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A. It - okay, stands for "to mass-produce manufactured goods", Verbing Noun Modifer sound bit awkward but not an elimination criteria; Their - no antecedent
B.No verb;
C. Their; it - okay, expletive usage
D. All good
E. No verb and faulty parallelism.
- by aji12
Sat Jun 24, 2017 9:16 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Expert advice needed
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- by aji12
Tue Jun 20, 2017 4:47 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Article Usage - Exam Pack 2
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Article Usage - Exam Pack 2
In an America steeped in romanticism, cemeteries were laid out beyond the city as places for a transcendental contemplation of nature, death and duty. A. In an America steeped in romanticism, cemeteries were laid out B. In America steeped in romanticism, cemeteries were laid out C. In an America st...
- by aji12
Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:40 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Article Usage - Exam Pack 2
- Replies: 4
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Although unhappy with the high rent her
Although unhappy with the high rent her company was paying for its suburban office building, the chief executive recognized rental rates for buildings in the suburbs as far lower than it typically is for property that is located within the city limits. A. rental rates for buildings in the suburbs as...
- by aji12
Wed May 17, 2017 11:50 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Although unhappy with the high rent her
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Scientist: There is a finite amount of helium
Scientist: There is a finite amount of helium, which is a key component of MRI magnets, in the world. Because the supply is not renewable, it is frivolous to waste this precious resource on such products as party balloons. Instead, we should use other gases, such as hydrogen, to fill balloons, and t...
- by aji12
Wed May 17, 2017 9:16 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Scientist: There is a finite amount of helium
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Hi Mitch, Could help me with doubts highlighted in blue: A. Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers , while Is usage of while correct here? While can have "although" and "at the same time" meaning, right? B. The f...
- by aji12
Tue May 16, 2017 5:54 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, which wou
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I feel "that" should ideally modify evidence rather than fossils. As modifier "discovered" modifies evidence. Please correct me if I am wrong. Unearthed in China, fossils of feathered dinosaurs offer the most dramatic evidence yet discovered of the close evolutionary relationship...
- by aji12
Fri May 12, 2017 9:03 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Fossils of feathered dinosaurs - GMAT prep Exam pack 1
- Replies: 5
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Hi Vivian, Do you mean to say "comma +with" phrase will always have verb? This might be a trivial question. This phrase always gives me trouble because of the breadth of variation in meaning and usage. Regards, Ajitesh Sameer's got it. This is a Comparison question. Keep in mind that since...
- by aji12
Thu May 11, 2017 6:43 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: unlike the short flights
- Replies: 7
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- by aji12
Sun May 07, 2017 8:04 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Competition
- Replies: 10
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Hi Mitch, In A, can "their" refer to plural antecedent - computers? Although I am skeptical what "computer vision" will mean - company's vision of computer or computer's vision. Regards, Ajitesh The company’s efforts to seek advance orders for its computers will set off an inte...
- by aji12
Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:25 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC
- Replies: 4
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Hi Mitch, You use omission and implied word analysis in many questions. Is this skills tested in GMAT? I find it tough to use in the time-constrain. I might be lacking in it conceptually. Similar to your initial solution for this question, can't I eliminate answers just basis parallelism? Regards, A...
- by aji12
Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:45 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: According to a 1996 survey by the National Association...
- Replies: 16
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Mitch, I have read your post about it - http://www.beatthegmat.com/sentence-structure-t282034.html#764472 - Here in A, "it" refers to that clause - Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them, right? Implying - Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspir...
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Wed Apr 12, 2017 5:07 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization
- Replies: 10
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Hi Mitch, For option E, can I interpret 'subject pronoun can't refer object' rule as following: - 'in society' is modifying phrase Pronoun can't refer to noun in preposition phrase. I have read somewhere it's myth. Could you explain this rule bit more? Regards, Ajitesh Yellow jackets number among th...
- by aji12
Sun Apr 09, 2017 5:21 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: wasps
- Replies: 30
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Hi Mitch, In C, just wanted to confirm the elimination criteria - can't we use different pronoun for same referent? The Scandinavian assault on western Europe culminated in the early eleventh century with the Danish conquest of the English Kingdom, which other Scandinavian kings attempted to repeat,...
- by aji12
Fri Apr 07, 2017 3:57 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The Scandinavian assault on Western Europe
- Replies: 3
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Mitch Ins't statement 1 - (x-y)^2? Is x > y ? (1) (x - y)(x - y) > 0 (2) y > 0 Statement 1: x² - y² > 0 x² > y² Both statements are satisfied by x=2 and y=1 (in which case the answer to the question stem is YES) or by x=-2 and y=1 (in which case the answer to the question stem is NO). Thus, the ...
- by aji12
Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:49 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Is x > y ? (1) (x - y)(x - y) > 0 (2) y > 0
- Replies: 3
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