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A risk corridor is one of the main provisions, albeit not the only one, that protects the insurance industry from hitting rock bottom, like it did earlier in the decade. A. protects the insurance industry from hitting rock bottom, like it did B. protect the insurance industry from hitting rock bott...

by Ali Tariq

Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:51 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Sentence Correction - Subject Verb agreement
Replies: 1
Views: 1211

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A mars rover is an automated motor vehicle which propels itself across the surface of the planet Mars, gathering observations about the territory and conditions on Mars helping scientists determine whether life ever existed there. A. conditions on Mars helping B. conditions on Mars, with informatio...

by Ali Tariq

Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:15 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Sentence Correction
Replies: 1
Views: 733

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Storm water has collected dirt, oil, grease and a lot of other pollutants along the way, travels through extensive storm sewer system and mixes with wastewater in the combined sewers or infiltrates into sanitary sewers. A. Storm water has collected dirt, oil, grease and a lot of other pollutants al...

by Ali Tariq

Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:02 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Sentence Correction - Subject Verb agreement
Replies: 2
Views: 1069

Visitors to the Rodin Museum have often examined the enormous sculpture The Gates of Hell and saw figures clawing at the gates, whose eyes and mouths gape like black holes in the universe. (D) seen figures who claw at the gates, their eyes and mouths gaping (E) seen figures who claw at the gates, w...

by Ali Tariq

Fri Aug 11, 2017 9:03 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Gaping vs have gaped
Replies: 3
Views: 1511

Repeating verb is recommended to kill ambiguity if both the interpretations are sensical. If only one interpretation is workable, while the other is downright non-sensical, then there is no need to repeat the verb( or preposition). Analyze B and D of the following offical SC- Inuits of the Bering Se...

by Ali Tariq

Sun Aug 06, 2017 5:12 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Debatable answer choice for comparison question.
Replies: 3
Views: 1308

Isotopes in the recently excavated bones of a 14-year-old girl from the Jamestown archaeological site indicate she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant . (A) she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not ...

by Ali Tariq

Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:10 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: High protein diet
Replies: 4
Views: 1757

Exclusion of an before America makes it general, whereas the inclusion of an before America makes it specific, as Ceilidh mentioned. In general vs specific writing distinction, GMAC prefers latter. On the other hand, omission of comma before and in non-underlined portion seems an editing error.

by Ali Tariq

Tue Jun 20, 2017 10:29 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Article Usage - Exam Pack 2
Replies: 4
Views: 3884

Gusty westerly winds will continue to usher in a seasonably cool air mass into the region, as a broad area of high pressure will build and bring fair and dry weather for several days. A. to usher in a seasonably cool air mass into the region, as a broad area of high pressure will build and B. usher...

by Ali Tariq

Sat Jun 17, 2017 5:50 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Gusty westerly winds will.............OG2018
Replies: 10
Views: 12569

In C, is rather than correctly structured ? Can we eliminate C on the basis of rather than ? rather than ---> x rather than y But here ---> to inflame debates ........ rather than settle them ("to"is missing) Thanks more X...rather than Y is incorrect idiom; correct idiom is more X than Y...

by Ali Tariq

Tue Jun 13, 2017 4:52 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: While many of the dinosaur
Replies: 7
Views: 6375

apart from this one, in GMAT SC, are there any other exceptions in which that-modifier will not touch its intended referent ? Comma that! that clause can jump non essential modifier; which clause on the other hand cannot. Scientists have identified an asteroid , 2000 BF19, that is about half a mile...

by Ali Tariq

Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:08 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: aids
Replies: 30
Views: 8227

This type of an idiom issue, the one between B and E, is not going to be a deal breaker: you have to look for something else. As it is an official SC from one of the latest official material, i think there is a room to analyze B and E further. A professor at the university has taken a sabbatical to ...

by Ali Tariq

Sun Jun 04, 2017 9:56 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: og 2017 sc
Replies: 12
Views: 8037

AspireInspa wrote:Learned something new today. Thanks Ali for the detailed breakdown of the potential answers.
My pleasure!

by Ali Tariq

Sat Jun 03, 2017 9:12 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: The eyes of the elephant seal adapt to darkness
Replies: 7
Views: 6074

gmat_hunt wrote: Let's know the rule first: 1. COMMA+VERB-ING: When we use "CLAUSE+COMMA+VERB-ING", the verb-ing modifies the SUBJECT of the previous clause. Example: The author helped the poor, giving them money. => Giving modifies "The author". Who gave money to the poor? The ...

by Ali Tariq

Sat Jun 03, 2017 5:18 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Demanding vs who demanded
Replies: 5
Views: 2496