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OG10 SC

In his research paper, Dr. Frosh, medical director of the Payne Whitney Clinic, distinguishes mood swings. which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis. (A)mood swings, which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease...

by gmat_perfect

Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:08 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: OG10 SC
Replies: 7
Views: 2886

immune to is the correct idiom, and the option D is correct.
Thanks.

by gmat_perfect

Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:36 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Antarctica, Earth's--verb tenses nightmare
Replies: 22
Views: 4976

Lina’s sunbird, X animal found in Y and that resembles Z , has…. COMMA + VERB-ING: “COMMA + VERB-ING� modifies the entire preceding clause and retains the subject of the preceding clause. Look at the option B and E. B does not have CLAUSE –a subject and a finite verb-before COMMA. E “ani...

by gmat_perfect

Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:21 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMATPrep
Replies: 8
Views: 1357

Factory outlet stores, operated by manufacturers, are usually located miles from downtown and regional shopping centers so as not directly to be competitive against department stores in the same trading area. (A) so as not directly to be competitive against (B) in order for them not to have direct ...

by gmat_perfect

Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:43 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Factory outlet stores, operated by manufacturers
Replies: 9
Views: 2648

Constructed with the finest italian marble, the floor of the church is its greatest attraction and is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows. a) attraction and is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows. b) attraction,itself more attracti...

by gmat_perfect

Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:54 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Constructed with finest italian marble---comparison
Replies: 17
Views: 3492

It is very often tested in COMPARISON.

My book is better than that of Karim.

I am taller than Karim.

--> I am taller than Karim is.

by gmat_perfect

Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:43 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Ellipses
Replies: 3
Views: 1280

Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as the current one. A. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as B. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are C. equally likely that they will exceed the proposed s...

by gmat_perfect

Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:44 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Traffic safety officials---again a comparison Q
Replies: 14
Views: 2714

Thanks atul.

I missed it.

I got an idea of "rate cannot be half".

Thanks.

by gmat_perfect

Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:37 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Unlike mainstream American businesses
Replies: 6
Views: 6729

In an attempt to guarantee the security of its innovative water purification method, the company required each employee to sign a confidentiality agreement prohibiting that its water purification methods be disclosed to companies using an analogous purification process. A. prohibiting that its water...

by gmat_perfect

Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:13 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMAT PREP
Replies: 7
Views: 1683

Today's technology allows manufacturers to make small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their production history. (A) small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their (B) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were at any time in their (C) small cars that are m...

by gmat_perfect

Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:03 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Small Car Fuel Efficiency
Replies: 31
Views: 14593

E. oil is consumed by the world at an increasing rate of This option is wrong for the following reasons: 1. It is unnecessarily passive. 2. " The world at an increasing rate of" --> This may be misread as " the world is at an increasing rate" . 3. Wrong modifier--Others have ment...

by gmat_perfect

Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:46 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Currently 26 billion barrels
Replies: 14
Views: 7744

Unlike mainstream American businesses, more than half of which fail , the failure rate for businesses in the Amish community hovers around 5 percent. A. Unlike mainstream American businesses, more than half of which fail B. Unlike mainstream American businesses, in which the failure rate is more th...

by gmat_perfect

Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:35 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Unlike mainstream American businesses
Replies: 6
Views: 6729

Hi, Please help. I found few links but people have discussed about "because of Vs due". I am confused between D and E. E looks parallel but explanation says it is wordy and bodies must be bodies' because of possessive case. Can someone please elaborate on bodies must be bodies' with an ex...

by gmat_perfect

Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:27 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC-verbal review #98
Replies: 12
Views: 1630

"The daily newspaper" According to MGMAT this is fine. But my first impression was that it was wrong 'cause I thought that " daily " was an adverb and thus could not modify newspaper . For me it sounded like: The slowly car / The naturally smile So... how do I determine if -ly f...

by gmat_perfect

Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:43 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Adjectives that look like Adverbs?
Replies: 5
Views: 2173

@GMATGURU,

Would you please explain the concept of "COMMA+ WITH"?

Thanks.

by gmat_perfect

Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:40 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Experts' comment needed.
Replies: 5
Views: 1984