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by gmatmachoman » Thu Jun 03, 2010 3:56 am
Over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of America's most enduring writers and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's, will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.


A. will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
B. is publishing hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
C. would have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
D. will publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
E. would publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books
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by martin.jonson007 » Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:01 am
IMO C

plz put OA wid ques itself..
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by gmatmachoman » Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:07 am
martin.jonson007 wrote:IMO C

plz put OA wid ques itself..

Not really, Try once again !!
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by rockeyb » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:02 am
The sentence is correct as written .

The use of future perfect tense is correct (will + have + past participle)


ex : By the time the renovations are completed , I WILL HAVE GONE 10 % over budget .

Answer should be A .
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by FightWithGMAT » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:18 am
I think it is E

When we want to convey repeated things in the past, we use "would."
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by paes » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:20 am
rockeyb wrote:The sentence is correct as written .

The use of future perfect tense is correct (will + have + past participle)


ex : By the time the renovations are completed , I WILL HAVE GONE 10 % over budget .

Answer should be A .
IMO C

Over his 65-year life spam : is showing a past event.
How can you say that his life will be for 65 year.
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by nikhilkatira » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:27 am
rockeyb wrote:The sentence is correct as written .

The use of future perfect tense is correct (will + have + past participle)


ex : By the time the renovations are completed , I WILL HAVE GONE 10 % over budget .

Answer should be A .
Dont you think book are already published ?
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by gmat_perfect » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:36 am
gmatmachoman wrote:Over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of America's most enduring writers and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's, will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
A. will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
B. is publishing hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
C. would have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
D. will publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
E. would publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books
Some thoughts:

1. Critical Reasoning in SC:

Some times, in the GMAT SC section, there are some critical reasoning.
Example:
As the former chairman, he conducted the meeting.
=> Former chairman can not conduct the meeting. It should be as the chairman.
During his 65-year life span, he would do something.
=> We understand from the first part of the sentence that the man is not alive.

2. If a man is alive, he will do something:

=> Since the man is not alive, he would do something. A, B, and D are out.

3. In case of conditional, we use the following structures:

a. If + present + ,+ Future
b. If + past simple+ , + would/could/might+ Verb.
c. If + Past perfect + , + Would/could/might+Have + past participle of verb.

I Would have done something if he had helped me. => Here, the subject is alive.

=> From this, we can eliminate C.

4. The use "would":

Would (or the contracted form 'd) is sometimes used as an alternative to 'used to' when discussing past habits:

* 'When we were young, we would spend (we'd spend) every summer holiday at the sea-side.'
* 'You would find him (you'd find him) sitting at the bar every lunchtime, drinking that strong black beer and chatting to the bartender until one day he was there no longer.'

Correct Answer is E.
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by FightWithGMAT » Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:43 am
gmat_perfect wrote:
gmatmachoman wrote:Over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of America's most enduring writers and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's, will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
A. will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
B. is publishing hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
C. would have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
D. will publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
E. would publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books
Some thoughts:

1. Critical Reasoning in SC:

Some times, in the GMAT SC section, there are some critical reasoning.
Example:
As the former chairman, he conducted the meeting.
=> Former chairman can not conduct the meeting. It should be as the chairman.
During his 65-year life span, he would do something.
=> We understand from the first part of the sentence that the man is not alive.

2. If a man is alive, he will do something:

=> Since the man is not alive, he would do something. A, B, and D are out.

3. In case of conditional, we use the following structures:

a. If + present + ,+ Future
b. If + past simple+ , + would/could/might+ Verb.
c. If + Past perfect + , + Would/could/might+Have + past participle of verb.

I Would have done something if he had helped me. => Here, the subject is alive.

=> From this, we can eliminate C.

4. The use "would":

Would (or the contracted form 'd) is sometimes used as an alternative to 'used to' when discussing past habits:

* 'When we were young, we would spend (we'd spend) every summer holiday at the sea-side.'
* 'You would find him (you'd find him) sitting at the bar every lunchtime, drinking that strong black beer and chatting to the bartender until one day he was there no longer.'

Correct Answer is E.

Great!!!

You explained, in detail, my explanation :)
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