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Relative clause construction
1. merger agreement is signed that contains the provision for penalties.
2. merger agreement that contains the provision for penalties is signed.
a. 1 is correct
b. 2 is correct
c. both are correct
d. neither is correct
Please choose one and provide some explanation.
- by singh181
Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:21 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Relative clause construction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1178
OG12: Ques No 24 [parallelism]
In virtually all types of tissue in every animal species, dioxin induces the production of enzymes that are the organism's trying to metabolize, or render harmless. the chemical that is irritating it. (A) trying to metabolize, or render harmless, the chemical that is irritating it (B) trying that it...
- by singh181
Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:49 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG12: Ques No 24 [parallelism]
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5390
IMO B. A, C, and D are out because they have Run-on errors. Please let me know if you want me to share my thoughts on Run-on. E "that" modifies the "electorate", but we are interested in the figure in 1996. E means that "electorate" fell to 40%, not the figure, which wa...
- by singh181
Mon Jun 06, 2011 4:45 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Electorate
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2860
- by singh181
Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:47 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR- weaken the argument
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2688
D and E pronoun issue. "it", singular, refers back to "Courcuses", plural.
B and C also make a pronoun issue in that "they" and "their" are ambiguous.
IMO A
- by singh181
Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:30 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: [700-800] level question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2225
is it a documented rule? if it is, pls share the source.smackmartine wrote:No. it's just illogical to reform a single entity into many entities.singh181 wrote:I understand your point. Are you pointing to specific rule??
"Penal system be reformed as Penitentiary" still sounds ok!!
- by singh181
Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:26 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: question1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3120
- by singh181
Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:40 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: question1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3120
Hey Vineeshp,
I dont agree with your first point. "Board of Directors" are acting as a single unit, so it is singular not plural here.
I agree that "it" is no referent here. It is suppose to point to "troupe", but are missing the noun.
- by singh181
Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:37 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: [high difficulty] sc question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1535
IMO D
Modifier issue in A, B and E. Opening modifier points at the wrong doer.
Between C and D, C is awkward. C says "Quakers suggested the penitentiary", resulting in a awkward structure. "that" is required here.
- by singh181
Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:24 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: question1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3120
IMO A The sentence talks about cause and effect. first part, before comma, talks abt the cause and second part, after comma, talks about the effect. The non underlined part is in active voice, so the underlined must also be in active voice. So, C and D are incorrect. In A, B and E, the position of &...
- by singh181
Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:07 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1455
Good question ...took me arnd 4 mins to solve. I removed C, D and E because of tense issue. C puts "was identical", but we require present tense to do the comparison. D uses unnecessary past perfect, and E makes the sentence hypothetical. A and B both are close. I choose A because B uses u...
- by singh181
Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:01 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Tricky one **
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1869
OG 12: Page 652 [As/Like]
If you read the section that I have mentioned in the subject line, you will notice that it says "as" is a conjunction of manner and is followed by a verb. Ex: Do as I say, not as I do. I am confused which verb is followed by "as"? Can a GMAT SC expert explain or elaborate on the ...
- by singh181
Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:02 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG 12: Page 652 [As/Like]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1224
"increase in" and "increase of" both are correct idiom. In this case, "increase in" is incorrect because it would mean "increase in some year", making the sentence illogical. So, "increase of" is correct here. "increase of last year" is cor...
- by singh181
Sun May 29, 2011 6:06 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: gmatprep - idioms
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1695
I dont see any problem with "after" here. Both "after" and "past perfect" are for different purposes.
"after" --> when he was captured.
"past perfect"--> why he was captured
- by singh181
Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Past Perfect
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1335
• The spelling contest winner knew how to spell most of the anglicized words in the dictionary. The passage does not give info. on what the winner knew. • Foreign words are more difficult than anglicized words for all contestants to spell. difficulty of Foreign words is not elaborated in the pas...
- by singh181
Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:12 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Columnist: The winner---tough Q
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1336