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sub-verb agreement test

by atulmangal » Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:44 am
Choose the correctly written sentence(s).
(1)From the popular TV show has arisen two popular spin-offs. (2) Indicated by the polls are the show's popularity. (3) There was only two critics who did not enjoy the new program.


(A) 1 only

(B) 3 only

(C) 1 and 2 only

(D) 2 and 3 only

(E) None of these sentences is correctly written.
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by GMATMadeEasy » Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:47 am
All three are wrong. What is the source by the way ?

thanks for sharing. it is fun to change the format sometime :) .
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by atulmangal » Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:49 am
GMATMadeEasy wrote:All three are wrong. What is the source by the way ?

thanks for sharing. it is fun to change the format sometime :) .
Its from Knewton..these are simple questions but still i thought to share these basic conceptual questions
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by rohu27 » Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:54 am
IMO none.
SV errors can be so subtle. good post.
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by GMATMadeEasy » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:10 am
great Atulmangal.
(2) Indicated by the polls are the show's popularity
This is certainly wrong. What is the explanation by Kaplan by the way ? I am curious.

Correct this one and explain the reasoning behind.

Indicated by polls is/are the fears among the people because of radiation left by nuclear reactor disaster.
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by MAAJ » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:25 am
IMO...

From the popular TV show has arisen two popular spin-offs
Two popular spin-offs have arisen from the popular TV show

Indicated by polls is/are the fears among the people because of radiation left by nuclear reactor disaster
The fears among the people are indicated by polls because of radiation left by nuclear reactor disaster
GMATMadeEasy wrote:great Atulmangal.
(2) Indicated by the polls are the show's popularity
This is certainly wrong. What is the explanation by Kaplan by the way ? I am curious.

Correct this one and explain the reasoning behind.

Indicated by polls is/are the fears among the people because of radiation left by nuclear reactor disaster.
"There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results."
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by atulmangal » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:34 am
GMATMadeEasy wrote:great Atulmangal.
(2) Indicated by the polls are the show's popularity
This is certainly wrong. What is the explanation by Kaplan by the way ? I am curious.

Correct this one and explain the reasoning behind.

Indicated by polls is/are the fears among the people because of radiation left by nuclear reactor disaster.
Thanks for the appreciation
In sentence 2, the singular subject "popularity" does not agree with the plural verb "are."

if u notice the original sentence is in passive voice...so reverse it in active and u get the answer
The shows popularity is indicated by the polls

This is not the OE its just my opinion
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by GMATMadeEasy » Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:07 pm
@atulmangal : I suspect the explanation for 2 is right. can you check OE please.

Indicated by polls is/are the fears among the people because of radiation left by nuclear reactor disaster.

Can 'indicated by Polls' be subject here ?
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by force5 » Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:16 pm
the way sentence is constructed it seems that the subject is "popularity".
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by atulmangal » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:58 pm
GMATMadeEasy wrote:@atulmangal : I suspect the explanation for 2 is right. can you check OE please.

Indicated by polls is/are the fears among the people because of radiation left by nuclear reactor disaster.

Can 'indicated by Polls' be subject here ?
The OE only says that it should be popularity is...this is the only thing written in OE
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by force5 » Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:11 am
no you are correct... it should be popularity. I corrected it.
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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:02 am
If you like this change in format, you might want to look at questions from the writing section of the SAT. I would say they are easier than GMAT SC, but test many of the same concepts in a slightly different way.
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