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24. Focusing across several generations, Alex Haley wrote Roots, a novel explaining both his family history and the history of American bigotry. A. Focusing across several generations B. Centering around several generations C. Living through several generations D. With an eye on several generations...
- by pops
Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:24 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: why E is the ans??
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1990
How can C be correct here ? original sentence says: "Arthurs' discovery of there being cars able to operate" that means there are cars that are able to operate __ C => Arthurs' discovery that cars are able to operate this implies all cars are able to operate.. its definitely not what origi...
- by pops
Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:43 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Discovery of Cars
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2542
C. has gone deeper in the space than previously estimated and it will start decelerating it. How can C be correct? NASA reported that Orion has gone deeper in the space than previously estimated and it will start decelerating it. it seems that Orion will start decelerating itself.. its confusing B,...
- by pops
Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:25 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Oh Tenses: you always screw me up
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2487
- by pops
Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:06 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before
- Replies: 22
- Views: 23729
If death can be approved by the board then A can be approved by this ForumGmatter2.0 wrote:A is the correct choice,.
- by pops
Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:25 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000 SC #585
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7336
I agree with the correctness of A as it has correct usage of :
But, D is wrong only because of parallelism ?
what if it was:
"not to think or assess, but to do one's own work"
original sentence and other options have too many repeatations of the same expression ! Overdoing Own's work 
- by pops
Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:20 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000SC Question No 54
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1628
There are 2 opposite concepts given here.. please explain
each other, one another.. which is for 2 and which is for more than 2 ?
- by pops
Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:07 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Doctor and Lawyer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2832
- by pops
Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:44 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Archaeologists in Ireland believe that
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14099
out of 6 dogs:
1st: 6 ways
2nd: 5 ways
3rd: 4 ways
hence: 6*5*4
for both the groups combined=(6*5*4)^2=14,400
- by pops
Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:28 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Dog Show - Permutation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2775
When you make 8 cubes from 1 imagine you divide one cube in two parts and each part is then divided in 4. Hence, each side of the smaller cubes is 1/2 of original cube.
So after second division into further 8 cubes sides are reduced to 1/4
surface area of cube=6*side^2
hence ratio = 1/16
- by pops
Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:57 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: cube
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4175
- by pops
Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:48 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: A puzzling SC
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1962
I would pick B
question says that 40 years ago and now price is nearly 10 times... and hence it is said that postal service is badly managed..
however the rise in price is because of the rise in fuel cost and not because of bad managing !
- by pops
Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:46 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: postal service
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1698
A very good question ... Passive constructions are not always wrong on GMAT E - correct - if only because is correct idiomatic usage -- the main clause needs to be followed logically by because hence if only because is absolutely correct here. A - incorrect - wordy and illogical B,C - incorrect - d...
- by pops
Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: New confusing hospitals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8845
I will also go with B.. but all the options differs a lot.. this raises a doubt.. what's the source?
- by pops
Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:57 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: international space station
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1590
- by pops
Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:35 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC guide
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1355