[aniruddha.maiti]

Originally Posted by callofdestiny

Subhash, with all due respect, i really feel the answer for the 2nd question has to be B. The reason is simple...

Using option D as the answer: In the most common procedure for harvesting forage crops such as alfalfa, as much as 20 percent of the leaf and small-stem material, the most nutritious parts of the plant, shatters and falls

In the option D, a plural (the nutritious parts of the plant) are said to be "shatters and falls". How could a plural "shatters and falls" ?

Hence it has to be "Shatter and fall to the ground"

we can Knock of the modifier.."which......plant", the subject here is then seen clearly as 20% ___--, so this follows a singular NOUN.. I think D should /can be right..

[ABhishek009]

Originally Posted by i.gocrazy1

Hi Sunil,

Between should always be connected by "and". Here chemical reaction is between industrial emissions and atmospheric water vapor. Hence A,B are wrong. C,D are eliminated because the general statement should be in SIMPLE PRESENT TENCE.

Correct me if i am wrong puys.

Agree with u and if u keenly observe the options u wil find:

(C) and atmospheric water vapor which has produced highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

(D) and atmospheric water vapor which have produced sulfuric and nitric acids which are highly corrosive

(E) and atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

Hence C and D will also b wrong........Though it uses the same connector AND

[i.gocrazy1]

Originally Posted by ABhishek009

Agree with u and if u keenly observe the options u wil find:

(C) and atmospheric water vapor which has produced highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

(D) and atmospheric water vapor which have produced sulfuric and nitric acids which are highly corrosive

(E) and atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

Hence C and D will also b wrong........Though it uses the same connector AND

Abhishek - Do u mean that in C and D, the tense is wrong. i thought that as the stmt is a general stmt, the tense should be simple present. Thats why i have ignored C and D. Can you explain your reason for not considering C and D.

[ABhishek009]

Originally Posted by i.gocrazy1

Abhishek - Do u mean that in C and D, the tense is wrong. i thought that as the stmt is a general stmt, the tense should be simple present. Thats why i have ignored C and D. Can you explain your reason for not considering C and D.

Yeah I think there is some error in the tenses and morever which must also b replaced by that ....

ISn't it so??????

[sunil.kulyana]

Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July.
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits

can anyone explain please?

WHY E AND NOT D


in d we have "that were requested last July" which can be classified as wordy as against "requested last July" in e

but in e also we have "the employees of the railroad " which can be classified as wordy as against "the railroad employees" in d.

[aniruddha.maiti]

Originally Posted by sunil.kulyana

Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.
(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits
(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits
(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July.
(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits
(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits

can anyone explain please?

WHY E AND NOT D


in d we have "that were requested last July" which can be classified as wordy as against "requested last July" in e

but in e also we have "the employees of the railroad " which can be classified as wordy as against "the railroad employees" in d.

Note the usage in the phrase u have marked...in D.." the increase in hourly wages that were requested "..it has to be that was..it has to folow singular subject.the increase...also we don't need that here as subject here can directly connect to the object...I think on this basis we can safely ignore D as the option of being the right answer..

[rishabh1946]

Originally Posted by subash_r

Thanks masked... will try solving them tomorrow.... need help with these two.....

1.Some of the tenth-century stave churches of Norway are still standing, demonstrating that with sound design and maintenance, wooden buildings can last indefinitely.

1. standing, demonstrating that with sound design and maintenance, wooden buildings can last indefinitely
2. standing, demonstrating how wooden buildings, when they have sound design and maintenance, can last indefinitely
3. standing; they demonstrate if a wooden building has sound design and maintenance it can last indefinitely
4. standing, and they demonstrate wooden buildings can last indefinitely when there is sound design and maintenance
5. standing, and they demonstrate how a wooden building can last indefinitely when it has sound design and maintenance

2. In the most common procedure for harvesting forage crops such as alfalfa, as much as 20 percent of the leaf and small-stem material, which is the most nutritious of all the parts of the plant, shattered and fell to the ground.

1. which is the most nutritious of all the parts of the plant, shattered and fell
2. the most nutritious of all parts of the plant, shatter and fall
3. the parts of the plant which were most nutritious, will shatter and fall
4. the most nutritious parts of the plant, shatters and falls.
5. parts of the plant which are the most nutritious, have shattered and fallen

i THink the answers are A and B respectively

[subash_r]

Hey Rishab.. i have already given the official answers..they are A and D....

Guyz...

Help with these..

1. The voluminous personal papers of Thomas Alva Edison reveal that his inventions typically sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly from previous works.
(A) sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly
(B) sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but were slowly evolved
(C) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly
(D) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but had slowly evolved
(E) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but they were slowly evolved


2. In metalwork one advantage of adhesive-bonding over spot-welding is that the contact, and hence the bonding, is effected continuously over a broad surface instead of a series of regularly spaced points with no bonding in between.
(A) instead of
(B) as opposed to
(C) in contrast with
(D) rather than at
(E) as against being at



3. It is well known in the supermarket industry that how items are placed on shelves and the frequency of inventory turnovers can be crucial to profits.
(A) the frequency of inventory turnovers can be
(B) the frequency of inventory turnovers is often
(C) the frequency with which the inventory turns over is often
(D) how frequently is the inventory turned over are often
(E) how frequently the inventory turns over can be



4. The financial crash of October 1987 demonstrated that the world’s capital markets are integrated more closely than never before and events in one part of the global village may be transmitted to the rest of the village—almost instantaneously.
(A) integrated more closely than never before and
(B) closely integrated more than ever before so
(C) more closely integrated as never before while
(D) more closely integrated than ever before and that
(E) more than ever before closely integrated as


5.New theories propose that catastrophic impacts of asteroids and comets may have caused reversals in the Earth’s magnetic field, the onset of ice ages, splitting apart continents 80 million years ago, and great volcanic eruptions.
(A) splitting apart continents
(B) the splitting apart of continents
(C) split apart continents
(D) continents split apart
(E) continents that were split apart



6.Recently discovered fossil remains strongly suggest that the Australian egg-laying mammals of today are a branch of the main stem of mammalian evolution rather than developing independently from a common ancestor of mammals more than 220 million years ago.
(A) rather than developing independently from
(B) rather than a type that developed independently from
(C) rather than a type whose development was independent of
(D) instead of developing independently from
(E) instead of a development that was independent of

[vishnudutt]

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[subash_r]

Originally Posted by vishnudutt

i'd like to acknowledge that this site is benefical for the mba preparation
thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well.. yes it is.. but still.. this is the wrong thread.. to post this..!!.. This is meant for sentence corrections and i have doubt......

Should it be....'..For THE MBA preparation..'...

or..

'For MBA preparation'.......???.... a real practical doubt.. i dont think the 'THE' should come there..