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og18: A pioneer journalist, Nellie Bly’s exploits
A pioneer journalist, Nellie Bly’s exploits included circling the globe faster than Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg. A. A pioneer journalist, Nellie Bly’s exploits included B. The exploits of Nellie Bly, a pioneer journalist, included C. Nellie Bly was a pioneer journalist including in he...
- by HannahFurr
Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:17 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: og18: A pioneer journalist, Nellie Bly’s exploits
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OG18: A long-term study of some 1,000 physicians indicates
A long-term study of some 1,000 physicians indicates that the more coffee these doctors drank, the more they had a likelihood of coronary disease. A. more they had a likelihood of coronary disease B. more was their likelihood of having coronary disease C. more they would have a likelihood to have co...
- by HannahFurr
Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:45 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG18: A long-term study of some 1,000 physicians indicates
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I eliminated E also based on 'a people' which is wrong? a people is a valid construction. One definition of people is a group consisting of all the persons who belong to a nation, religion, or race . The following sentence is correct: The Aztecs were a proud people. sir, Can we say " residents...
- by HannahFurr
Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:36 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Native American burial sites dating back 5,000 years
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GMATGuruNY wrote:In B, this lacks a clear antecedent.ardz24 wrote:I'm confused between B and D. Can any experts help?
In D, Robert the Bruce (subject) lacks a verb.
Eliminate B and D.
Sir. Can you explain "E"?
Thanks!!!
- by HannahFurr
Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:20 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The king of Scotland in the early 14th century was the great
- Replies: 3
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OG: By a vote of 9 to 0, the Supreme Court
By a vote of 9 to 0, the Supreme Court awarded the Central Intelligence Agency broad discretionary powers enabling it to withhold from the public the identities of its sources of intelligence information. (A) enabling it to withhold from the public (B) for it to withhold from the public (C) for with...
- by HannahFurr
Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:35 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG: By a vote of 9 to 0, the Supreme Court
- Replies: 1
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What is wrong with option A? to fall down = to collapse from an upright position onto the floor . A: Output fell ...from its peak... down to its nadir Here, the usage of fell down implies that the output was in an upright position and collapsed onto the floor. Not the intended meaning. Eliminate A....
- by HannahFurr
Fri Mar 09, 2018 12:34 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: During the Great Depression
- Replies: 4
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Pollution and degradation of the environment is, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern. A. is, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern. B. is, according to the report by the commission, a matter of universal concern. C. is, according to the ...
- by HannahFurr
Thu Mar 08, 2018 11:59 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence Correction
- Replies: 4
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GMATGuruNY Sir:
are, according to the commission's report, a matter of universal concern
why" Pollution and degradation of the environment are .....a matter of universal concern" is right?
I am confused with "..... are a matter"
Please explain. Thanks.
- by HannahFurr
Thu Mar 08, 2018 11:58 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence Correction
- Replies: 4
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prep:All Y chromosomes in existence today are
All Y chromosomes in existence today are descended from a single ancestor's who is thought to have lived about 140,000 years ago. A. a single ancestor’s who is thought to have lived B. a single ancestor’s who was thought to live C. a single ancestor whom it is thought had lived D. the Y chromoso...
- by HannahFurr
Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:35 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: prep:All Y chromosomes in existence today are
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Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite
from PREP: Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite, the most stable form of pure carbon, changes into the substance commonly referred to as diamond and remaining this way whether or not the heat and pressure are removed. (A) remaining this way whether or not (B) remaining like that even as (C...
- by HannahFurr
Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:36 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite
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Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite
Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite, the most stable form of pure carbon, changes into the substance commonly referred to as diamond and remaining this way whether or not the heat and pressure are removed. (A) remaining this way whether or not (B) remaining like that even as (C) remaining...
- by HannahFurr
Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:33 am- Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
- Topic: Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite
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PREP: Written in ink or engraved by stylus, more than 2,000
Written in ink or engraved by stylus, more than 2,000 letters and documents on wooden tablets excavated at the site of the old roman fort at vindolanda in northern England are yielding a historical account of the military garrison in the first and second centuries that are so vivid in their details ...
- by HannahFurr
Sat Mar 03, 2018 6:40 pm- Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
- Topic: PREP: Written in ink or engraved by stylus, more than 2,000
- Replies: 2
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