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nice platform to raise a perennial doubt of mine: how can we conclude whether the sentence uses ellipsis... for e.g. in this case can I append [rate of increase] to option E? will doing so make it correct? if not, why and any more examples when we CANNOT use ellipsis.. the point is, if the sentence...

by jumsumtak

Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:16 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Rate of Increase of Population(Debatable OA)
Replies: 17
Views: 3340

nice platform to raise a perennial doubt of mine: how can we conclude whether the sentence uses ellipsis... for e.g. in this case can I append [rate of increase] to option E? will doing so make it correct? if not, why and any more examples when we CANNOT use ellipsis.. the point is, if the sentence ...

by jumsumtak

Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:19 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Rate of Increase of Population(Debatable OA)
Replies: 17
Views: 3340

IMO : Let {A} = (a1,a2,b1,b2,c1,c2} (B} = (b1,b2) {C} = (c1,c2) Now {A} can be arranged as: 1 {a1,a2,b1,b2,c1,c2} 2 {a1,a2,c1,c2,b1,b2} 3 {b1,b2,a1,a2,c1,c2} 4 {b1,b2,c1,c2,a1,a2} 5 {c1,c2,a1,a2,b1,b2} 6 {c1,c2,b1,b2,c1,c2} 1.Condition Median of set A greater than B so b1+b2 > b1+b2 is false condit...

by jumsumtak

Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:37 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Mean , Median- of sets -Any Easy method ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2510

Let the first no is the sequence be 'a' and second no be 'b'. Thus the sequence will be, a, b, b-a, -a, b , b+a, a , -b, -b-a, -a, -b, -b+a, a, b, ...... Careful. The 5th term = 4th-3rd = -a - (b-a) = -b . The 6th term = 5th-4th = -b - (-a) = -b+a. The 7th term = 6th-5th = -b+a - (-b) = a, which is...

by jumsumtak

Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:35 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: 700+ question
Replies: 12
Views: 2402

The correct idioms is : from X to Y ( both X and Y should be noun or a noun phrase) A - practical communication - noun, here practical( adj) is modifying communication(noun) establishing - verb . not parallel structure B - communicating - verb, "the establishment of" - noun ( its a comple...

by jumsumtak

Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:11 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: practical communication
Replies: 8
Views: 1203

The "are" in (A) is extraneous, and does not make a proper comparison. This is the same error with (E). The comparison would be parallel if we said "The floor...is more attractive...than...THE WINDOWS." (X is more __ than Y). (B) makes the comparison clear by comparing "its...

by jumsumtak

Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:46 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: finest Italian marble
Replies: 10
Views: 2127

what is the OA. Can someone explain what is wrong with the incorrect choices here.

by jumsumtak

Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:23 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Driver's license - grockit
Replies: 11
Views: 2045

Help!

please explain why the OA is E and whats wrong with other choices..
is [sold] implied in the option e?

by jumsumtak

Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:58 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Kaplan SC practice
Replies: 6
Views: 1473

I agree.

But the explanation to this question says, as we are not certain whether the law will definitely be passed we should use conditional here i.e. would is correct.

Is that right ?

by jumsumtak

Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:13 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Will vs Would
Replies: 5
Views: 1655

Will vs Would

State lawmakers are considering a law that would/will allow children of divorced parents as young as seven to choose the parent that they will live with, a policy that will likely dissuade their parents from disciplining or punishing their children.


So why will or why would ?

by jumsumtak

Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:43 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Will vs Would
Replies: 5
Views: 1655

past vs past perfect

In 1860, the Philological Society launched its effort to create a dictionary more comprehensive than the world had ever seen; although the project would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been born. a) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English ...

by jumsumtak

Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:30 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: past vs past perfect
Replies: 1
Views: 918

IMO D..

use of due to is incorrect here.. due to should be replaced with "caused by" and verified.

by jumsumtak

Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:48 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Purchasing a new computer, the average consumer
Replies: 12
Views: 1977
by jumsumtak

Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:42 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Although..!
Replies: 7
Views: 1298

I don't see any difference between B & C.

B uses an ellipsis and C doesn't.

(2)almost twice as many as [there were] in
(3)almost twice as many as there were in

I'll go with B for concision...

by jumsumtak

Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:35 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: In 1998, there were 3.2 million public school ....
Replies: 9
Views: 2176

As I mentioned in my earlier post, option C does not state the intended meaning. The reader never comes to know what the ant is similar to. It is illogical/ungrammatical to leave the comparison hanging in between. In D it is clearly stated that they are similar to one another. Also, in answer to som...

by jumsumtak

Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:17 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Argentine Ant
Replies: 14
Views: 4015