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The only difference is that you watch out for participles, not helping verbs. can u please elaborate on this Thanks You don't have to think about helping verbs at all. Instead, if you notice that a participle is omitted in the second half of a comparison, you should go to the first half and check w...
- by ilyana
Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:00 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Because of the multiplier effect inherent in any unlimited-t
- Replies: 7
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thanks for your reply . i want one clarification on this Ron had once written: * if you have than/as + subject + HELPING VERB as the second half of a comparison, then you must have the SAME helping verb (perhaps in a different tense) in the first half of the comparison. example 1: james can negotia...
- by ilyana
Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:12 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Because of the multiplier effect inherent in any unlimited-t
- Replies: 7
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Because of the multiplier effect inherent in any unlimited-transaction economy, the spending of one dollar typically generates several times the gross income in such an economy than in a single- or limited-transaction economy. A)typically generates several times the gross income in such an economy ...
- by ilyana
Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:58 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Because of the multiplier effect inherent in any unlimited-t
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2704
publishing problems from Offficial Guide
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- by ilyana
Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:20 am- Forum: Ask the Test Maker
- Topic: publishing problems from Offficial Guide
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1604
ilyana dont u think present perfect tense indicates something that happened in the past and is still on going !! This is one of possible meanings of Present Perfect, but not the only one. In the sentence below I’m using FOR/SINCE + Present Perfect, and such sentences are likely to be interpreted ...
- by ilyana
Tue May 13, 2014 10:49 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG-25
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2301
The source of the question “Remnants of a meteorite� cited by Moumi2013 is unknown. I searched and found this thread: http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/arco-practice-test-q-t612.html. The answer provided in that thread is E. Let’s resort to official problems in order to unearth official idio...
- by ilyana
Tue May 13, 2014 9:44 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Difference between dated to and dated as
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7933
Not able to understand the verb issue in option D and E[/img] Neuroscientists, having amassed a wealth of knowledge over the past twenty years about the brain and its development from birth to adulthood, are now drawing solid conclusions about how the human brain grows and how babies acquire langua...
- by ilyana
Tue May 13, 2014 4:01 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG-25
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2301
Because there are provisions of the new maritime code that provide that even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large sea areas, they have already stimulated international disputes over uninhabited islands. (A) Because there are provisions of the new maritime...
- by ilyana
Mon May 12, 2014 12:18 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Maritime code
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2366
ilyana what difference does it make if i say that speed limit is meddlesome than if i say speed limit as a measure is meddlesome ?--->"speed limit" can be meddlesome !! i think E is better than D for the reason that there is an iota of doubt in D D says: The fight over the speed limit, re...
- by ilyana
Sun May 11, 2014 10:30 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Speed limit - long one!
- Replies: 282
- Views: 109872
Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the fight over the speed limit continues in our legislatures and on our freeways. A. Regarded by opponents as ineffective and meddlesome and by supporters as a conserver of life and energy, the ...
- by ilyana
Sun May 11, 2014 7:41 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Speed limit - long one!
- Replies: 282
- Views: 109872
I have a doubt. Can someone help me? In option E. "Seems to have used" is used.. this implies progressive continues. Is it okay to use it this way? Please someone tell me. Hello! “Seems to have used� is implying that people see it that way in the present (“seems� is a verb in Pres...
- by ilyana
Sun May 11, 2014 7:18 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Cancun!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 17739
all i mean is that the phrase after comma gives me an answer as why something is happening in the previous clause,a situation which tell us that the previous clause is actually getting modified I hope you agree that “lighter� is an adjective here (I mean part of speech). Adjectives describe nou...
- by ilyana
Tue May 06, 2014 5:00 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Comparing tensile strength - Mangoosh
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2465
good Day ilyana the construction comma+ "considerably lighter because the organic composition is less dense than the metallic elements" answers as why "spider’s silk is much better than high-grade alloy steel at holding its own weight" to elaborate you can view the sentence as...
- by ilyana
Tue May 06, 2014 3:02 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Comparing tensile strength - Mangoosh
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2465
anjali wrote :C - If we look at the non underlying part "considerably lighter because the organic composition is less dense than the metallic elements. " bold part seems to modify spider's silk but just before comma we have high grade alloy steel - wrong the reason C is wrong is not becau...
- by ilyana
Tue May 06, 2014 1:40 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Comparing tensile strength - Mangoosh
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2465
Russ9, Just to clarify things: The structure of the sentence: A) A clause (independent) + ED-modifier B) A clause (independent) + ED-modifier C) A clause (independent) + ED-modifier D) A clause [ many of images date ] + AND + ED-modifier [fashioned from] ---- completely wrong structure E) A clause [...
- by ilyana
Tue May 06, 2014 1:25 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG 12 : Kushan empire
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3944