The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.
a)
b) as little risk as one chance in a million chances of causing
c) as little risk as one chance in a million chances that will cause
d) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
Gentlemen, does anybody know the rule when a word must be within "as__word___as"?
babaibabai SaysIt looks to me that C is correct... what is the ans given
Hi Guys,Consider the 2 options:1. a) We enjoy meeting ppl having different interests. b) We enjoy meeting ppl who have different interests.Manhattan prefers b to a. But I cannot figure out whts wrong with a.Also,2. a) Obstinate & surly, the managers' attitude alienated his employees b) The managers' obstinate and surly attitude alienated his employees.Again manhattan prefers b to a.Is it cos gmat prefers adjectives to be as close to the noun as possible.But in option a) isnt "obstinate & surly" correctly modifying "managers' attitude" ?Thanks in advance.
KingCat SaysHi Guys,Consider the 2 options:1. a) We enjoy meeting ppl having different interests. b) We enjoy meeting ppl who have different interests.Manhattan prefers b to a. But I cannot figure out whts wrong with a.Also,2. a) Obstinate & surly, the managers' attitude alienated his employees b) The managers' obstinate and surly attitude alienated his employees.Again manhattan prefers b to a.Is it cos gmat prefers adjectives to be as close to the noun as possible.But in option a) isnt "obstinate & surly" correctly modifying "managers' attitude" ?Thanks in advance.
The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.
a)
b) as little risk as one chance in a million chances of causing
c) as little risk as one chance in a million chances that will cause
d) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
Gentlemen, does anybody know the rule when a word must be within "as__word___as"?
OA is b
Does anybody have the rule about as...as, for instance when a word must be inside and when outside it? Tks
babaibabai SaysIt looks to me that C is correct... what is the ans given
The answer should be B
1. relative pronouns (who, that) are always better than -ing verbs
(See the chapter on Modifiers in Manhattan Sentence Correction)
2. 1997 is past, so verb should be past(simple past in this case)
why not option D?
D option is simple past too
Can someone explain the answers to these Questions.
Can someone explain the answers to these Questions.(A) in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas
- His studies of ice-polished rocks in his Alpine homeland, far outside the range of present-day glaciers, led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas.
(B) in which great ice sheets existed in what are now temperate areas
(C) when great ice sheets existed where there were areas now temperate
(D) when great ice sheets had existed in current temperate areas
(E) when great ice sheets existed in areas now that are temperate
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Can someone explain the answers to these Questions.(A) in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas
- His studies of ice-polished rocks in his Alpine homeland, far outside the range of present-day glaciers, led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas.
(B) in which great ice sheets existed in what are now temperate areas
(C) when great ice sheets existed where there were areas now temperate
(D) when great ice sheets had existed in current temperate areas
(E) when great ice sheets existed in areas now that are temperate
2.Ideally, the professional career diplomat should help in the ongoing maintenance of an effective American foreign policy despite changes in administration.
(A) in the ongoing maintenance of
(B) in the maintaining of
(C) maintain
(D) to maintain and continue
(E) the maintenance of
3.If a single strain of plant is used for a given crop over a wide area, a practice fostered by modern seed-marketing methods, it increases the likelihood that the impact of a single crop disease or pest will be disastrous.
(A) If a single strain of plant is used for a given crop over a wide area, a practice fostered by modern seed-marketing methods, it
(B) If a single strain of plant is used for a given crop over a wide area, as is fostered by modern seed-marketing methods, it
(C) A practice fostered by modern seed-marketing methods, a single strain of plant used for a given crop over a wide area
(D) A single strain of plant used for a given crop over a wide area, a practice fostered by modern seed-marketing methods,
(E) The use of single strain of plant for a given crop over a wide area, a practice fostered by modern seed-marketing methods,
4.If Dr. Wade was right, any apparent connection of the eating of highly processed foods and excelling at sports is purely coincidental.
(A) If Dr. Wade was right, any apparent connection of the eating of
(B) Should Dr. Wade be right, any apparent connection of eating
(C) If Dr. Wade is right, any connection that is apparent between eating of
(D) If Dr. Wade is right, any apparent connection between eating
(E) Should Dr. Wade have been right, any connection apparent between eating
5.If industrial pollution continues to deplete the ozone layer, the resulting increase in ultraviolet radiation will endanger human health, causing a rise in the incidence of skin cancer and eye disease, and perhaps even threatening global ecological systems.
(A) and perhaps even threatening
(B) and may even threaten
(C) and even a possible threat to
(D) as well as possibly threatening
(E) as well as a possible threat to
6.Ignoring the admonitions of his staff, the chief financial officer accepted the advice of the consulting company because he believed that the standardized accounting procedures would prove not only inexpensive but reliable indicators of economic performance.
(A) he believed that the standardized accounting procedures would prove not only inexpensive but
(B) the standardized accounting procedures will prove both inexpensive and also
(C) he believed the standardized accounting procedures would prove themselves to be both inexpensive and
(D) he believed that the standardized accounting procedures would prove to be both inexpensive and
(E) standardized accounting procedures will prove his belief that they are both inexpensive and
7.In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered his property.
(A) setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered
(B) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as
(C) and set free more than 500 slaves, who were legally considered as
(D) and set free more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered
(E) and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered as
1.The attorney turned down the law firm's offer of a position because she suspected that it was meant merely to fill an affirmative action quota with no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting.
(A) quota with no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting
(B) quota, having no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting
(C) quota and did not reflect a commitment to minority hiring and eventual promotion
(D) quota, not reflecting a commitment to minority hiring and eventual promotion
(E) quota, not one that reflected that minority hiring and eventual promotion was a commitment
Can someone plz help me differentiate between choices (C) and (D)?
2.The data collected by weather airplanes that fly into the heart of a hurricane are useful mainly for gauging the storm's structure and strength, not for the speed and the path of their movement.
(A) not for the speed and the path of their movement
(B) not for the speed and path of its movement
(C) not the speed and path of its movement
(D) and not the speed and path of their movements
(E) and not for the speed and the path of its movements
Plz provide reasoning for this..
1.The domesticated camel, which some scholars date around the twelfth century B.C., was the key to the development of the spice trade in the ancient world.
(A) The domesticated camel, which some scholars date
(B) The domesticated camel, which some scholars having thought to occur
(C) Domesticating the camel, dated by some scholars at
(D) The domestication of the camel, thought by some scholars to have occurred
(E) The camel's domestication, dated by some scholars to have been
Can someone plz help me see the difference between (D) and (E)?
The OAs are C & C respectively.
Question (1) - what's the difference between options (D) & (C)? I mean what makes (C) "more correct" than (D)?
Question (2) - storm is singular - so i don't think we should have "their" in the answer. We must have "its". So that narrows down the choices to B, C & E.
But i still don't understand the structure used here.
Shouldn't it be not for X but for Y? Instead the answer seems to indicate that the structure is not for X but Y. Plz help!
My picks would be
1. C.
In option D, the use of comma makes the phrase modify 'quota' and not the 'offer' and that's why it is wrong.
2. D
Please provide the OAs
1.The federal government requires hospitals to tell a Medicare patient of their legal right to challenge their discharge if they feel they are being sent home prematurely.
(A) hospitals to tell a Medicare patient of their
(B) hospitals to tell Medicare patients that they have a
(C) hospitals to tell Medicare patients that there is a
(D) that hospitals tell a Medicare patient of their
(E) that hospitals tell a Medicare patient that they have a
I found this one tricky.. plz provide explanation for this question. Thanks a lot.
Originally Posted by *arch* View Post
1.The domesticated camel, which some scholars date around the twelfth century B.C., was the key to the development of the spice trade in the ancient world.
(A) The domesticated camel, which some scholars date
(B) The domesticated camel, which some scholars having thought to occur
(C) Domesticating the camel, dated by some scholars at
(D) The domestication of the camel, thought by some scholars to have occurred
(E) The camel's domestication, dated by some scholars to have been
Can someone plz help me see the difference between (D) and (E)?
1.The federal government requires hospitals to tell a Medicare patient of their legal right to challenge their discharge if they feel they are being sent home prematurely.
(A) hospitals to tell a Medicare patient of their
(B) hospital to tell Medicare patients that they have a
(C) hospitals to tell Medicare patients that there is a
(D) that hospitals tell a Medicare patient of their
(E) that hospitals tell a Medicare patient that they have a
I found this one tricky.. plz provide explanation for this question. Thanks a lot.
Originally Posted by *arch* View Post
1.The attorney turned down the law firm's offer of a position because she suspected that it was meant merely to fill an affirmative action quota with no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting.
(A) quota with no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting
(B) quota, having no commitment to minority hiring and eventually promoting
(C) quota and did not reflect a commitment to minority hiring and eventual promotion
(D) quota, not reflecting a commitment to minority hiring and eventual promotion
(E) quota, not one that reflected that minority hiring and eventual promotion was a commitment
2.The data collected by weather airplanes that fly into the heart of a hurricane are useful mainly for gauging the storm's structure and strength, not for the speed and the path of their movement.
(A) not for the speed and the path of their movement
(B) not for the speed and path of its movement
(C) not the speed and path of its movement
(D) and not the speed and path of their movements
(E) and not for the speed and the path of its movements
My take::
Option D
As E is wordy as well as dated is not teh approraite word to be used here Also the 'Have been' is incorrect.
Yeah..OA is (B).
but.. i made a mistake while typing out the question. Option (B) must have "hospitalS".
In any case.. i was under the assumption that GMAT prefers the subjunctive... isn't "requires that" perfectly alright?
Can you plz tell me what's the difference between choices (B) & (E)? thanks a lot!
Originally Posted by *arch* View Post
1.The federal government requires hospitals to tell a Medicare patient of their legal right to challenge their discharge if they feel they are being sent home prematurely.
(A) hospitals to tell a Medicare patient of their
(B) hospitals to tell Medicare patients that they have a
(C) hospitals to tell Medicare patients that there is a
(D) that hospitals tell a Medicare patient of their
(E) that hospitals tell a Medicare patient that they have a
I found this one tricky.. plz provide explanation for this question. Thanks a lot.
My Take is B in this case as others are wordy and verbose where as B is concise
Also the option B has Hospital which is the corrrect usage in this context
AM i right