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we use past perfect when there are TWO actions happened in the past ... If there is only one past action, then simple past is sufficient...as in the case of the problem asked by you...In a nutshell TWO PAST action - use 'had' for the previous action and 'simple past' for the most recent one... ONE P...
- by mittalashwani13
Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:32 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Past Perfect vs. Simple Past
- Replies: 2
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Re: 2 SCs i cant solve/understand
Answer CANNOT be A or B for this ... E got to be the answer ... Because "Using the Doppler ultrasound device" is correctly modifying "a physician... Who is using the device? ...physician... I have narrowed down to (A) or (B), which one is the correct choice and why 22. Using a Doppler...
- by mittalashwani13
Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:33 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 2 SCs i cant solve/understand
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3033
Re: two differ greatly
While the two differ greatly in size,population,and geography,the GDP of the state of NJ in the USA is roughly equivalent to the entire country of Pakistan. a. While the two differ greatly in size,population,and geography,the GDP of the state of NJ in the USA is roughly equivalent to that of the en...
- by mittalashwani13
Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: two differ greatly
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1364
In the explanation of SC problem, OG-12 #64, book states that the options B and C are incorrect because "but also without using not only is incorrect" and that the option D is incorrect because "using not only without using but also is incorrect" i went and looked that up. yeeee...
- by mittalashwani13
Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:41 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Economic Indicators
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10582
yes...just dig into the website and you will notice plenty of such kind of errors ... one has to figure out the way of filtering the good out of bad writing [:(] ... any recommendations for good publications which doesn't require extra efforts to separate good from bad? um. how about this book? htt...
- by mittalashwani13
Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:03 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Economic Indicators
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10582
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/22/science/with-a-mighty-squeeze-nitrogen-is-transformed.html did you notice that the sentence with "not only ... but" in the cited article actually contains incorrect parallelism? yes...just dig into the website and you will notice plenty of such kind of er...
- by mittalashwani13
Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:32 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Economic Indicators
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10582
Thanks Ron for the reply. http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/by-pressing-a-tiny-amount-of-nitrogen-between-two-diamonds-t1459.html I remember reading this stuff about nitrogen on NYTimes... the guys at NYTimes have a habit of using not only..but http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/22/science/with-a-migh...
- by mittalashwani13
Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:48 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Economic Indicators
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10582
A. Over the course of the nineteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore. --- Redundant use of 'as a result' and 'because' B. Over the course of the ni...
- by mittalashwani13
Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:05 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: iron work
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3385
the original poster is correct: the sentence in the linked page is 100% completely WRONG. it should either be "...the VALUE of their homes DROPS" or "...the VALUES of their homes DROP". either of these fixes would be grammatically correct, but the second makes more sense, as the...
- by mittalashwani13
Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:17 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Is the S-V agreement right?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2187
- by mittalashwani13
Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:29 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Is the S-V agreement right?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2187
I think the subject is, for sure, "the value" and also I believe that this is a correct sentence but I'm unable to apply the rules of Standard English which I'm aware of.
- by mittalashwani13
Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:17 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Is the S-V agreement right?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2187
Re: Hair-Drug
A new hair-growth drug is being sold for three times the price, per milligram, as the drug's maker charges for another product with the same active ingredient. (A) as (B) than (C) that (D) of what (E) at which OA C Could someone please explain the answer? Thanks. Could you pls share the source of t...
- by mittalashwani13
Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:15 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Hair-Drug
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2433
Is the S-V agreement right?
Homeowners across the country are challenging their property tax bills in droves as the value of their homes drop , threatening local governments with another big drain on their budgets. The above is an excerpt from NYTimes.com. The following is the link for the same. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/...
- by mittalashwani13
Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:05 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Is the S-V agreement right?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2187
'that' introduces the essential additional info for the 'price' ... three times the price [of what?] ... here the clause starting with 'that' provides the info about [of what] part of the sentence. In simple terms, sentence is saying ... The drug's maker charges three times for X the price that for Y
- by mittalashwani13
Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:01 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Hair-Drug
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2433
Re: 1000SC Q #25
25. A recent study of ancient clay deposits has provided new evidence supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other creatures some 65 million years ago. "that" is used to introduce a subordinat...
- by mittalashwani13
Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:15 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000SC Q #25
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3030