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Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, can sing and dance. You see the comma above? then you can presume that modifier is around the comma area. In this case, "the King of Pop" is the modifier that describes/modifies Michael Jackson. Peeking through the window, he can see the trees. You see the...
- by hitmewithgmat
Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:39 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Modifiers
- Replies: 8
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Hmm..since you mentioned manhattan gmat SC book, read that chapter thoroughly without interruption to maximize your concentration. -Usually, whatever the comma shows, you can tell that a modifier is around the comma. -typically, remove the modifier does not affect the grammaticality of the construct...
- by hitmewithgmat
Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:08 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Modifiers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3107
"To see is to believe" "seeing is believing" I bet you heard of this proverb. each sentence is correct, by the way. <to see the concerns of other departments is starting to realize the importance of the entire company working together to achieve its goals.> Make it simple, <To se...
- by hitmewithgmat
Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:52 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Parallism
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1299
1...more babies born to women over the age of thirty than under it. It's hard to shrink the size of the given sentence but we gotta do this. when you write it all out, it goes... ..more babies born to women over the age of thirty than (more babies born to women) under it(=the age of thirty). Therefo...
- by hitmewithgmat
Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:46 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Grammar questions from GMATPrep Practice Test
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1355
We need a contrast clause, "conjunction", Even though Although or though We don't need a "still" word because it doesn't sound right and it is run-on sentence(two difference sentence that does't cohesive each other without conjunction(such as "and',"but","thou...
- by hitmewithgmat
Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:04 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Employees Hired - 1000 SC
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2916
This question tests us whether you know: 1.idiom- X more than Y (X and Y are parallel) 2.Parallelism 3.We need 'that" after 'clear' So D and E are out. Between A,B and C (A)'Soliciting private funds' is not parallel to 'to go to state '. So the comparison itself is faulty. (B) Correct- 'to soli...
- by hitmewithgmat
Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:55 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Tough One
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2263
D
The sentence needs a "contrast" word to make it logical.(read a loud again then you see what the sentence means.) Therefore A,B, and C are out. C is wrong because it is a run-on sentence. Between D and E, E is wrong because when you use "neither" you need a "nor" as a p...
- by hitmewithgmat
Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:41 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Employees Hired - 1000 SC
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2916
...a new speices of sparrow that...., IS .....
After <that...>, we need a verb that corresponds to the subject. However, D doesn't have the verb, so it looks run-on sentence.
Make it simple:
<a new species of sparrow>,<modifier>,<is....., and has....>
- by hitmewithgmat
Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:19 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Another SC
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1648
D for sure.
A and B are wrong because of "possessive pronoun" problems. <despite B's traditional status....., he....> is wrong. Who does <he> refer to? We only know B's traditional status, not Beethoven himself>. One more thing, "Consider to be" is wrong. C and E are wrong because of wrong i...
- by hitmewithgmat
Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:08 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Beethoven
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4588
idiom
idiom "Cite X as Y" or "Cite as Y X" Cross out A,D, and E. Between C and D, write down the sentence. B)... though some United States legislators cite a concern as an obstacle to congressional passage that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American business...
- by hitmewithgmat
Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:03 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 151 member governments
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3602
B
This questions tests whether you can spot "pronoun" mistakes. A)First, "where" is wrong. Second, ...<AC's thermometer>;...<he>.... is wrong. The possessive noun is AC's thermometer. Possessive pronoun can refer back to possessive nouns. But, subject and object pronouns may not re...
- by hitmewithgmat
Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:44 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Thermometer
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8281
There is some grammatical rules that GMAT testmakers love to test us.
If X happens, then Y will happen.
If X happened, then Y would happened.
If X had happened, then Y would have happened.
So the first sentence is wrong but the second sentence is correct.
I hope this helps.
- by hitmewithgmat
Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:03 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT sc guide- chapter 11 in action problem#3-meaning
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1597
- by hitmewithgmat
Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:49 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Technique
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1344
E and B
1. In addition to containing more sentences than page six does, the sentences on page seven are more understandable than those on page six, with better words and grammar. (A) the sentences on page seven are more understandable (B) page seven has sentences that are more understandable than those on (...
- by hitmewithgmat
Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:17 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Easy SC.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1926
Agree with D.
This argument seems to rely on the author's provincial and narrow scope. It's like seeing the universe with the telescope for a few seconds and say that you see the whole universe. You only see the tiny part of universe, if you know what I mean.
Example is unrepresentative.
- by hitmewithgmat
Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:29 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: I bet U miss CR 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2263