GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

[kulkarniy2k]

Originally Posted by sandy_venkat

These are a few more questions:

1) Presenters at the seminar, one who is blind, will

demonstrate adaptive equipment that allows visually impaired people to use computers.
(A) one who
(B) one of them who
(C) and one of them who
(D) one of whom
(E) one of which

2) Because of the enormous research and

development expenditures required to survive in the electronics industry, an industry marked by rapid
innovation and volatile demand, such firms tend to be very large.
(A) to survive
(B) of firms to survive
(C) for surviving
(D) for survival
(E) for firms' survival

The answer to (1) is (D)
(2) is (C)

[dumbJoe]

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Originally Posted by dumbJoe  
During an ice age, the buildup of ice at the poles and the drop in water levels near the equator speed up the Earth’s rotation, like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in.

(A) like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in
(B) like the increased speed of a figure skater when her arms are drawn in
(C) like a figure skater who increases speed while spinning with her arms drawn in
(D) just as a spinning figure skater who increases speed by drawing in her arms
(E) just as a spinning figure skater increases speed by drawing in her arms

hi, is the answer for this 'E'
I think A, B,C can be eliminated because the action 'increase in speed' is compared here and like is used to compare only nouns.
D is wrong because it compares the increase in speed with the spinning figure skater.
Hence I would go with 'E'

it is indeed E

[sandy_venkat]

Originally Posted by kulkarniy2k

I think the answer the is (c)
Can anyone tell me why this cannot be the answer?

Straight parallelism......"how X...how Y"

i.e

"how items are placed on shelves" and "how frequently the inventory turns over"

In D "is" is placed akwardly. hoip this helps. If u search for this, ull find an expln for this qn. I believe, this has been discussed.

[dumbJoe]

Originally Posted by kulkarniy2k

I think the answer the is (c)
Can anyone tell me why this cannot be the answer?

B,C both use 'is' where i think a prural verb is more appropriate. But by 'parallelism' only D,E fit the bill. D as pointed out by sandy uses 'is' awkwardly hence i would rather merit E as the correct answer.

[mealiennothuman]

Originally Posted by dumbJoe

During an ice age, the buildup of ice at the poles and the drop in water levels near the equator speed up the Earth’s rotation, like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in.

(A) like a spinning figure skater whose speed increases when her arms are drawn in
(B) like the increased speed of a figure skater when her arms are drawn in
(C) like a figure skater who increases speed while spinning with her arms drawn in
(D) just as a spinning figure skater who increases speed by drawing in her arms
(E) just as a spinning figure skater increases speed by drawing in her arms

This one seems very tricky. I think the trick here is to guess what the comparison is between.
According to me here the the spinning Earth is compared to a spinning figure skater and then how her speed increases when she draws in her arms. Also, for comparison, like should be used and not just.

Hence B is out as the subject should not be the speed.
C is out as the comparison is with a spinning figure skater and not just a figure skater.

I go for A.

[mealiennothuman]

Originally Posted by kulkarniy2k

I think the answer the is (c)
Can anyone tell me why this cannot be the answer?

This deals with parallelism. In the sentence the focus is what is well known.
1) how items are placed on shelves
2) the frequency of inventory turnovers can be
Hence item 2) should be parallel to 1) i.e. (E) how frequently the inventory turns over can be.
You might ask why it is not (D). Inventory turns over by itself. No one turns it over.

[mealiennothuman]

Originally Posted by kulkarniy2k

I think the answer is (E)

Also, I feel it would better if the person who posts the question also posts the answer a few days hence.

He can mention in his post (the one with the question) as to when he is going to post the answer.

Except for a concert performance that the composer himself staged in 1911，Scott Joplin's ragtime opera＂Treemonisha＂was not produced　until 1972，sixty-one years after its completion．
(A) Except for a concert performance that the composer himself staged
(B) Except for a concert performance with the composer himself staging it
(C) Besides a concert performance being staged by the composer himself
(D) Excepting a concert performance that the composer himself staged
(E) With the exception of a concert performance with the staging done by the composer himself.

According to me the answer is A and not E. Exception is used when there is a group of like things and one of them is different from the others.

[mealiennothuman]

Originally Posted by sandy_venkat

These are a few more questions:

1) Presenters at the seminar, one who is blind, will

demonstrate adaptive equipment that allows visually impaired people to use computers.
(A) one who
(B) one of them who
(C) and one of them who
(D) one of whom
(E) one of which

2) Because of the enormous research and

development expenditures required to survive in the electronics industry, an industry marked by rapid
innovation and volatile demand, such firms tend to be very large.
(A) to survive
(B) of firms to survive
(C) for surviving
(D) for survival
(E) for firms' survival

Answer to (1) is (D). All presenters are going to demonstrate not just the person who is blind.

Answer to (2) is (B). We need the word firms to complement it in the later part of the sentence.

[mealiennothuman]

I could not figure out how to delete this post. Hence just editing.

[mealiennothuman]

Originally Posted by mailsatk

Wll go for C. || with spawned.

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will go for C. Later part of the sentence has singulars. A rally, A weakening. Hence, A lowering is correct. Among B and C, C sounds much better. B does not indicate that the inflation will lower. Use of "Along with" makes that meaning clear.
Please PM if answers are wrong


I have almost give this up, but if I had to make a choice, it would be E.
Reason: to be used || with to make computers. Also, beacause of comparison, like is more appropriate.

Cheers!
Satish

According to me,

Answer for (1) is (B) and not (C) since present tense should be used. The filigree still exists.

Answer for (2) is (B) and not (C) since (C) implies that it leads to fears about inflation.

Answer for (3) is (C) since the given purposes are examples and hence "such .... as" should be used.