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Hi there. In brief, 'if' is used in various conditional sentences in the condition part of the sentence. Notice then that one part/clause shows a condition (the 'if' clause) and the other clause shows the result of the condition. For 'if' sentences your job is to learn the various types of condition...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:58 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Difference between "whether" and "if"?
- Replies: 2
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Oops! And question 2! This is the same idea as the first question (verb precedes the subject with 'among' as a major hint), but in this case the answer choice does test this particular aspect AND tests parallelism. There is only one emotion on display: Anger. Therefore the verb to be should be in th...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:25 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: issues with problems starting with among
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1326
Actually in Question 1, this has nothing to do with 'among' and the subject being hidden, and has everything to do with parallelism. Firstly, in this question in which 'among' begins the phrase, the subject comes after the verb 'were'. The plural verb 'were' agrees with the items that come after the...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:15 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: issues with problems starting with among
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1326
Hi Tarun, Absolutely right about the following. Little has the connotation and meaning of not a lot and the sentence's meaning is more along the lines of a little bit of learning in the more positive sense, so the article 'a' would be appropriate. 8) Little learning is a dangerous thing.-->OK Here I...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:16 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence correction doubts.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2814
I have not seen any idioms using assume in the GMAT.
But just to keep in mind: To assume liability for something.
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:32 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Idiom: "assume"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3107
There are many ways to fix every single one of these sentences. These are some suggestions: 1) {the way you have corrected it is fine} 2) It is much fine today.--> It is better today/Today is a finer day than yesterday (was). (Depends on what you want to say) 3) Paris is a worth-seeing city.--> Pari...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:24 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence correction doubts.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2814
Hiya! The main reason that D is correct is that it properly places the clause starting with 'whose' next to the noun it is modifying, namely, birds. In the original sentence, that same clause is incorrectly placed next to rafters and the behavior is not the rafters' behavior but that of the birds. I...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:12 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan GMAT Premier 2011-SC#50
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2237
A good source is always the Official Guides. There is no question, at least not in 10th or 12th editions, in which a past perfect is wrong with the inclusion of such words. In fact you will not find many questions with the words before or after as part of the sentence. However, proper usage of the P...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:22 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: doubt
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1275
It is true that as may start a clause but as can be used for other purposes too: - an equivalent to 'since' /seeing that He wore a snorkel, as his abilities to hold his breath are not great. -'as' can also be used for the word 'like' but be careful!; as is usually before a noun followed by a verb wh...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:31 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Frances Willard..
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1379
Can you give contexts for these types of questions; did this appear anywhere?
In terms of this sentence, the last part (visit Bora Bora) is unnecessary as the verb and the object are the same as in the first part.
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:22 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Whats wrong in this sentence.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1193
The problem with E is that is it wordier than it needs to be (notice that a clause is added- don't add a clause if it does not help clarify the sentence) and the placement of that dependent clause is awkward as it breaks the sentence's fluidity. There is no reason to break up the 'attempt' and the e...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:27 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: a/e ... equal rights
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1030
The second is correct as it utilizes the Past Perfect Tense in which the first action in the finished past occurs before a second action, also in the finished past. The first action should be in the Past Perfect. Your hin is the word ;before' but you do not always get such explicit hints.
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:00 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: doubt
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1275
We usually say: To make an offer to do something or other. In addition, they (pronoun) does not agree with 'one'. When using a 1st conditional structure, if the condition (if) part of the sentence contains the verb 'to be', it should be in the form of 'were'. (If I were, if you were, if she were, if...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:32 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC2
- Replies: 2
- Views: 936
The marked answer is awkward and wordy. 'Which had the simple thesis' can be made more concise (to have something can usually be made more concise by using some kind of possessive form- in this case, as it is a clause, it would make sense to use the pronoun 'whose'). Saying 'the thesis of consumers ...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:26 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1074
When you see a time clue, like an actual year, you must check tenses. The present perfect is used in the selected answer choice for actions which occurred in the finished past and have no relevance to today. Therefore: Wrong tense! Regardless, the sentence constructions are not very good in this que...
- by Isaac@EconomistGMAT
Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:19 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC5
- Replies: 2
- Views: 864