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IMO B
a) "they" - Pronoun reference error
C) "they" - Pronoun reference error, use of "being"
d) "them" - pronoun reference error.
e) passive
- by vishalj
Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:05 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: patent holder
- Replies: 16
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IMO B
Appositive is appropriate here. The relative clause "which" is modifying "interest rate", which is incorrect.
- by vishalj
Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:59 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Federal Reserve
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2273
One thing is clear that it has nothing to do with reasons or reason. This is the structure of the sentence " the personal reason Locke wrote the Treatise, the changes he might have made to his first version, and the extent to which the published version coheres with Locke's intentions" the...
- by vishalj
Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:33 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SubjectVerb agreement - Princeton test
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2888
I am between A and E.
Both of them are adverbial clause. However, we are dealing with prediction. And the most often used construction is "If...will, then...". Since "will" emphasizes on the prediction, I will go with A.
- by vishalj
Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:16 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: can vs will
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1595
"what is much more difficult to determine" is a noun clause. So whether we need "are" or "is" is depended on the choice of noun clause or inverted statement.
Would be interested to see somebody's thought on this.
- by vishalj
Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:03 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SubjectVerb agreement - Princeton test
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2888
Either here or in gmatclub, the difference has been discussed. In my notes, I mentioned that when I see both "perhaps" and "maybe", "perhaps" is preferable in GMAT. I have not seen a question where I need to choose between "perhaps" and "maybe" and &...
- by vishalj
Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:40 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: [Grockit]: Nobel Prize
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1648
niksworth is given the right explanation. The subject here is "market". Eliminiate all prepositional phrases such as " out of". What you will leave with simple sentence " a market has grown". This is a good sentence that uses both inverted subject and adjective modifie...
- by vishalj
Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:26 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: [Grockit}:SC
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2145
IMO B If I am looking for main subject and verb by eliminating adverbial clause, what I get - "It was". A. The participle is modifying the subject "it" - Wrong B. Correct. Also the tense is correct. C. Tense error. Wrong D. Adjective clause is modifying home. Wrong E. This prepos...
- by vishalj
Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:17 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: It was primarily when I visited ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1228
When you see the inverted stmt, you need to find the subject first. Usually in the inverted clause, the subject is in the end. Here the subject is - "the personal reason Locke wrote the Treatise, the changes he might have made to his first version, and the extent to which the published version ...
- by vishalj
Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:00 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SubjectVerb agreement - Princeton test
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2888
selango mentioned about the countable and uncountable. A good explanation. We can eliminiate most of the wrong choices. Also, C is the inverted clause. The problem with the inverted clause is that it normally introduces unnecessary pronoun. CONCISE is much preferable in SC. So when you see an invert...
- by vishalj
Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:47 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: During the gasoline shortage of ...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2209
selango mentioned about the countable and uncountable. A good explanation. We can eliminiate most of the wrong choices. Also, C is the inverted clause. The problem with the inverted clause is that it normally introduces unnecessary pronoun. CONCISE is much preferable in SC. So when you see an invert...
- by vishalj
Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:47 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: During the gasoline shortage of ...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2209
IMO E Thevoid has mentioned about the usage of other preposition. "Despite" is used with the phrase and also shows contrast in the action. "While" with "+ing" is normally used to show two actions or events occuring at the same time. It is true for both present and past ...
- by vishalj
Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Though/despite/when/while/where SC
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1568
IMO C. To explain this, we need to only find a choice that tells about an event that happend in first year and not in 2nd year or vice versa. A. The problem with A is that the argument is in % but A is presented in sums. Usually, a non-favorable choice. It could only be a favorable answer if the cre...
- by vishalj
Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:31 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Critical Reasoning
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1841
I chose both C and E. However, I will E. Conclusion : The company has determined ( or, plainly, the plan will succeed) Premise : Country X imposes heavy tariffs on imported manufactured goods. Premise : Country Y could increase its profits in the long term by opening a factory in Country X to manufa...
- by vishalj
Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:26 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR - Country X imposes heavy tariffs
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4592
IMO A Let me rewrite this stmt as "the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought that the economy would be weak". Or something like it. You want to use the relative pronoun if you have a clear and concise andecedent. For example, The color of sky is brighter than tha...
- by vishalj
Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:00 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: A surge in new home sales
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1580