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MGMAT rule for "which"
Hi forum, I have a question regarding one of the example sentences provided by MGMAT in their modifier section: Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an equivalent amo...
- by 123nobody321
Sun Aug 25, 2013 6:31 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT rule for "which"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 980
noun modifier does not touch the noun!?
Hey folks, I came across another question regarding modifiers. In one of the exercises the following sentence appears: Although the ballerina seems healthy, she feels very unwell and is unlikely to dance well at tonight's performance I have a question now regarding the modifier "unlikely" ...
- by 123nobody321
Sun Aug 25, 2013 6:12 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: noun modifier does not touch the noun!?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1927
Isn't that a contradiction?
Hey forum, I have come across a rule in the MGMAT which confuses me a bit. In the chapter about Pronouns, the MGMAT says that we should not use "this", "these", "that" or "those" in place of nouns, but should use "it", "they" or "them&...
- by 123nobody321
Sun Aug 25, 2013 2:37 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Isn't that a contradiction?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2041
In search for pronoun rules
Hi guys, I have some troubles with the following two sentences (see attachements) For No. 23: Can somebody please explain to me why "B" is NOT correct? In fact, "C" is the correct answer. But with C, I thought if a pronoun is written before its antecedent, it must be wrong becaus...
- by 123nobody321
Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:42 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: In search for pronoun rules
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1151
Hi, thanks a lot for your reply. You say that it is: question + subject + present tense, but isn't the same thing true for answer D? "the frequency" -> subject "turned over" -> passive construction ? I am sorry that I have to ask again :S - but could you please help me out again ...
- by 123nobody321
Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:33 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: (Parallelism) Why is "turns" parallel to "pla
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1348
(Parallelism) Why is "turns" parallel to "pla
Hey folks, I have a short questions regarding a parallelism The question is as follows: It is well known in the supermarket industry that how items are placed on shelves and the frequency of inventory turnovers can be crucial to profits. Answer choices are: A) the frequency of inventories turnovers ...
- by 123nobody321
Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:01 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: (Parallelism) Why is "turns" parallel to "pla
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1348
Do I have to repeat prepositions within enumerations?
Hi guys, I have a quick question regarding the need for a preposition in enumerations. The overall topic is "parallelism". I made a flashcard that says that we do not need to repeat the preposition (e.g. to, in, by, from etc.) within an enumeration. But I just answered a question which doe...
- by 123nobody321
Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:16 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Do I have to repeat prepositions within enumerations?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5807
- by 123nobody321
Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:59 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Questions on 4 Parallelism questions from OGMAT.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1048
Questions on 4 Parallelism questions from OGMAT.
Hello forum, I am facing some difficulties with Parallelism. Right now, I am working through the MGMAT Sentence Correction book and today I did their recommended OG problems for Parallelism. So far, I still do not understand the following problems even though OG provides a solution which I read. For...
- by 123nobody321
Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:58 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Questions on 4 Parallelism questions from OGMAT.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1048
Parallelism - I do not see the hard fact rules!?
Hello forum, I am about to learn the SC section with the help of the MGMAT book. A problem that I face is, that in the beginning it seems that for every GMAT SC question there will be a rule how to solve this. With "rule" I mean a hard fact thing (if x = y and y=z, then x=z). But today wit...
- by 123nobody321
Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:15 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Parallelism - I do not see the hard fact rules!?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1764
60 day challenge: go on with 2nd half or analyze 1st half
Hi, I am currently doing the 60 day challenge. But for me it is more a general study plan as I do not stick to the day-to-day rhythm. I normally takes me around 2-3 days to complete one day of the challenge (mostly because I can only spend like 1-2h a day). At the moment I am halfway through the cha...
- by 123nobody321
Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:27 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: 60 day challenge: go on with 2nd half or analyze 1st half
- Replies: 1
- Views: 854
During my next 3-4 weeks I have adopted an extensive work and practice patterns that included: Reading articles in recommended websites for about ~ 1 hour daily (NYTimes, Science News). Maintaining vocabulary document of every word I encountered and didn't know the exact meaning. I tried to memoriz...
- by 123nobody321
Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:22 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: I MADE IT! 730!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1334