i think the key here is a misplaced modifier which is resolved by adding "a practice". i guess "potential for -ing", "potential to" and "potentially" (as a modifier) are all valid depending on the context..
hi guys, I have a question about the use of commas...For ex in the statement below "Because the population is denser there and the automobile is therefore inefficient as a means of transportation, a commuter rail system serving a given population is usually five times more efficient in a European city than it is in an American city."
Shouldn't "serving a given population" be enclosed with commas as it is a modifying clause? How important is the position of commas when deciding a right answer in SC? None of the GMAT notes seem to emphasize this. Thanks in advance for replying.
Hi Puys, Please help in these 4 SC questions. Please open the attachment to see them They are from GMATprep. Do post the explanation also. Regards Raghav
The OAs are B, A, C, C, D. Can you please post explanation also
1 A - "there are"/"there is" is mostly wrong, "that" is wrong coz the designer is a person not a thing B -correct use of "whom" (because we wud say "one of them is a designer") C - "artists, and one" is wrong...the "one" is a part of the artists and not a separate entity who can be and-ed (xcuse me:)) with the artists D - "there are"/"artists, one who is" are both wrong E - "including one which" - the designer is a person...it shud be who/whom..(i think the correct answer could also have been "among the speakers chosen for this year's seminars are a number of artists, including one who is an industrial designer."
2. "due more to X than to Y" is correct As we have "than" in option B, we should have "more" somewhere in the statement, which is missing. "due because" is wrong and so is "due more to fearing" coz preposition shud always be followed by a noun
3. Get rid of all options with "their" employees "Requires that X do Y" is correct usage
4. Get rid of all options with "like" coz we can safely assume that Chagall and Picasso's paintings were in there too. "such as" and "including" are fine. Avoid "would" wherever possible unless its a hypothetical suituation. "Everything..blahblah...has been appraised..." is correct
5. tricky one...coz here we are possibly mutilating the meaning of the statement...hope it is experimental
hi guys...I have a doubt: Which is correct: "My friend has more pencils than me." OR "My friend has more pencils than I." OR "My friend has more pencils than I do."
hi guys...I have a doubt: Which is correct: "My friend has more pencils than me." OR "My friend has more pencils than I." OR "My friend has more pencils than I do."
"My friend has more pencils than I do" because the comparison has to be logical and so pencils have to compared against pencils.
Thanks... follow up on that..which of the following is correct:
"My friend is more intelligent than I am." OR "My friend is more intelligent than me." I am just confused about when "me" is correct and when its not. And is "I" always wrong in the object position? (....more intelligent than I.)
1.A patient accusing a doctor of malpractice will find it difficult to prove damage if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify about proper medical procedures. (A) if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify (B) unless there will be another doctor to testify (C) without another doctors testimony (D) should there be no testimony from some other doctor (E) lacking another doctor to testify OA is C........wats wrong with A?
1.A patient accusing a doctor of malpractice will find it difficult to prove damage if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify about proper medical procedures. (A) if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify (B) unless there will be another doctor to testify (C) without another doctor's testimony (D) should there be no testimony from some other doctor (E) lacking another doctor to testify OA is C........wats wrong with A?
Use of "there is" should be avoided wherever possible... also "some other doctor to testify" is wrong....it sounds like u want some other doctor so that patient can testify....whereas actually it is the doctor who will testify....it shud be "some other doctor who can testify"...
For ex...."The patient lacks the skills to dance" .....here "lack X to do Y" is correct coz it is the patient who can dance if he had the skills...and its not the skills which have to dance...hope this helps..
1.A patient accusing a doctor of malpractice will find it difficult to prove damage if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify about proper medical procedures. (A) if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify (B) unless there will be another doctor to testify (C) without another doctors testimony (D) should there be no testimony from some other doctor (E) lacking another doctor to testify OA is C........wats wrong with A?
Also, lack looks more comfortable with abstract nouns... like lack of courage, lack of money, lack of time .. for doctor- absence, unavailability, shortage... will make more sense.
I have some compilation called "2004-12-15_215209_spidey-gmat-notes.pdf" which says the following:
" Megumi speaks Japanese better than I do. But you already knew that, I'm sure. Look at the following examples for something (perhaps) new: Megumi has visited more countries than I have. We can use have again because have is an auxiliary verb here. Megumi has more skirts than I do. Here, has is NOT an auxiliary verb, and in SAE, we cannot use the verb have in the second bit. "
Also, lack looks more comfortable with abstract nouns... like lack of courage, lack of money, lack of time .. for doctor- absence, unavailability, shortage... will make more sense.
What do u say?
ummm..seems like a very good observation ..but not sure if we can generalize...in our case "lack of some other doctor's testimony" would definitely be a better choice...
but I see nothing wrong with the statement: "This hospital lacks a few good doctors."
Hi Puys, Please help in these 4 SC questions. Please open the attachment to see them They are from GMATprep. Do post the explanation also. Regards Raghav
Did you get the explanations. My answers, except for the first and second were same as yours. 1) The catch in the first Qs is the right placement of "both". Placing "both" before against would mean that one more issue is about to be discussed . Placing is after against is appropriate as it clearly points American and Irish . 2) The catch in the second is understanding the time period. It says "less than 35 years" ..so the statement is made after 35 years and we are talking about something that happened before the end of 35yrs and hence "had migrated" 3) Am nt sure, I also thought the ans to be A. I guess B is better 4) My first take was 'C', but then I guess we are talking about something that will happen or is expected to happen in future and hence the need of "would" ?? nt sure though... thoughts?
ummm..seems like a very good observation ..but not sure if we can generalize...in our case "lack of some other doctor's testimony" would definitely be a better choice...
but I see nothing wrong with the statement: "This hospital lacks a few good doctors."
Yes u r correct. This senctnece is absolutely fine
Did you get the explanations. My answers, except for the first and second were same as yours. 1) The catch in the first Qs is the right placement of "both". Placing "both" before against would mean that one more issue is about to be discussed . Placing is after against is appropriate as it clearly points American and Irish . 2) The catch in the second is understanding the time period. It says "less than 35 years" ..so the statement is made after 35 years and we are talking about something that happened before the end of 35yrs and hence "had migrated" 3) Am nt sure, I also thought the ans to be A. I guess B is better 4) My first take was 'C', but then I guess we are talking about something that will happen or is expected to happen in future and hence the need of "would" ?? nt sure though... thoughts?
good questions dude....i could only select the right ones based on POE.
