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- by rashmi.kaushal
Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:43 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: ZZZ: Agreement / Disagreement (LSAT)
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- by rashmi.kaushal
Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:27 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Languages
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2320
Dear Torofish,
There are five deadly pronouns -
that
they
which
who
it
Always be careful when you see them in the sentence, these pronouns always (with few exceptions)refer to the preceding noun.
Hope this helps !
Cheers !
Rashmi
- by rashmi.kaushal
Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: In which case a pronoun is considered ambiguous?
- Replies: 2
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(A) almost twice as many as twice as many what ? (B) almost twice as many as in Not clear similar problem as A (C) almost twice as many as there were in Correct - Almost is used with people (D) nearly twice as many as in nearly is not used with people (E) about twice as many as there were in about n...
- by rashmi.kaushal
Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: EXPERT-HELEP : as many as
- Replies: 15
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A three times as many as 1852 three times as many as WHAT ??- Not clear hence in correct B three times as much as 1852 three times as MUCH as - we are talking about countables here, hence usage of much incoorect C triple what it was in 1852 IT refers to the noun preceding it here tripple hence in co...
- by rashmi.kaushal
Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:58 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Question with the use of three times/triple/thrice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6219
Hi saumiljacksparrow, You post an excellent question about "which" that is very important for success on GMAT Sentence Correction problems. Relative clauses (modifying clauses starting with relative pronouns such as that, which, who, whose, where, etc ) are one of the most misused structu...
- by rashmi.kaushal
Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:49 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: When to use "which" and when not to use "whic
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4053
- by rashmi.kaushal
Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:25 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: From tons of steel and miles of twisted cables
- Replies: 4
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- by rashmi.kaushal
Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:18 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Researchers discovered that the failure
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1204
I feel D is correct
(D) increase housing integration significantly, in turn reducing -cause and effect rule.
What is correct answer ?
- by rashmi.kaushal
Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:06 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: ZZZ: Which Preposition
- Replies: 4
- Views: 980
- by rashmi.kaushal
Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:35 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kill no more chickens
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1581
Thanks Tani .. very nicely explained .. it will be in my mind alwaysTani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:Think of "preference in" as being "preference within". You would say "the preference in the tenth grade is to take Algebra", but "tenth graders have a preference for algebra".
- by rashmi.kaushal
Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:42 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: preference for vs preference in ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 18987
RC Passage - Princeton
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- by rashmi.kaushal
Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:24 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC Passage - Princeton
- Replies: 33
- Views: 23557
CR-Reasoning
According to the latest financial figures, the Cyclic Corporation’s profits for the third quarter are up 20% from the same period a year ago. Which of the following, if true, would provide the most support for concluding from the financial figures described above that overall profits for the corpo...
- by rashmi.kaushal
Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:22 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR-Reasoning
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1356
Has -Correct Usage
Just three years ago, the lute, a stringed instrument invented in the tenth century, has experienced a rapid rise in popularity due to renewed interest in acoustic music. A)has experienced a rapid rise in popularity B)experienced a rapid rise in popularity C)has experienced what was a rapid rise in ...
- by rashmi.kaushal
Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:19 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Has -Correct Usage
- Replies: 3
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THE CORRECT IDIOM IS EITHER X OR Y. BOTH X AND Y SHOULD BE PARALLEL.FOR "d" the choice is that it uses the idiom "either..., or..." correctly verus C. C does not have the word "using" repeat itself for parallelism. TO BE CORRECT "C" WUD HAV " USING"...
- by rashmi.kaushal
Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:07 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: preference for vs preference in ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 18987