Sentence Correction for CAT 2007

[bankebihari]

here goes my answers..
1. d
2. d
3. e
4. a
5. d

[pratyush_sinha]

Here are the answers and I have also given some explaination to my answers. Any suggestion is welcome.

1.
a.An evidence has to be used this way 'evidence of'. Hence false
b.This evidence speaks of the north indians not the calendar.
c.true
d.Again the evidence speaks of both the north indians and the calendar.
e.same as a.

2.

Since it is an event bieng stated so the ideal sentence would be in "the past tense"
only a is true in that case.

3.a,b are redundant with 'it'. c and d have wrong structures because sounds like the focus is too much on 'an american women'.

e soungs right.

4. Only a sounds right because its always 'consequence of' and d and e seems to be wrond because the tense in which they are stating the facts seem to be incorrect.

5.

a. too verbose and possible wrong usage of comma.
b. stress on the returning rather than land
c. correct
d. wrong usage of apostrophe
e.stress on the wrong word.

[alwaysViks]

My ans:
1: E
2: A
3: C
4: C
5: C

Please let us know the answers....

[ketce]

MY answers are
1 e
2 a
3 e
4 a
5 a

[fundooyogi]

here are mt answers
1 - E
2 - D
3 - E
4 - A
5 - B

[skylark]

1. (E) (sentence is in present continuous - should be in past tense wich is what option e gives)
2. (A) (correct)
3. (E) (all the remaining options are bulky and confusing. e is the most concise)
4. (A) (correct)
5. (C) (problem with the original sentence in incorrect punctuation. of all the options c retains the meaning and minds it Ps & Qs too )

[Chiraggupta_86]

Hey my answers are exactly the same.... for explanations u can refer to Official Guide to GMAT... all of these questions are posted directly from that Book...

@Geturdreams: I am sorry for revealing that secret... But I appreciate ur contribution towards the community...
@Tatimatla: I would suggest study sentence correction thoroghly.. CAT is rapidly moving towards GMAT u never know, when u can get those questions in exam...

Originally Posted by tatimatla

SCs were my favorites last year, unfortunately nothing appeared in CAT

Answers in RED

[junoonmba]

Originally Posted by geturdream

The first set of questions ......

1.A “calendar stick” carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them on systematic astronomical observation.
(A) that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them
(B) of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and based them
(C) of the development of advanced full-year calendars by North American Indians, basing them
(D) of the North American Indians and their development of advanced full-year calendars based
(E) that the North American Indians developed advanced full-year calendars based

Reason:-a)basing b)them should not be there c) same
d)unnecessary imp. to North American people hence e)

2.A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities

Reason:-, b)past tense continuity should be there c,d,e) same
3.A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770’s, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.
(A) it was only the second published by an American woman
(B) it was only the second that an American woman published
(C) the second one only published by an American woman
(D) the second one only that an American woman published
(E) only the second published by an American woman
Reason:-a)it was --redundant b)
passive voice discontinuity c) "only published" creates different meaning d)passive voice discontinuity hence e)
4.A common disability in test pilots is hearing impairment, a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time.
(A) a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time
(B) a consequence from sitting for long periods of time too near to large jet engines
(C) a consequence which resulted from sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time
(D) damaged from sitting too near to large jet engines for long periods of time
(E) damaged because they sat too close to large jet engines for long periods of time
Reason:-b) consequence of is right not consequence from c)wordy d)wordy and changes the meaning of orignal sentence e)ordy and changes the meaning of orignal sentence hence a)


5.A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black’s returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black’s return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa

These are my answers When can we expect the solutions??????

[doomsayer]

Originally Posted by junoonmba

These are my answers When can we expect the solutions??????

my ans:
1)e
2)a
3)e
4)a
5)a

[aslipaagal]

hey,

These are my answers:

1. e
[since "the first evidence" has to be of "advanced full-year calendars" not of "the north american indians".]

2. a
["had been allowed" is the keyword here..shows the continuity and agreement signifies allowing something to be done.]

3. e
[no need for repeating "it was" and "the second one only" doesn't suit here as "second" , "one" and "only" all coming together.]

4. a
["consequence from" and "consequence which" are straightforward wrong and "damaged" doesn't come into picture.]

5. a
["African land" is too awkward;"Africa which was the land" implies it is not a land now,may be a water body;and "some Black’s return" is simply wrong as Black is not an individual here.]

i can be wrong.
Waiting for answers..