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According to a recent magazine article, of those office employees who typically work 8 hours at the office each day but sometimes say that they will work at home on a particular day, 25 percent actually work less than one hour. At the same time, over 90 percent of those same office employees believ...

by singh181

Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:19 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Man CR 700+
Replies: 4
Views: 1977

A study of marital relationships in which one partner's sleeping and waking cycles differ from those of other partner reveals that such couples share fewer activities with each other and have more violent arguments than do couples in a relationship in which both partners follow the same sleeping an...

by singh181

Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:49 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: GMAT PREP... experts kindly help..!!
Replies: 2
Views: 1309

Amy is feeling WELL. (My interpretation)Here WELL is used as an adverb because it modifies feeling e.g. Amy is feeling BAD. Amy is feeling LOW. Amy is feeling DISTURBED. But the text says it modifies the noun Amy. I can't understand this, please help. Hey, the above examples are telling/describing ...

by singh181

Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:38 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Modifier doubt
Replies: 4
Views: 1357

Sonoran kangaroo rat VS Saguaro kangoroo rat [KAPLAN CR]

Saguaro kangaroo rats generally leave watering holes, where food and water are abundant, during the day, while Sonoran kangaroo rats remain near these same watering holes and continue foraging throughout the day. Although sonoran kangaroo rats have larger and more frequent litters, they are generall...

by singh181

Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:10 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Sonoran kangaroo rat VS Saguaro kangoroo rat [KAPLAN CR]
Replies: 3
Views: 2269

Soft plaque is now emerging as the cause of up to eighty percent of heart attacks, harder to detect and more vulnerable to sudden, unexpected rupture than hard plaque A) Soft plaque is now emerging as the cause of up to eighty percent of heart attacks, harder to detect and more vulnerable to sudden...

by singh181

Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:12 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Soft plaque
Replies: 10
Views: 1901

Hi tpr-becky,

I confused between A and E.
Question: Can "while" be used for showing "change in idea" as what the meaning of the sentence says?

Can you pls elaborate on "Even as"?

by singh181

Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:35 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Hans Christian Andersen
Replies: 6
Views: 2869

COMMA + ING

Last week local shrimpers held a news conference to take some credit for the resurgence of the rare Kemp's Ridley turtle, saying that their compliance with laws requiring turtle-excluder devices on shrimp nets is protecting adult sea turtles. Please advice me on the relationship between bold faces a...

by singh181

Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:07 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: COMMA + ING
Replies: 1
Views: 1020

D and E both have "Modifier" issue. The "techinque" is "called radiocarbon dating". So, descriptive phrase must be placed close to the item the phrase is describing. Also, D places a "and" between "age of ogranic materials" and "for up to about ...

by singh181

Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:04 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC Question
Replies: 13
Views: 2671

First Bold Face: Some background information, which the journalist uses. Second Bold Face: Journalist main conclusion. Journalist: Every election year at this time the state government releases the financial disclosures that potential candidates must make in order to be eligible to run for office . ...

by singh181

Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:17 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Bold Face Q
Replies: 6
Views: 2298

IMO E.
Conclusion is the second boldface.

by singh181

Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:03 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Pls Help!
Replies: 2
Views: 1402

non underlined part of the sentence talks about the "proposed simplification". "would" is an incorrect usage here since "would" is used when talk about hypotheical events or future from past. a,d and e can be removed. "including" is used when we want to list a...

by singh181

Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:59 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Tricky SC Grail question - Expert Request
Replies: 23
Views: 5376

Hello, Thanks a lot for your reply. I was understanding different ways in which a construcion can be correct. I found that sentence from this GMATPrep questions: Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that inclu...

by singh181

Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:23 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Relative clause construction
Replies: 3
Views: 1178

good question on a biased sample.
IMO D

by singh181

Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:57 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: catering business.
Replies: 7
Views: 1824

The Commerce Department recently put limits on machine-tool imports from two countries whose exports of machine tools into the United States have been substantial. As a result of these restrictions, analysts predict that domestic sales of machine tools manufactured in the United States are bound to...

by singh181

Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:48 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: The Commerce Department
Replies: 6
Views: 2402

In no other historical sighting did Halley's commet causesucha worlwide sensation as did its return in 1910-1911 A did its return in 1910-1911 B had its 1910-1911 return C in its return of 1910-1911 D its return of 1910-1911 did E its return in 1910-1911 b,c and d can be easily removed. b--> unnece...

by singh181

Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:27 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: confusing return
Replies: 5
Views: 1133