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E should be wrong. I can correlate to the fact that "outnumber" should be used instead of "outnumbering" but usage of "which" in E is totally wrong. Refer to pg78 MGMAT 2007 edition. Indeed help is needed. Yes E is shown as the correct answer ... see attached screenshot.
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:18 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Emily Dickinsons letters ...
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OA is E. I am struggling to pick out why A is incorrect ... anyone have any ideas on why the incorrect choices are incorrect. Parallel, I think you identified a good point which rules out some of the answer choices (parallelism: beginning/ending) I do think this is at least a 600+ level question ......
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:07 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Emily Dickinsons letters ...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2012
Emily Dickinsons letters ...
Would be grateful for input on why each of the incorrect choices are wrong.
Thanks, II
P.S. What level of difficulty would this one be classified as ? 500, 550, 600, 650+ ? Thanks.
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:55 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Emily Dickinsons letters ...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2012
Great explanations !
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:23 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: One million year old skull ...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3521
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:36 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The fact of some fraternal twins ...
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- Views: 1115
The fact of some fraternal twins ...
Can you please point out the grammatical issues with each of the incorrect answer choices.
Thanks.
II
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:56 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The fact of some fraternal twins ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1115
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:12 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: When working with overseas clients ...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4146
When working with overseas clients ...
Can you pick out whats wrong (grammatically) with the each of the incorrect answer choices. What is the major issue with the sentence ?
By the way … E (my choice) was incorrect !
Thanks.
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Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:30 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: When working with overseas clients ...
- Replies: 4
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(D) this sounds wrong to my ear ... but what grammatical rule is being broken here ? (E) • “have been found” should be “has been found” dont understand what is wrong with "which indicates" ... why is "indicating" better than "which indicates" ? Is this a parallelism iss...
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:39 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: One million year old skull ...
- Replies: 8
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Yes. C is the correct answer ... please see my comments highlighted in bold. I want to fully understand why the rest of the answer choices were wrong.
Thanks.
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:18 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: One million year old skull ...
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One million year old skull ...
See attached question from GMATPrep. I am going through each of the answer choices trying to highlight what is wrong or right (for the correct choice) with the answer choices: (A) Issue with original sentence: • Idiom: “associated both” (incorrect) Vs “associated with” (correct) • Distorts meaning o...
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:51 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: One million year old skull ...
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Can you explain further ?aj5105 wrote:2x + sqrt2 x = 16 + 16 sqrt2
sqrt2 x / (2x + sqrt2 x) = 16 + 16sqrt 2
ans --16
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Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:59 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: The perimeter of a certain isosceles right triangle is 16 +1
- Replies: 30
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Re: Rates: How long did it take Betty to drive nonstop on a
Let's keep it simple: If you walk home everyday, you know how long it will take you to get home. T minutes If you walk 2 times faster ? You will walk home in T/2 minutes As long as the distance is SAME Distance = Distance V1.T1=V2T2 So T2 = T1 ( V1/V2) Hey ... love the thinking ! keep it simple ! B...
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Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:05 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Rates: How long did it take Betty to drive nonstop on a trip
- Replies: 14
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Re: Distance / Rates
This is a excellent question to understand the relation between Distance, Speed and Time. The Equation used is D=S*T .. D=Distance, S=Speed, T= Time Now, if D is held constant then we get T = D/S or S=D/T, this means that when D is constant Speed and Time are inversely proportional to each other. S...
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Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:30 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Rates: How long did it take Betty to drive nonstop on a trip
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5527
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Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:16 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Number Properties & Exponent
- Replies: 2
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