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by nehakhas1 » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:34 am
61. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin.

a. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise,
b. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise,
c. If present metal prices continue to sharply rise,
d. Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should mean that
e. Metal prices’ sharp rise continuing should mean that

ans A .Please explain
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by madhur_ahuja » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:23 am
Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin.

a. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise,
Correct

b. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise,

Incorrect use of If. If X then Y

c. If present metal prices continue to sharply rise,
Incorrect use of If. If X then Y

d. Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should mean that
Awkward ..

e. Metal prices’ sharp rise continuing should mean that
Awkward ...
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by walker » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:26 am
why C is wrong?

it perfctly follows if x then y rule!
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by scoobydooby » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:49 am
C is wrong as it misses the "then" of the "if x happens, then y will happen" construction.
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by real2008 » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:49 am
scoobydooby wrote:C is wrong as it misses the "then" of the "if x happens, then y will happen" construction.
is that ' then' essential here?
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by scoobydooby » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:22 am
yes, i think "if and then" are used together much like pair words "either-or' ; "niether, nor"
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by real2008 » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:24 am
nehakhas1 wrote:61. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin.

a. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise,
b. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise,
c. If present metal prices continue to sharply rise,
d. Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should mean that
e. Metal prices’ sharp rise continuing should mean that

ans A .Please explain
a: No error found
b: 'are continuing' is wrong usage, simple present tense will do the job
c: 'sharply' is not correct, it should be 'continue sharp rise' or 'continue ti rise sharply'
d: Awkward
e: awkward
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by goelmohit2002 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:21 am
scoobydooby wrote:yes, i think "if and then" are used together much like pair words "either-or' ; "niether, nor"
Hi Scooby,

IMO "then" is not essential.....Manhattan SC guide specifically say so...

But can someone please tell why C is wrong.....
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by xcusemeplz2009 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:15 am
goelmohit2002 wrote:
scoobydooby wrote:yes, i think "if and then" are used together much like pair words "either-or' ; "niether, nor"
Hi Scooby,

IMO "then" is not essential.....Manhattan SC guide specifically say so...

But can someone please tell why C is wrong.....
C is wrong bcoz of sharply(adverb should modify a verb,adverb or adj. but not noun) rise(noun)
It does not matter how many times you get knocked down , but how many times you get up
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by goelmohit2002 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:22 am
xcusemeplz2009 wrote:
goelmohit2002 wrote:
scoobydooby wrote:yes, i think "if and then" are used together much like pair words "either-or' ; "niether, nor"
Hi Scooby,

IMO "then" is not essential.....Manhattan SC guide specifically say so...

But can someone please tell why C is wrong.....
C is wrong bcoz of sharply(adverb should modify a verb,adverb or adj. but not noun) rise(noun)
Thanks.

But rise can act as noun as well as verb...can you please tell how do we find out whether rise is acting as noun here and not verb here ?
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by vidyadhar » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:54 am
According to Manhattan SC:

to + verb is verb infinitive form. Inserting a word inbetween creates a split infinitive form which is almost always incorrect.
Eg:
I need you to quickly run out to the store - incorrect.
I need you to run quickly out to the store - correct.
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by goelmohit2002 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:58 am
vidyadhar wrote:According to Manhattan SC:

to + verb is verb infinitive form. Inserting a word inbetween creates a split infinitive form which is almost always incorrect.
Eg:
I need you to quickly run out to the store - incorrect.
I need you to run quickly out to the store - correct.
Hi,

Thanks.

Can you please point me to the relevant section of Manhattan SC guide....I could not find the same in the 4th edition of Manhattan guide...

Thanks
Mohit
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by vidyadhar » Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:05 am
It is in Manhattan GMAT Prep guide chapter 3 - 'Verb Tense, Mood, & Voice', Topic -'Infinitives' (1st topic).
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by goelmohit2002 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:08 am
vidyadhar wrote:It is in Manhattan GMAT Prep guide chapter 3 - 'Verb Tense, Mood, & Voice', Topic -'Infinitives' (1st topic).
Thanks. but can you please tell which edition you are referring to...as I am unable to find any such topic in entire chapter of Verb tense in 4th edition.
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by vidyadhar » Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:20 am
It is in 2005 edition.

I think 4th edition is the new 2009 edition.
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