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i think we need "and" because - concrete is made from 4 substances
1) portland cement
2) water
3) fine and coarse aggregates
4) air
imo "and" is required to complete the list of items.
- by just_do_it
Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:58 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Difficult question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1713
I am stuck between options D and E. Some and Little both are used with uncountable nouns.
But given the context of the sentence here - we are talking about how much quantity of air is in the mixture - I would go with D ("a little amount of air")
This is a good one. What is the OA?
- by just_do_it
Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:13 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Difficult question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1713
imo A.
there is a comparison in the original sentence and 2 things that are being compared are women in two age groups 1) over the age 30 and 2) under 30 years.
"to women over the age of 30 than (to women) under it (age 30)"
as Wonder said - (to women) can be omitted
what is the OA ?
- by just_do_it
Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:59 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC Practice question #44
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8024
for the time being, ignore the 'which..' part of the sentence - which dates from the eighth century The sentence will look like this: Archaeologists in Ireland believe that a recently discovered chalice was probably buried to keep from being stolen by invaders. without the pronoun (it) the sentence ...
- by just_do_it
Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Official GMAT paper exam question-help please
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3239
Vignesh.4384, "flatly" is incorrect here because it is being used as an adverb. Flatly is modifying the verb - pack. what we need here something that modifies the noun-clothing- and hence "flat" is appropriate. Options A, C and E are out. Between B and D, option D is wordy- 'ther...
- by just_do_it
Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:06 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: traditional Japanese household
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8300
- by just_do_it
Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:54 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC Practice question #28
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4365
There are 3 items in the list: a) growing demand for housing b) traffic congestion c) longer commuting trips - all these joined by 'and' - hence we need the plural pronoun "HAVE" instead of singular "HAS". options A, B and C are out. Next, the order of items in the list gives an ...
- by just_do_it
Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:34 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The growing demand for housing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4588
Between option B and D, the use of "while" in option D gives an impression that something is being compared, which isn't.
IMO: B. what is the OA ?
- by just_do_it
Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:02 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: More than
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1671
- by just_do_it
Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:55 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Education Budget
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8467
If rates had fallen, people would have stopped buying
In case of past perfect tense, the THEN clause will be like this:
WOULD/COULD + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE.
cheers.
- by just_do_it
Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:51 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Will VS Would
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5129
The best way to solve this question, is to isolate the middleman - in this case which was discussed by the panel . This will help you determine the correct subject-verb agreement. The set of propositions -- the set is singular and hence needs HAS been published. thus options A, B are out. Now lets l...
- by just_do_it
Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:50 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Really Confusing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2730
Options C, D and E look incomplete to me. Can you please confirm and re-post the question if required? thanks.
- by just_do_it
Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:42 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Equivalent to vs as many as
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4308
I think in option B, the comparison is not parallel, while in C the comparison makes more sense and is parallel. here's a closer look at option C: that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers , as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio Notice the parallel items marked...
- by just_do_it
Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:04 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: gmat prep
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1589
sumithshah, what you should be looking out for is the verb tense in the IF clause. So your example statement was something like this: If rates fell , people would stop buying.... Fell is in past tense, so "would" is appropriate. If rates fall , people will stop buying... Fall is in present...
- by just_do_it
Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:31 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Will VS Would
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5129
The original sentence is in present tense as indicated by the verb "continues". Hence the sentence construction should be
IF X, (then) WILL + base verb.
Had the sentence been in past tense, "would" have been more appropriate.
IF X, (then) WOULD/COULD + base verb.
makes sense?
- by just_do_it
Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:36 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Will VS Would
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5129