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Re: The cathedrals of the Middle Ages were community centers

The cathedrals of the Middle Ages were community centers just as much as they were purely religious edifices; and they were structures that represented a city's commitment to a public realm, the opposite of being a private one . (A) community centers just as much as they were purely religious edific...

by TheGraduate

Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:41 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: The cathedrals of the Middle Ages were community centers
Replies: 2
Views: 1163

Modifier from Veritas Prep

The following is from Veritas Prep Sentence Correction, Third Edition, page 106 Incorrect: It rained yesterday, which forced me to cancel the event. Correct: It rained yesterday, and as a result I was forced to cancel the event. My question however is that will the following be correct? It rained ye...

by TheGraduate

Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:14 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Modifier from Veritas Prep
Replies: 1
Views: 726

The true danger in the central bank’s efforts to stimulate the economy is not that its actions will result in inflation - of which there is little evidence - but that it will fail to revive the economy by any substantial measure, straining investor confidence and, in the process, the financial mar...


GMATPrep - The milk of many mammals

The milk of many mammals contains cannabinoids, substances that are known to stimulate certain receptors in the brain. To investigate the function of cannabinoids, researchers injected newborn mice with a chemical that is known to block cannabinoids from reaching their receptors in the brain. The in...

by TheGraduate

Wed Jul 05, 2017 5:52 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: GMATPrep - The milk of many mammals
Replies: 1
Views: 2778

According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it. in light of the above discussion, could the following be a correct option ? : than were born Proposed answer choice: More babies were born...

by TheGraduate

Fri Jun 16, 2017 6:32 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: public health officials
Replies: 16
Views: 9951

Is the following construction correct? According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than were born to women under it . Looks good. Options given are: A. than B. than born C. than they were D. than t...

by TheGraduate

Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:09 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: public health officials
Replies: 16
Views: 9951

Could an expert please comment on choice E?

by TheGraduate

Wed May 24, 2017 5:39 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC: Correct though it may seem
Replies: 4
Views: 1910

SC: Correct though it may seem

Correct though it may seem, the problem with the theory is that it treats several other explanations as unreasonable, which are all in fact quite possible. (A) Correct though it may seem, the problem with the theory is that it treats several other explanations as unreasonable, which are all in fact...

by TheGraduate

Wed May 24, 2017 5:38 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC: Correct though it may seem
Replies: 4
Views: 1910

The conclusion says that a reduction of cheap steel imports will benefit the steelmaking companies and employment . C: For many Krenlandian manufacturers who face severe international competition in both domestic and export markets, steel constitutes a significant part of their raw material costs. ...

by TheGraduate

Tue May 23, 2017 5:29 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Krenlandian Newspaper:
Replies: 16
Views: 11292

The conclusion says that a reduction of cheap steel imports will benefit the steelmaking companies and employment . C: For many Krenlandian manufacturers who face severe international competition in both domestic and export markets, steel constitutes a significant part of their raw material costs. C...

by TheGraduate

Tue May 23, 2017 5:25 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Krenlandian Newspaper:
Replies: 16
Views: 11292

Mauritius was a British Colony for almost 200 years, excepting for the domains of administration and teaching, the English language was never really spoken on the island. Consider: (E) with the exception of if we changed it to "but with the exception of", would the resulting sentence be ac...

by TheGraduate

Sat May 13, 2017 5:41 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Mauritius was a British Colony for almost 200 years
Replies: 8
Views: 8164

A. While it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes it more expensive for them to generate electricity. What does "them" refer to? Can A be eliminated on the basis of the fact that &q...

by TheGraduate

Sat May 13, 2017 2:40 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: While it costs about the same
Replies: 44
Views: 16993

A new company can offer stocks in an initial public offering (IPO) before the company has proven itself capable of generating long-term profits for its stockholders. If the company seems likely to generate profits, the stock price in the IPO will rise; if the company seems less likely to generate pr...

by TheGraduate

Fri May 12, 2017 6:05 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Tenon Corp IPO
Replies: 10
Views: 3225

D) The bat, rat, and mouse populations of Salem County have increased significantly since 1991. E) The Sylvanic Exterminator Service's new pest service has compensated for the losses it has been experiencing in the rest of its services. In E, does "pest" not include "bats, rats, and m...

by TheGraduate

Fri May 12, 2017 5:30 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Sylvanic Exterminator Service
Replies: 4
Views: 2440

To me "a genial man with a face and voice known around the world" seems like a misplaced modifier when placed at the end of the sentence in the original constructions. The sentence could have been written: A genial man with a face and voice known around the world, Barry Manilow, whose lega...

by TheGraduate

Mon May 08, 2017 3:46 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC
Replies: 5
Views: 2914