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- by pbanavara
Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:54 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Pledge
- Replies: 13
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- by pbanavara
Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:25 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Sally
- Replies: 7
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Infuriated at, angered at
What of these is idiomatically correct ?
I was angered at/infuriated at his behavior OR
I was angered by/infuriated by his behavior
Thanks for your help,
Pradeep
- by pbanavara
Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:00 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Infuriated at, angered at
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1183
I think the codesnooker approach is the fastest .. here's one more .. Get the first equations algebraically so you have x * p = px (x-10) * (p+1) = 120 Now plug the values for P. 12 is out right away and if you proceed backwards - you'll end up in C Let's take D (x -10)*4 =120 x-10 = 30 x=40 Now use...
- by pbanavara
Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:27 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Word Trans (Alg Trans): A store currently charges the same p
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6556
As per latest MGMAT Page 198 Not Also ... But ... construction is used by GMAT in correct answer choice. I was looking for an example, now have one. More over you look into the choices only 'C' maintains parallelism. I agree , not also ... but .. is a valid construction but here's my problem with C...
- by pbanavara
Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:11 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMAT Prep SC
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2277
were not only able to transform the gas into a solid, but they were also able to create Two red parts are not parallel. Here is the question: How would you fix E ? I suppose by removing they in the second clause. were not only able to transform the gas into a solid, but were also able to create
- by pbanavara
Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:07 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMAT Prep SC
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2277
Re: cloning
14. With cloning technology, scientists are approaching what has long been the ultimate goal of modern husbandry: achieving a consistency of quality and production in farm animals as once thought to be limited to manufactured goods. (A) achieving a consistency of quality and production in farm anim...
- by pbanavara
Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:31 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: cloning
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2140
can any body suggests why use of "instead of" in correct in "B" When you use 'instead of' it usually signifies replacement. For example : I ate carrots instead of beans. ( carrots and bananas are both edible and you can technically eat carrots instead of beans ). I will do physi...
- by pbanavara
Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:26 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: travelers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1870
- by pbanavara
Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:18 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMAT Prep SC
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2277
"unlike with" is just not the proper usageetvs wrote:What would be the best reason for not choosing B ?
- pradeep
- by pbanavara
Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Auto Insurance
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4120
This seems right ..but still I think the parallelism would be addressed more eloquently by something like thiskeepsmilinyaar wrote:The scientist asked for volunteers,who had not given blood recently but have allergies.
"The scientist asked for volunteers who had allergies but had not given blood recently"
- by pbanavara
Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:28 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Discussion - finding mistakes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1724
One piece of advice I got was actually a question: Lee, if you got into these safety schools would you actually attend? That's what you should ask yourself when choosing safety schools. UCLA I will definitely go to even if I do not get into the other schools. If the school you chose as a safety is ...
- by pbanavara
Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:57 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Stanford Class of 2011 Applicants
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5570
Can you not just remove the word "but"? "The scientist asked for volunteers with allergies (X) who had not given blood recently." I would also move recently in front of the verb - "who had no recently given blood.", but I think both are OK. Why would you move the verb ...
- by pbanavara
Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:13 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Discussion - finding mistakes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1724
Yes Stanford has a great Entrepreneurial program, but in a world of constraints and limited amounts of time, I decided not to apply. It came down to a decision on what I believed were my chances of getting into the school. I chose to apply to 4 or 5 schools each with various probabilities of gettin...
- by pbanavara
Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:23 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Stanford Class of 2011 Applicants
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5570
Discussion - finding mistakes
"The scientist asked for volunteers with allergies but who had not given blood recently." This is not from any of the GMAT books but something I found on Bartleby.com. There is a malformed sentence .. please point out the errors. There's no OA for this as it is not from any GMAT books/stud...
- by pbanavara
Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:00 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Discussion - finding mistakes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1724