Hi David, Thank you for the reply. Initially I was wondering whether the information on the stimulus directly supports the option D! To tell the truth, I could arrive at the right answer instantly using my outside knowledge and not through direct use of the given information (which is undesirable fo...

In a recent study a group of subjects had their normal daily

In a recent study, a group of subjects had their normal daily caloric intake increased by 25 percent. This increase was entirely in the form of alcohol. Another group of similar subjects had alcohol replace non-alcoholic sources of 25 percent of their normal daily caloric intake. All subjects gained...

For the benefit of other users, came across another question which tests this stuff. A small team of Croatian spelunkers recently discovered the world's deepest known hole, a 1693-foot pit that is over 200 feet as deep as the previous record-holder. A. as deep as the B. as deep as the supposed C. a...

bubbliiiiiiii wrote:

FYI: There are official questions which test this type of structure.

Thanks for bringing this to my notice.

Could you please share few examples so that I can practice this stuff?

Here the construction of the sentence is ........ elected to verb1 rather than verb2 ............. "elected to" is common for verb1 ( retire ) and verb2 ( face ) Hence the construction of the sentence with option E is correct. Point: we can drop common words in a parallel structure. Look i...

Hi Vivek, "Which" is used here correctly and I have never said that "which" is used incorrectly. Also I am aware of Emily Dickinson's letter where "which" was a distant modifier. I am not sure what are you are trying convey because there is no ambiguity in correct use o...

If there are two answers that are both grammatically and logically correct, then you have to choose between the two. I doubt that there will be a question on the GMAT that has two answers that are both wrong but equally wrong and you have to choose between the two. So do not worry! I agree that GMA...

IMO B A. which wrongly modifies Chetan Bhagat, not the books C. Again THAT modifies Chetan Bhagat, If the construction was something like "the books that Chetan Bhagat authored" It would have been more convincing. D.This is a run on sentence - CB's books .... <<are>> more popular than ......