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- by turbo jet
Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:48 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Doubt: OG 68
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1960
Confused between B and E
I am confused between B & E. Why is E better than B? What is the error in B?
- by turbo jet
Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:42 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Two modifiers in a sentence.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1949
Eliminate A, B and C - Distorted meaning
D & E are strong contenders
Eliminate D because the placement of "only" is more apt in Option E. Only is an adjective modifier in GMAT that should be placed before the noun it modifies.
[spoiler]Hence IMO: E[/spoiler]
- by turbo jet
Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:31 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: qualifieed physician
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1583
Try to avoid answer choices that contain being. More often than not GMAT discourages the use of BEING.
- by turbo jet
Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:28 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: "As Being"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1017
Municipal governments are beginning to confront the growing pension liabilities; this leads local politicians throughout the country to become increasingly vocal about restraining costs and limiting services. the growing pension liabilities; this leads - ELIMINATE because pronoun is missing (the gro...
- by turbo jet
Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:19 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: PARALLELISM ERROR
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1972
Eliminate A and D - Wrong usage of realisation Eliminate B - antecedent of the pronoun 'they' is missing Now I am left with C and E. Then eliminated E because of: 1) Error in comparison rule. E compares 'concerns' to 'health care' Whereas C uses the right idiom " worry more about X than Y"
- by turbo jet
Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:59 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: recent election
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1580
Error in Option A/Original sentence: NUMBERS It should be " the number of". Eliminate Option A and Option C. Next differentiate between "greater" and "more than". "Greater" is used to describe numbers. "More than" is used to describe numbers of objec...
- by turbo jet
Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:22 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: internet users
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1955
A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom. (A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom COR...
- by turbo jet
Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:08 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000SC; Qn5; need help b/w A and C
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8957
A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770's, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman . (A) it was only the second published by an American woman Eliminate. It pronoun is not required. In this sentence "it&q...
- by turbo jet
Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000 SC question no3
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6834
- by turbo jet
Sat Nov 26, 2011 3:19 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: In 1998, there were 3.2 million public school ....
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2167
'Like' versus 'As' Usage
Request experts and friends to explain when to use 'Like' and when to use 'As'
- by turbo jet
Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:39 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 'Like' versus 'As' Usage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1376
Dear Sachin, A very pertinent point that David brought out in his excellent discussion of why 'D' should be eliminated: "there are lots of ways that Vernland could increase the number of TVs sent to Bordia without Vernland having "significantly increased production." That's the reason...
- by turbo jet
Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:41 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: The average hourly wage of television
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6225
- by turbo jet
Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:07 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan SC practice
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1468
- by turbo jet
Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:56 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Like Byron ......
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2106
[spoiler]IMO: Option C[/spoiler]
40% more than what? Sales. Had to choose between B & C. Chose C for the verb "sold" over "did"
- by turbo jet
Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan SC practice
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1468