scoobydooby wrote:guess it means a noun cannot be parallel to a gerund. we must use "expression" , the noun form to make it parallel to noun-murder

scoobydooby wrote:"conquering" is parallel to "vanquishing" not "the vanquishing of"

scoobydooby wrote:the idiom is "rather x than y", where x and y must be parallel.

yes the author does say "B. Clark properly emphasizes" and "fails to..." but the study is not important per se. the rest half of the passage doesnt mention the study or B. Clark at all, the passage starts and ends with the Lone wolf case- so this case is the theme of the passage...

SC - Complex gerund(Manhattan Flash Card Doubt)

Hi All, In the Manhattan SC flash cards available at: http://www.manhattangmat.com/pdf/FlashCards_Complete_2009.pdf page#96.... the sentence given is "Alexander the Great remarked that conquering foreign states couldn’t compare to the vanquishing of his enemies at home.." Flash cards say...

SC - Joe Showering(Manhattan Flash Card Doubt)

Hi All, In the Manhattan SC flash cards available at: http://www.manhattangmat.com/pdf/FlashCards_Complete_2009.pdf page#94.... the sentence given is "Joe, who hasn’t showered in days, smells bad—however, John, who is suffering from nasal congestion, smells so badly that Joe’s odor doesnâ...

SC - not only.....but(Manhattan Flash Card Doubt)

Hi All, In the Manhattan SC flash cards available at: http://www.manhattangmat.com/pdf/FlashCards_Complete_2009.pdf page#88.... the sentence given is "Being a pacifist, I was not only upset she was being so militaristic, but, that she was torturing the captives." Apart from being usage.......

SC - Rather X than Y(Manhattan Flash Card Doubt)

Hi All, In the Manhattan SC flash cards available at: http://www.manhattangmat.com/pdf/FlashCards_Complete_2009.pdf page#83.... the sentence given is "The nation’s president would rather misappropriate foreign aid than actually attempting to help those in need." Flash cards say the above...