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I have the same question about choice 1 mentioned below by force5. I am especially interested in the following - "how do we identify whether "resembling" is modifying the creature or fossils". Can anyone please help by providing couple of examples? Thanks hi everyone... I'm reall...
- by gmat1978
Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:30 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Modfier
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3505
Mixture problem
To make lemonade, a recipe requires 4 lemons, 30 ounces of sugar, and 2 pints of water. One can squeeze out 0.4 cups of 5% citric acid from an average lemon. Marta does not have lemons, but wants to make lemonade from 4 cups of 12% citric acid. She has sugar and water in abundance. How much water wi...
- by gmat1978
Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:10 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Mixture problem
- Replies: 4
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The signing occurred in the past...Although she had signed a ...so we need past tense not present. I think "while" can be used for two things happening at the same time. she signed something while in adolescence . So, I am not sure if tense is the issue here. One other reason I could thin...
- by gmat1978
Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:44 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Pronoun + being + adoloscent
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2408
- by gmat1978
Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:08 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Pronoun + being + adoloscent
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2408
Hello Mitch - Couple questions about answer choice A - 1) Is the tense change ok? Because in the clause prior to "as well as", the verb is "burn" - simple tense. After "as well as" the verb is "emitting" - progressive tense. I thought that it is better to stic...
- by gmat1978
Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:08 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Diesel engines burn as much as 30 percent
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15079
Ron - I am unable to follow the parallelism concept applied here. Can you please explain how the first sentence is more parallel than the second sentence? Thanks the explanation OG gives about E is "Th e subordinate clause in the passive voice following although is awkward and unclear." I ...
- by gmat1978
Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:52 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: the peaks of a mountain range
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16765
Vivian - Quick question: Do we even need the first premise (all investment bankers want MBA from Ivy league) to strengthen the argument with answer choice A. Simply put: Phil --> Tuck (IVY). Therefore, Phil must be planning to be an investment banker. Answer choice A strengthen this argument without...
- by gmat1978
Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:38 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Ivy MBA
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4847
How can one find out what is the author's intent? "visions of god" seems to make sense if that is what the author is intending to say. Can we even assume that "god returned to William Blake through out his childhood"? Seems not so possible right? So my question is - can we make a...
- by gmat1978
Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:20 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: From a very early age, the poet
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2863
Ron - Can you please help me with answer choice C? I am unable to follow the point it is trying to make. Also, below is my analysis of answer choice A - According to the stimulus, methane is found on earth and is associated with bacteria (methogens). Methane is found on a comet. Conclusion is that t...
- by gmat1978
Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:50 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR: Strengthen question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2207
From a very early age, the poet
From a very early age, the poet William Blake reportedly experienced visions of God, whom, he claimed, continued to return to him throughout his childhood . a. whom, he claimed, continued to return to him throughout his childhood b. who he claimed to have seen continuously throughout his childhood c...
- by gmat1978
Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:24 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: From a very early age, the poet
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2863
I have a couple of questions about the past perfect tense used in answer choice A. Why do we need the past perfect to clarify the sequence of events (believed and demonstrated)? In this case, doesn't the use of "Previously" clearly state that "believed" happened before "demo...
- by gmat1978
Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:41 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Doubt the Official answer.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2322
In this problem, how would I go about finding out the appropriate tense (have migrated / can migrate / are migrating / are migrated). Generally, I look at the context to figure out the tense. But in this problem, I am confused and not able to figure out the correct tense. If anyone can please explai...
- by gmat1978
Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:32 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Stanford researchers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2238
- by gmat1978
Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:16 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The Academia Sectrorum Naturae
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1712
Stanford researchers
Stanford researchers have shown for the first time that adult bone marrow cells have migrated to the brain and express neuronal-specific proteins that look like their neuronal neighbors who suggest that an individual's own, genetically-modifier bone marrow cells may someday be used to treat diseases...
- by gmat1978
Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:54 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Stanford researchers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2238
The Academia Sectrorum Naturae
The Academia Sectrorum Naturae, the first scientific community, was founded in 1560, and in order to be included in membership, you had to discover a new law of nature, a prerequisite for admission . a) 1560, and in order to be included in membership, you had to discover a new law of nature, a prere...
- by gmat1978
Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:00 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The Academia Sectrorum Naturae
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1712