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OA : A @rohangupta83: Can you explain what's wrong with C ? I wasn't too convinced with A - usage of just as X, so Y idiom. 'so' is missing as pointed out by you. Hi Sam 2 issues with C As Avik pointed out - which is commonly used with a comma as a non-essential modifier. Secondly, if we do use whi...

by rohangupta83

Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:24 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Polio vaccine
Replies: 12
Views: 2534

In the expression Just as..., so.... the word so is optional. OA : A @rohangupta83: Can you explain what's wrong with C ? I wasn't too convinced with A - usage of just as X, so Y idiom. 'so' is missing as pointed out by you. Hi Shekhar, is "so" in Just as X, so Y always optional ?

by rohangupta83

Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:20 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Polio vaccine
Replies: 12
Views: 2534

Question 1 imo B In the mid-1920's the Hawthrone Works of the western electric company was the scene of an intensive series of experiments - in this sentence we already know what was going on at Hawthrone Works hence we do not need "that" as the following information is non-essential. ther...

by rohangupta83

Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:46 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Tough ones need help on these
Replies: 3
Views: 1416

imo A

compares two actions - giving of polio vaccines with mass dietary change. Don't think "like" works here as its used to compare only nouns

Although I am not 100% sure about A as the idiom should be Just as X, so Y (not sure if we can let go of "so")

by rohangupta83

Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:14 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Polio vaccine
Replies: 12
Views: 2534

imo D Error: misplaced modifier the modifier: A decade after initiating the nation's most comprehensive and aggressive antismoking program, should be placed next to the noun "California" hence A,B and C are out. between D and E: D clearly states that the decline from 125-60 is, a drop more...

by rohangupta83

Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:01 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Antismoking program
Replies: 5
Views: 2732

imo A Pat is saying that " currently most of the judges do not teach or give lectures and thus a raise in salary does attract talent". She is basing this on her assumption that future candidates will also choose not to teach or give lectures. If they choose not to then Pat is right but wha...

by rohangupta83

Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:55 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Method of reasoning question
Replies: 5
Views: 2371

imo A

"than to women" would've been perfect but in its absence, i'll go with "than"

by rohangupta83

Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:34 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Public Health figure
Replies: 4
Views: 1281

imo A i am not convinced we need plural "metabolisms". A states "species of dinosaur", i'm guessing this is a typo. C would still be wrong because "more like those of..." will be incorrect: idiom more X than Y. sentence should say: more like a........ than a....... or: ...

by rohangupta83

Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:45 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Dinosaur metabolism
Replies: 7
Views: 1944

imo B

if more women are entering 2nd marriage in their 30s and 40s, then its likely that their first marriage was much earlier.

This would imply that the average age at which a woman gets married is not 25 but probably much less because of duplication of sample.

by rohangupta83

Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:14 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Weakening Question
Replies: 4
Views: 1512
by rohangupta83

Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:01 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Replies: 6
Views: 1595

imo B

if the rate at which dioxins decompose in the environment cannot be ascertained then it is wrong to claim that dioxins decompose slowly.

by rohangupta83

Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:53 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: <tough CR>
Replies: 5
Views: 1599

Thanks to GMATKiss for posting such a good question. Thanks rohangupta83 for your explanation. I followed the same approach as yours and arrived at E. But is there a simpler way (or a much efficient way) to solve this question. Happy that I solved though concerned that I took a lot of time for this...

by rohangupta83

Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:30 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: 1997 - 1998
Replies: 8
Views: 3391

imo C

1. Micron 401 during a crash works VERY slowly
2. An error message can be triggered by a crash due to electrical power surge.

so if there was a message its either because the computer worked unusually fast or crashed due to electrical power surge.

by rohangupta83

Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:21 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: A computer crash
Replies: 15
Views: 3092

IMO E example: Total seniors = 100 so in 1997 80% passed i.e. 80 so 20 failed in 1998 the number of seniors who passed dropped by 10% than what it was in 1997 so seniors who passed in 1998 = 72 seniors who failed in 1998 = ??? (could be anything) so basically if the pass % is higher in 1998 than in ...

by rohangupta83

Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:57 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: 1997 - 1998
Replies: 8
Views: 3391

its a distinction between "will" and "no will"

I go with "will" as the sentence is using "future generations"

imo A

by rohangupta83

Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:10 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: William Pereira
Replies: 8
Views: 3343