GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

[paki]

2. Q39 Set-4
Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less, get better gas mileage, allow passengers to get in and out more easily, and have a smoother ride.

A. Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less,

B. Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, they cost less,

C. Minivans carry as many as seven passengers, in comparison with most sport utility vehicles, and have a lower cost, they

D. Minivans, carrying as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less,

E. Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles the cost is lower, and they

Answer would be A.
B and C are wrong because "they" could refer to vehicles and not to minivans.
D changes the verb carry with the participial carrying
E is awkward

[vicky.verma]

Originally Posted by kkjha

Guys need your insight on following two SC questions from Sets.

1. Q.28 Set-4
Antarctica receives more solar radiation than does any other place on Earth, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels of the oceans would rise 250 feet and engulf most of the world’s great cities.

A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,
B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it not to do so, C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else
D. reflective, so that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, or
E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; if it did


2. Q39 Set-4
Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less, get better gas mileage, allow passengers to get in and out more easily, and have a smoother ride.

A. Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less,

B. Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, they cost less,

C. Minivans carry as many as seven passengers, in comparison with most sport utility vehicles, and have a lower cost, they

D. Minivans, carrying as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less,

E. Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles the cost is lower, and they


I will post answer after 2 days.

Answers marked above

[kkjha]

Originally Posted by vicky.verma

Answers marked above

Answer for
Q-28 is B
Q-39 is D (Donno why and how)

[kkjha]

Some more SC questions from Sets.

Q4. Set-3

Yellow jackets number among the 900 or so species of the world’s social wasps, wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of females—the queen and her sterile female workers.
A. wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of
B. wasps that live in a highly cooperative and organized society consisting almost entirely of
C. which means they live in a highly cooperative and organized society, almost all
D. which means that their society is highly cooperative, organized, and it is almost entirely
E. living in a society that is highly cooperative, organized, and it consists of almost all

Q34. Set-3
Shoppers in sporting goods stores, unlike in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but they leave with a basketball only.
A. in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but they leave with a basketball only
B. in department stores, shop impulsively very little; someone who comes in for a basketball will leave with a basketball only and not also buy a pair of skis and a boomerang as well
C. those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, do not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball, but leave with only a basketball
D. those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping; someone who comes in for a basketball will leave with a basketball only and not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang as well
E. department stores, shop impulsively very little; someone will not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball but will leave with only a basketball

Q. 39 Set-5

In 2000, a mere two dozen products accounted for half the increase in spending on prescription drugs, a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing many more prescriptions for higher-cost drugs.

A. a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing
B. a phenomenon that is explained not just by the fact that drugs are becoming more expensive but also by the fact that doctors are writing
C. a phenomenon occurring not just because of drugs that are becoming more expensive but because of doctors having also written
D. which occurred not just because drugs are becoming more expensive but doctors are also writing
E. which occurred not just because of more expensive drugs but because doctors have also written

[ankitagar]

12. Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from
the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention
to sustain the state's economy after the exhaustion
of its oil reserves.

(A) fund, with the intention to sustain the state's
economy after the exhaustion of its oil
reserves.
(B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the
state's economy after they have exhausted
their oil reserves
(C) fund intended to sustain the state's economy
after oil reserves are exhausted
(D) fund intended to sustain the state's economy
after exhausting its oil reserves
(E) fund that they intend to sustain the state's econ-
omy after oil reserves are exhausted


The nation's three military academies have seen a
dramatic rise in applications, one fueled by a resur-
gence of patriotism, increasing tuition costs at
private colleges, and improved recruiting by the
academies.

(A) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism,
increasing tuition costs at private colleges,
and improved recruiting by the academies.
(B) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, tuition
costs that have increased at private colleges,
and academies improving their recruiting
(C) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism,
private colleges that increased their tuition
costs, and recruiting improvements by the
academies
(D) fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, tuition
costs increasing at private colleges, and
academies improving their recruiting
(E) fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, increasing
tuition costs at private colleges, and
academies improving their recruiting

25. Water and resource management problems will be at
the head of the legislature's list of concerns for the
coming session.

(A) Water and resource management problems
(B) Problems of managing water and resources
(C) Problems in the management of water and
other resources
(D) Problems of water and other resource man-
agement
(E) Resource management problems, including
water.

[paki]

Yellow jackets number among the 900 or so species of the world’s social wasps, wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of females—the queen and her sterile female workers.
A. wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of
B. wasps that live in a highly cooperative and organized society consisting almost entirely of
C. which means they live in a highly cooperative and organized society, almost all
D. which means that their society is highly cooperative, organized, and it is almost entirely
E. living in a society that is highly cooperative, organized, and it consists of almost all

The answer would be B.
A wrong meaning (they consist)
C and D which has not clear antecedent
E (it consists) is wrong

[paki]

Q. 39 Set-5

In 2000, a mere two dozen products accounted for half the increase in spending on prescription drugs, a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing many more prescriptions for higher-cost drugs.

A. a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing
B. a phenomenon that is explained not just by the fact that drugs are becoming more expensive but also by the fact that doctors are writing
C. a phenomenon occurring not just because of drugs that are becoming more expensive but because of doctors having also written
D. which occurred not just because drugs are becoming more expensive but doctors are also writing
E. which occurred not just because of more expensive drugs but because doctors have also written

The answer would be B.
A lack paralellism not by__ but by
C (doctors having) change verb (not sure but doesn´t sound good to me)
D and E the which has no clear antecedent.

[paki]

12. Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from
the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention
to sustain the state's economy after the exhaustion
of its oil reserves.

(A) fund, with the intention to sustain the state's
economy after the exhaustion of its oil
reserves.
(B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the
state's economy after they have exhausted
their oil reserves
(C) fund intended to sustain the state's economy
after oil reserves are exhausted
(D) fund intended to sustain the state's economy
after exhausting its oil reserves
(E) fund that they intend to sustain the state's econ-
omy after oil reserves are exhausted

The answer would be C.
A (intention of) is wrong
B (the intention of which) is wrong
D (after exhausing) is wrong
E (fund that they) is wrong

[paki]

The nation's three military academies have seen a
dramatic rise in applications, one fueled by a resur-
gence of patriotism, increasing tuition costs at
private colleges, and improved recruiting by the
academies.

(A) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism,
increasing tuition costs at private colleges,
and improved recruiting by the academies.
(B) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, tuition
costs that have increased at private colleges,
and academies improving their recruiting
(C) one fueled by a resurgence of patriotism,
private colleges that increased their tuition
costs, and recruiting improvements by the
academies
(D) fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, tuition
costs increasing at private colleges, and
academies improving their recruiting
(E) fueled by a resurgence of patriotism, increasing
tuition costs at private colleges, and
academies improving their recruiting

Choice E
A B and C are wrong (one)
D (tuition cost increasing)

[paki]

25. Water and resource management problems will be at
the head of the legislature's list of concerns for the
coming session.

(A) Water and resource management problems
(B) Problems of managing water and resources
(C) Problems in the management of water and
other resources
(D) Problems of water and other resource man-
agement
(E) Resource management problems, including
water.

E is my answer
A "water" alone doesn´t sound good to me as a problem
B "managing water" wrong
C "problems in" wrong
D "problems of water"

(pls don´t forget to write the correct choices according to your book)