GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

[linktonitin]

hi peak....thanx a lot for ur reply...please send me those notes.....i think they would be gr8.....
wat u doin....????...n how's ya prep goin..???

[@Peak]

Originally Posted by linktonitin

hi peak....thanx a lot for ur reply...please send me those notes.....i think they would be gr8.....
wat u doin....????...n how's ya prep goin..???

dropped u a mail...check tht

[OperationBLACKI]

Originally Posted by destroyer1982

1.According to his own account, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty, modeled the face of the statue like his mother’s and the body like his wife’s.
(A) modeled the face of the statue like his mother’s and the body like his wife’s
(B) modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife
(C) modeled the face of the statue like his mother and the body like his wife
(D) made the face of the statue after his mother and the body after his wife
(E) made the face of the statue look like his mother and the body look like his wife

The answer is Option(B) ....

We can rule out Options(C) (D) and (E) because the terms being compared are not correct . What's left is Option (A) and (B) .

Both the phrases Modeled like and Modeled after is correct ....but they imply different things

X modeled like Y means X has been designed or made in one particular manner and Y also has been designed in a similar fashion .

X modeled after Y means that Y is the base and X hasbeen inspired by Y or the design of X has its inspiration drawn from Y .

Hence when we say "modeled the face of the statue like his mother’s " we are actually saying that the face of the statue was modeled just similar to the way his mother's face was modeled which is incorrect .

So Option (B) , "modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife . " actually tells that the face of the statue has drawn its inspiration from that of his mother and is correct .

[OperationBLACKI]

Originally Posted by rd880

No sooner did the commissioner order the imposition of << curfew in the city, when >> intense riots broke out near the bus station.

(A) curfew in the city, when

(B) the curfew in the city, when

(C) curfew in the city, than

(D) the curfew in the city, than

(E) curfew in the city, then


also can any one please elaborate on the use of Then vs Than

It is No sooner .....than

Option(C) is the answer . We don't require definite article before the word "Curfew" .

[destroyer1982]

Originally Posted by OperationBLACKI

The answer is Option(B) ....

We can rule out Options(C) (D) and (E) because the terms being compared are not correct . What's left is Option (A) and (B) .

Both the phrases Modeled like and Modeled after is correct ....but they imply different things

X modeled like Y means X has been designed or made in one particular manner and Y also has been designed in a similar fashion .

X modeled after Y means that Y is the base and X hasbeen inspired by Y or the design of X has its inspiration drawn from Y .

Hence when we say "modeled the face of the statue like his mother’s " we are actually saying that the face of the statue was modeled just similar to the way his mother's face was modeled which is incorrect .

So Option (B) , "modeled the face of the statue after that of his mother and the body after that of his wife . " actually tells that the face of the statue has drawn its inspiration from that of his mother and is correct .

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Thanks a lot buddy for the detailed explanation...

[sushant102_81]

As a result of the continuing decline in the birth rate, less people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s than did in the 1960’s and 1970’s, a twenty year period during which people born after the war swelled the ranks of workers.
(A) less people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s than
(B) less people will be entering the labor force in the 1980’s as
(C) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s as
(D) fewer people will be entering the labor force in the 1980’s as
(E) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s than

any explanation ????

[dkny.jakhar]

My take on the question would be E.

Regrds

Jakhar

Originally Posted by sushant102_81

As a result of the continuing decline in the birth rate, less people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s than did in the 1960’s and 1970’s, a twenty year period during which people born after the war swelled the ranks of workers.
(A) less people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s than
(B) less people will be entering the labor force in the 1980’s as
(C) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s as
(D) fewer people will be entering the labor force in the 1980’s as
(E) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s than

any explanation ????

[ankseil]

Originally Posted by dkny.jakhar

My take on the question would be E.

Regrds

Jakhar

my take is c, and not e because i think as did is idiomatic instead of than did

correct me if i m wrong

[dkny.jakhar]

well i might be wrong but i feel if the answer is c ...then the sentence becomes fewer ppl will enter as did in 1960''s and 70's ...this would mean that 60s and 70s showed the similar pattern of ppl joinin as workers ...which is clearly not the idea suggested by te passage

regards
Jakhar

Originally Posted by ankseil

my take is c, and not e because i think as did is idiomatic instead of than did

correct me if i m wrong

[OperationBLACKI]

Originally Posted by sushant102_81

As a result of the continuing decline in the birth rate, less people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s than did in the 1960’s and 1970’s, a twenty year period during which people born after the war swelled the ranks of workers.
(A) less people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s than
(B) less people will be entering the labor force in the 1980’s as
(C) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s as
(D) fewer people will be entering the labor force in the 1980’s as
(E) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980’s than

any explanation ????

I think the answer will be Option(E) for one simple reason . If we choose Option(C) the comparsion between 80's and 60's becomes the same . What the sentence actually conveys is that labor force actually reduced compared to 60's and 70's . If we use 'as' it would mean that even in 60's and 70's the people who joined were fewer .

Kindly post the correct answer ..