In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor. (A) in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics (B) in part for the acquisiti...

comparison

Besides adding complementary flavors to many foods, hot sauces stimulate the release of endorphins in the brain, just as exercise does, and these have a pain-relieving effect like morphine's. (A) hot sauces stimulate the release of endorphins in the brain, just as exercise does, and these have a pai...

C) in 1731, the original thermometer by Anders Celsius had a scale in which the value of 0 corresponded to the boiling point of water; after he died in 1744 the scale had reversed to its present form Here, the issue is "had reversed." For one, this is an active verb, which does make sense...

This is SC #124 in OG 2016. This question is testing SUBJECT / VERB agreement and CLAUSE structure. When a sentence begins with a word like "while," the structure is dependent clause + independent clause . While X is true, Y is also true. Here, "X is true" is a dependent clause,...

hard one

WARNING:EXAM PACK SC Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore. A.Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average o...

along with vs and

WARNING: EXAM PACK SC Because they can reproduce several times each year and produce large numbers of offspring, many insect species can generally adapt quickly to changes in their environment. A. Because they can reproduce several times each year and produce large numbers of offspring, many insect...

Usage of since, always with present perfect?

Exam pack SC, so friends proceed accordingly. Although women’s wages are improving, Department of Labor statistics show that the ratio of their earnings with that of men have been roughly static since 1960. A. with that of men have been B. to that of men are C. to those of men have been D. with th...

To GMAT GURU NY: idiom prohibiting X from Verbing

In an attempt to guarantee the security of its innovative water purification method, the company required each employee to sign a confidentiality agreement prohibiting that its water purification methods be disclosed to companies using an analogous purification process. a. prohibiting that its water...