry the most if true. A- Nothing to do with shrimp. B- Nothing to do with anything. C- Here we are. If the shrimp's main food supply is gone, this will lead to less shrimp, which will hurt the shrimp industry. D-...
- by bornsupreme
Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:07 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Confusing CR (Source-CR1000)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3735
Confusing CR (Source-CR1000)
Hi, Below is a CR I found in CR 1000 The increased concentration of salt in the bay, which is the result of recent drought and high temperatures, will cause many fish to die. Shrimp, however, can tolerate high salt levels; the shrimp industry will not, therefore, be hurt by the increased concentrati...
- by bornsupreme
Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:44 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Confusing CR (Source-CR1000)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3735
1000 CR Ques - Need explanation
Hi, A newly discovered disease is thought to be caused by a certain bacterium. However, recently released data notes that the bacterium thrives in the presence of a certain virus, implying that it is actually the virus that causes the new disease. Which of the following pieces of evidence would most...
- by bornsupreme
Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:31 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 1000 CR Ques - Need explanation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1709
Hi xcusemeplz, Got ya!! Since Tubman is used as possessive noun but sentence uses a subject pronoun to refer Tubman. So the ans choices A,B,C are invalid. But one more doubt I have "Isn't the use of had here unambiguous here coz had is used with a past participle but there is no participles use...
- by bornsupreme
Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:16 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Civil War (1000SC/Q67)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4733
Civil War (1000SC/Q67)
Hi All, Please look at the below quesion: After the Civil War, contemporaries of Harriet Tubman’s maintained that she has all of the qualities of a great leader, coolness in the face of danger, an excellent sense of strategy, and an ability to plan in minute detail. (A) Tubman’s maintained that ...
- by bornsupreme
Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:43 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Civil War (1000SC/Q67)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4733
Another reason is that "have been" has to be used instead of "are." Hi Domnu, Logic says that perfect tense can be used only if an event has happened in the past and still continues to present.Here the event is trimming and the trimming can happen only once and can not be brough...
- by bornsupreme
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:43 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: A proposal has been made to trim the horns from rhinoceroses
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20161
Hi Vaibhav and other fellow members, Suppose local industry is not the major problem for air-pollution. Then regulations will have no desire effect since the no. of species of birds will still not increase. Hence, in a way we are eliminating any other cause of the desired effect by assuming that the...
- by bornsupreme
Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:11 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Pollution
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2243
Which is Correct and why??
Hello everyone,
Please tell me out of the two sentences which one is correct and why?
The manager recommended that each employee report his other sources of income.
OR
The manager recommended that each employee reports his other sources of income.
- by bornsupreme
Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:51 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Which is Correct and why??
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1217
- by bornsupreme
Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:06 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC_GMATPREP:WHY and HOW Please.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1937
I m confused between 'A' and 'B'..
It could not be anything else as all other choices violate parallelism.
Why it can't be 'B'??
- by bornsupreme
Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:59 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 100 SC - 663
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3667
- by bornsupreme
Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sc from kaplan-5
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1810