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IMO C
THe Original source of this question seemz to be the GMAT club tests prepared by GMATCLUB team. I do not know the original answer to this nor is provide in the only discussion of this question at other forum.
http://gmatclub.com/forum/v06-105051.html
- by shekhar.kataria
Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:39 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Hotel Review
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3204
Can you please cite the source of this Question. This seemzz to not like a GMAT sentence. Though B is the best option available, i have a doubt over the sentence structure. Reason :- when we have list we use A,B,and C. or A and B. The list is considered incomplete with AND before the last time. Here...
- by shekhar.kataria
Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:51 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: health insurance
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1399
THE WAY ( singular noun )needs singular verb. Eliminate A,B,D. E. Unnecessary change of the tense. Also ONE's is wrong. Eliminate. Psychologists now contend that the way adults think and feel are determined as much by their peers in early childhood than by their parents. (A) are determined as much b...
- by shekhar.kataria
Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:10 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: think and feel
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1003
You are right that the Conjugative adevrb uses COMMA . But As the defination says. It is used to indicate the relationship in meaning between two independent clauses . Here MAKING>....FOR ANT is not a clause. Many entomologists say that campaigns to eradicate the fire ant in the United States have f...
- by shekhar.kataria
Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:06 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Conjunctive adverb usage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2203
There is an advanced topic in Modifiers named as Absolute phrase. THis question is a pure case of the same topic.
Read this http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/absoluteterm.htm
Found the detailed solution here :_ https://e-gmat.com/blogs/?p=413
- by shekhar.kataria
Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:28 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: -ing modifier
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1899
An economic recession can result from a lowering of employment rates triggered by a drop in investment, which causes people to cut consumer spending and starts a cycle of layoffs leading back to even lower employment rates. a lowering of employment rates triggered by a drop in investment, which cau...
- by shekhar.kataria
Mon Sep 10, 2012 5:43 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Recession
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1117
HI imskpwr, i too got confused with the usage of ascend over ascends. But if you look closesly We need subjunctive for such constructions as IT IS ESSENTIAL / DEMANDED / SUGGESTED etc etc. and hense E is correct. Also In C, parallel elements are not correct. It comes down to C and E for reasons stat...
- by shekhar.kataria
Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:51 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Diver
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4055
C and D , use of are is wrong. The sentence in its correct form means Both the power of the chips and devices both have increased. This is not what the author intends to say. There you need to restructure to make it logical to say that the POWER OF BOTH THE CHIPS AND DEVICES HAS INCREASED. Eliminate...
- by shekhar.kataria
Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:42 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: computer memory chips
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1470
Of the people who brought about the Reformation, the religious revolution that grew out of objections to the doctrines of the medieval church, Martin Luther is the best known of them. Martin Luther is the best known of them . OF THEM is redundant since it is already been said by of all the people. ...
- by shekhar.kataria
Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:22 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Martin Luther
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1398
OK, so everyone is down to B and C. I would chose B. In C, "cuts were made in such nonsalary compensation as those in " , those refers to cuts and then these cuts are shown to be examples of nonsalary compensation. I think Non slalary compensation are such as allowances in X and Y not cuts...
- by shekhar.kataria
Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:04 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: nonsalary cuts
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1720
C is not parallel. MORE BECAUSE .......THAN THAT .... That should have been because. It has recently been shown that SIDS likely occurs more due to the fact that persistent high levels of hemoglobin are found in infants suffering from the syndrome than lung immaturity. due to the fact that persisten...
- by shekhar.kataria
Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:09 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SIDS
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1900
IMO D A :- correct but not concised "SIMILARLY TO THE FASHION" can be replaces with AS B :- Wordy, USe of would is incorrect and changes the meaning. Also, i think that the use of the IN THE SAME MANNER Is incorrect because it is the literal meaning of LIKE and we cannot use like to compar...
- by shekhar.kataria
Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:02 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Discipline
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1312
Any phrase/ clause treated as a subject must be considered singular. Therefore, here BUYING STOCKS AND BOND collectively is a singular. Hey Guys, From the perspective of SVA, how is D different from A, B and C. buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional investments for those new to financia...
- by shekhar.kataria
Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:52 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Stocks/Bonds
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1839
Mitch Need Some clarification on the usage of which. 1. Why can't WHICH refer back to THE LARGEST LAKE ON THE EARTH ( the noun phrase )instead of the EARTH ( the noun ).?? 2. In Some X of Y, which construction we have seen that Of Y is a modifier which is placed to modify X and which in this case re...
- by shekhar.kataria
Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:09 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: It is called a sea , but the landlocked Caspian is actually
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13555
The Answer to your Question lies in the definition of Appositives. Apposives are noun phrases that can be used to modify immediate preceding NOUN ( the fly ), NOUN PHRASES ( The study of the fly ) or to the PREVIOUS CLAUSE. Here in E, I think it is wrong to say THE STUDY IS A HOUSEHOLD NUISANCE , it...
- by shekhar.kataria
Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:26 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: nasty fruit fly
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1590