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Hello all, I saw some other posts on this question, but the responses weren't specific regarding the underlying grammar on each answer choice. Can someone please take a crack at breaking this problem down, answer choice by answer choice. I got lost in the verb tense shuffle. How do we know whether ...
- by kapur.arnav
Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:58 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Tricky Verb Tense SC
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3697
In 1984, the 51 District Export Councils serving as facilitators for the trade policy dialogues that frequently took place in that year were private groups that were part of a growing network who had been building nationwide export awareness . A were private groups that were part of a growing netwo...
- by kapur.arnav
Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:53 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sc hw 5
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1187
In 1839, experiments with hydrogen and water performed by Sir William Grove led to the development of fuel cells, and though the use of these cells was originally considered overly costly, today the fuel cell, which can efficiently power everything from large generating plants and NASA rockets to s...
- by kapur.arnav
Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:39 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Knewton..NASA SC
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1132
Based on accounts of several witnesses , the prosecuting attorneys formulated a compelling case that, in their opinion, detailed the events of the night in question; the press speculated that a "guilty" verdict was likely. A. Based on accounts of several witnesses B. Basing it on several ...
- by kapur.arnav
Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:34 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan sc
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1333
The flight from country D to country T takes 5 hours and includes two layovers along the way. The time by train is only 4.5 hours. To save time and money, vacationers from country D should take the train to country T Which of the following, if true, would best strengthen the above argument? A. For ...
- by kapur.arnav
Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:10 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: WEIRD question - KAPLAN
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2548
Unlike newspapers in the old days, today’s newspapers and televised news programs are full of stories about murders and assaults in our city. One can only conclude from this change that violent crime is now out of control, and, to be safe from personal attack, one should not leave one’s home ex...
- by kapur.arnav
Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:04 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: News and violent crime
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1894
Though sucking zinc lozenges has been promoted as a treatment for the common cold, research has revealed no consistent effect. Recently, however, a zinc gel applied nasally has been shown to greatly reduce the duration of colds. Since the gel contains zinc in the same form and concentration as the ...
- by kapur.arnav
Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:55 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Zinc lozenges
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12619
For column A, possible distributions are (1, 1, 5), (1, 2, 4), (1, 3, 3), (2, 3, 2). For calculating column B, let us assume that no person gets $3. So the maximum a person can get is $2. Even if all 3 get $2,the sum will be 2+2+2 = 6 < 7. So one person will have to get at least $3. Hence ultimatel...
- by kapur.arnav
Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:19 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Dollars
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3190
For column A, possible distributions are (1, 1, 5), (1, 2, 4), (1, 3, 3), (2, 3, 2). For calculating column B, let us assume that no person gets $3. So the maximum a person can get is $2. Even if all 3 get $2,the sum will be 2+2+2 = 6 < 7. So one person will have to get at least $3. Hence ultimatel...
- by kapur.arnav
Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:12 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Dollars
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3190
At a certain company, each employee has either an office or a cubicle. If each office or cubicle is occupied by exactly one employee, what percent of the employees have offices? (1) The employees outnumber the cubicles 3 to 2. (2) There are 50 offices. ok..its esay..>>>but what exactly statment 1 s...
- by kapur.arnav
Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:04 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: company
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2303
agree.... the key word here is MAXIMIZE!!!!anshumishra wrote:I would choose B.
Reason : We want to maximize the revenue. So, in near future, if the demand for office space grows more than that for the hotel rooms, he can maximize his revenue by keeping it as office space.
- by kapur.arnav
Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:03 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: an odd CR from gmatclub
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1723
The uniformized set of characters, which some historians date in the late Qing dynasty, was the key to the sustainability and prosperity of the Chinese culture over thousands of years. a) The uniformized set of characters, which some historians date b) The uniformized set of characters, which some ...
- by kapur.arnav
Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:45 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Uniformization
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2179
What's the OA... i also felt it is A... but after reading this again i feel that D should be correct...arora007 wrote:This is a GMAT Prep question and I chose A.
I realized this folly after seeing the OA. nice trap thought!!
- by kapur.arnav
Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:35 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: operation "*"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1964
Argument : Collapse happens due to deviation ( nails ) from safety standards Options D. The columns of the building were no stronger than the building-safety codes required for such a building. So the collapse can be because of the weak columns not the deviation is Nail standard. But I don't unders...
- by kapur.arnav
Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:04 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Set 22 --Q.21--snowfall on equipment storage building
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3008
According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College and University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year than those that charge over $16,000. A. than those that charge B. than are ch...
- by kapur.arnav
Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: set24--Q.20--Tution fees
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1401