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- by seshadrivyas
Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:12 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Is this sentence right?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1183
- by seshadrivyas
Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:11 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: ZZZ: Modifiers and Pronouns
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2135
they refers to the first part of the sentence, viz. Industrialization and modern methods. I broke the sentence down like this,
A & B have improved C, while they have D...
So, A & B does 2 things one of which is C and the other is D.
- by seshadrivyas
Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:37 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: ZZZ: Modifiers and Pronouns
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2135
Is this sentence right?
Is this correct?
IF India were a nation of gamblers, the betting on who will succeed Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata group, would be furious.
Shouldn't it be was? I found on the Economist site.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook ... s_chairman
- by seshadrivyas
Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:28 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Is this sentence right?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1183
- by seshadrivyas
Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:31 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Good Question....Give your reasoning
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2807
Doesn't choice B modify the meaning of the sentence? The presence of 'that' after pollutants implies that the chemical pollutants have gone gone unregulated. Its industrialization and modern methods that have gone unregulated. Why is choice C wrong. It maintains the tense by using 'introduced'. I ca...
- by seshadrivyas
Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:01 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: ZZZ: Modifiers and Pronouns
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2135
what is the source? I think which can be used. Think if it like this.
New York is known for its park, which still has.. , where...
Can some one tell what is wrong with this structure?
- by seshadrivyas
Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:50 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC need the answer and explanation.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1609
If you have got it down to A and D, then A arriving at A shouldn't be a problem. Especially is the right word here. Why ? Because when you want to describe something as an outstandingly good in that aspect, especially is the word.
- by seshadrivyas
Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:40 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to acid rain
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2979
- by seshadrivyas
Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:41 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC 750 level Q
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6146
Here is why I thought that for 117, choice E was the best. We have to establish a link between the mouflon sheep and sheep 8000 years ago. What if there has been a climate change in the island and the sheep evolved with it. Then the present day descendants will look nothing like thier ancestors. Als...
- by seshadrivyas
Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:52 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR questions!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2196
D is right because: our objective is to find the assumption in the commentators argument. Their argument is this : getting married is good for your health. So irrespective of your past, if you get married, you will have a healthy life ahead. In some ways this is a sweeping generalization. To correct...
- by seshadrivyas
Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:17 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Recent research has indicated that married people
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1998
- by seshadrivyas
Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:33 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR questions!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2196
hey.. that was a very good question. The only reason I can think of is this. A,C,D all support the argument. E - also supports by establishing a connection between peridontal and heart disease. Though the statement takes time to comprehend, it can be eliminated. B - though not the best reason, is th...
- by seshadrivyas
Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:23 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Stumped
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2163
Hi.. Why is choice 5 wrong. First, I find 1 to be wrong because, the second part of the sentence is incomplete. ie, " management decisions have at least as great an impact on a company's performance. ", should be followed by as... (something). The correct phrase is : A is AS important AS B...
- by seshadrivyas
Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:06 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT SC
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1584
I remember a simple example to differentiate between which and that. Try it and see if it works for you. From the books on the table, bring the book which is red. From the books on the table, bring the book that is red. The 2 sentences convey different meanings. 1st - means that the book on the tabl...
- by seshadrivyas
Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:06 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: ZZZ: Preposition structure with Which and That
- Replies: 1
- Views: 907