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Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World
Sentence Correction
Re: Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New W
The correct answer is A. Here's why: A. This option presents the sentence in a clear and grammatically correct manner. It effectively conveys the idea that although pre-Columbian artifacts created interest upon European contact with the New World, it wasn't until the latter half of the nineteenth ce...
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Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:11 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World
- Replies: 2
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Astronomers have uncovered evidence that a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340.000 years
Sentence Correction
Re: Astronomers have uncovered evidence that a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340.000 year
Option B effectively conveys the sequence of events by using different tenses: "exploded" to indicate the past action of the star's explosion and "emitting" to suggest that the emission of radiation occurred after the explosion. This usage provides clarity and coherence to the se...
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Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:08 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Astronomers have uncovered evidence that a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340.000 years
- Replies: 1
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Because of differences in the humans body's internal pressure and the ocean's, it is essential that a diver returning to
Sentence Correction
Re: Because of differences in the humans body's internal pressure and the ocean's, it is essential that a diver returnin
A. Option A presents a pronoun disagreement issue. The singular subject "a diver" is followed by the pronoun "they," which is plural. This creates a lack of agreement between the subject and the pronoun. Additionally, the phrase "ascends slowly or they" lacks parallel s...
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Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:58 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Because of differences in the humans body's internal pressure and the ocean's, it is essential that a diver returning to
- Replies: 1
- Views: 869
While cost savings and employee satisfaction have led many businesses to adopt friendly work-from-home policies, a
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Re: While cost savings and employee satisfaction have led many businesses to adopt friendly work-from-home policies, a
The correct answer is (D) "benefits of." Explanation: In this context, the phrase "benefits of" correctly indicates that managers believe in the advantages or positive aspects associated with a communal office environment. It effectively communicates the idea that managers percei...
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Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: While cost savings and employee satisfaction have led many businesses to adopt friendly work-from-home policies, a
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1156
Researchers discovered that the failure of legislation passed in 1936 in France to improve the working conditions of
Sentence Correction
Re: Researchers discovered that the failure of legislation passed in 1936 in France to improve the working conditions of
Let's analyze why answer choice (A) is correct: (A) "more to the fear that large conglomerates would gain footholds in small communities than to any" This choice effectively communicates the intended meaning and maintains parallel structure. The phrase "more to" is correctly foll...
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Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:44 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Researchers discovered that the failure of legislation passed in 1936 in France to improve the working conditions of
- Replies: 2
- Views: 862
Master's degree program graduates' average annual salaries exceed bachelor's degree holders by more than 25%. (A) Maste
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Re: Master's degree program graduates' average annual salaries exceed bachelor's degree holders by more than 25%. (A) M
(A) Master's degree program graduates' average annual salaries exceed This choice correctly identifies the comparison between master's degree program graduates' salaries and bachelor's degree holders' salaries. However, it lacks specificity regarding the comparison percentage mentioned in the prompt...
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Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Master's degree program graduates' average annual salaries exceed bachelor's degree holders by more than 25%. (A) Maste
- Replies: 1
- Views: 655
Ranked among great mathematical scientists such as Archimedes, Kepler, and Newton, Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham,
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Re: Ranked among great mathematical scientists such as Archimedes, Kepler, and Newton, Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham,
The correct answer is (B) "al-Haytham, born in Iraq in 965 C.E., experimented extensively with light and vision, laying the foundation for modern optics and for the notion that science should be based on experiment as well as". This option provides a clear and concise structure, presenting...
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Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:29 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Ranked among great mathematical scientists such as Archimedes, Kepler, and Newton, Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham,
- Replies: 1
- Views: 769
Inhospitable places on our planet, from steaming hot springs to the thick ice of the polar regions, tend to be populated
Sentence Correction
Re: Inhospitable places on our planet, from steaming hot springs to the thick ice of the polar regions, tend to be popul
Let's break down the sentence structure and evaluate each answer choice: The sentence aims to describe the characteristic of certain microbes that inhabit inhospitable places on our planet, highlighting their unique adaptation to extreme conditions and why they are called "extremophiles." ...
- by mapadvantageprep
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:49 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Inhospitable places on our planet, from steaming hot springs to the thick ice of the polar regions, tend to be populated
- Replies: 1
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Despite the criticism in the early 1890’s that if journalists use pictures the intellectual quality of publications
Sentence Correction
Re: Despite the criticism in the early 1890’s that if journalists use pictures the intellectual quality of publications
Original Sentence: "Despite the criticism in the early 1890’s that if journalists use pictures the intellectual quality of publications would diminish, by the late 1890’s photographs were found in most newspapers and magazines." The original sentence is intended to contrast the early 1890s...
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Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:34 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Despite the criticism in the early 1890’s that if journalists use pictures the intellectual quality of publications
- Replies: 1
- Views: 919
Although he is reported to have spoken his mind freely while being a young child, Ralph Nader was 25 years old before
Sentence Correction
Re: Although he is reported to have spoken his mind freely while being a young child, Ralph Nader was 25 years old befor
In this sentence, the goal is to convey that Ralph Nader spoke his mind freely during his childhood in a clear and concise manner. The phrase should fit grammatically and stylistically within the sentence, maintaining proper parallel structure and clarity. Option A, "while being a young child,&...
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Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:30 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Although he is reported to have spoken his mind freely while being a young child, Ralph Nader was 25 years old before
- Replies: 2
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The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (1868) had been originally adopted in order that blacks in the
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Re: The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (1868) had been originally adopted in order that blacks in t
The sentence is discussing two time periods: the original purpose of the Equal Protection Clause when it was adopted, and how its application has changed over time. Option A uses "had been originally adopted" which is unnecessarily complex and uses "they are expanding" which inco...
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Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:31 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (1868) had been originally adopted in order that blacks in the
- Replies: 3
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Re: PS (600 Level)
Statement (1): The average (arithmetic mean) of r, s, and t is 20. The average of three numbers being 20 means that the sum of the numbers is 60 because the average is the sum divided by the number of items. So, r+s+t=60. This statement alone does not tell us whether r=60; the value of r depends on ...
- by mapadvantageprep
Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:19 am- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: PS (600 Level)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8253
The only contents of a container are 10 disks that are each numbered with a different positive integer from 1 through 10
GMAT Math
Re: The only contents of a container are 10 disks that are each numbered with a different positive integer from 1 throug
The pairs that can give the range of 7: (8, 1), (9, 2), and (10, 3). For each of these pairs, the number of ways to choose the remaining two numbers from the six numbers that are between the smallest and largest in each case (e.g., for the pair (8, 1), choosing any two from (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)) is ca...
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Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:59 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: The only contents of a container are 10 disks that are each numbered with a different positive integer from 1 through 10
- Replies: 1
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If a rational number \(r\) satisfies \(0 < r < 1,\) which one is the minimum among the following choices?
Problem Solving
Re: If a rational number \(r\) satisfies \(0 < r < 1,\) which one is the minimum among the following choices?
Let's evaluate the answer choices. A. r : this number is a positive fraction between zero and one. For example r = 1/4 B. -r: this number is a negative fraction between -1 and zero. For example r = -1/4 C. -1/r: this number is a negative number to the left of -1 For example, if r = 1/4, then -1/r = ...
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Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:05 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: If a rational number \(r\) satisfies \(0 < r < 1,\) which one is the minimum among the following choices?
- Replies: 1
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\(K\)-numbers are positive integers with only \(2\)'s as their digits. For example, \(2, 22,\) and \(222\) are \(K\)
Problem Solving
Re: \(K\)-numbers are positive integers with only \(2\)'s as their digits. For example, \(2, 22,\) and \(222\) are \(K\)
To represent 600 as the sum of K-numbers, we need to find the minimum number of K-numbers that must be added together to equal 600. The largest K-number less than or equal to 600 is 222. Therefore, we start by dividing 600 by 222: 600÷222=2 remainder 156 This tells us that we can represent 600 as 2 ...
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Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:41 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: \(K\)-numbers are positive integers with only \(2\)'s as their digits. For example, \(2, 22,\) and \(222\) are \(K\)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 71