I'm glad I got this tuff one rite..:) it doesn't happen that often u see.. lol
let me throw in my 2 cents here..
B. The antecedent of 'it' gets too confusing as there are many 'its'
C. Same as B
D. 'you' refers nobody.Awkward contruction.
E. Option E sounds correct until 'the surface, apply primer to the surface'.But the 'and then paint it' part makes the construction little wordy and awkward.
So A is the winner
There is only one noun to refer to back to "it": the surface. Still not satisfied with A.
saurav,
What is the rule to use 'equivalent' as opposed to 'equal'?
Could you pls explain?
-Rajk
This is what i read somewhere :
In GMAT equal should be used only in its strictest sense, for example, 4 + 3 is equal to 5 + 2.
equivalent, GMAT says, is preferable when we are saying that two things are not entirely identical, but are almost equal. For example, Country X spent $XX on something, equivalent to the GDP of Country Y.
There is only one noun to refer to back to "it": the surface. Still not satisfied with A.
@ KingCat
can u mail me that brutal list of SCs.
Sorry to hv disappointed u man with my explanations ..but am not convinced with the OA s of atleast two Qs .
The no of female n male students wala Q n the primer wala Q ....does neone hv ne explanation for these two Qs
I would have chosen E if it didnt have "as well" in the end.
Can you please explain how "as well" gels with "and"
Isnt it reduntant ?
There is no better answer present in the options .
All other options flout the parallelism rule.
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I also placed my bets on A thinking on the same lines as u did.
But the OA is B.
i think when using ellipsis we should always be careful about leaving out words . We should leave out words only if they have appeared verbatim earlier in the sentence.
I mean the usage " has not been allowed to and never would be. " would hv been correct but not "has not been and never would be allowed to ".
I think this is where both of us went wrong.
@ KingCat
can u mail me that brutal list of SCs.
Sorry to hv disappointed u man with my explanations ..but am not convinced with the OA s of atleast two Qs .
The no of female n male students wala Q n the primer wala Q ....does neone hv ne explanation for these two Qs
pm me ur email id and i'll sent it across.
Btw, whens ur G Day ?
@ KingCat
can u mail me that brutal list of SCs.
Sorry to hv disappointed u man with my explanations ..but am not convinced with the OA s of atleast two Qs .
The no of female n male students wala Q n the primer wala Q ....does neone hv ne explanation for these two Qs
I found the number of male and female wala ques in Kaplan 800. But the explanation given is very unconvincing.
It says C n D are out for incorrect usage of idiom and there is no grammatical mistake in the other options . So out of A , B n E they hv chosen B for its conciseness.
Vikram,
option E is parallel too rite?
-Rajk
Yup, my mistake! 😁
Another set.....
1.A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future.
(A) that they will, or could,
(B) that they would, or could,
(C) they will be or could
(D) think that they will be or could
(E) think the power stations would or could
2.Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.
(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
3.A year advantage in a new computer product or process being introduced can give a company a significant edge on its competitors.
a...
b. Introducing a new computer product or process by a year earlier
c. A year's advantage to introduce a new computer product or process
d. To introduce a new computer product or process by a year earlier
e. Being a year ahead in introducing a new computer product or process
4.An economic recession can result from a lowering of employment rates triggered by a drop in investment, which causes people to cut consumer spending and starts a cycle of layoffs leading back to even lower employment rates.
a lowering of employment rates triggered by a drop in investment, which causes people to cut consumer spending and start a cycle of layoffs leading back to even lower employment rates.
a lowering of employment rates triggered by dropping investment, which causes people to cut consumer spending and starts a cycle of layoffs leading back to even lower employment rates.
falling employment rates triggered by a drop in investment, which cause cutbacks in consumer spending, starting a cycle of layoffs that lead to even lower employment rates.
falling employment rates that are triggered by a drop in investment, causing people to cut consumer spending and starting a cycle of layoffs that lead back to even lower employment rates.
falling employment rates that are triggered by a drop in investment, causing cutbacks in consumer spending and starting a cycle of layoffs leading to even lower employment rates.
- Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.
(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept
(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept
(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of
2.Nowhere in Prakta is the influence of modern European architecture more apparent than their government buildings.
(A) more apparent than their
(B) so apparent as their
(C) more apparent than in its
(D) so apparent than in their
(E) as apparent as it is in its
my picks are C & C
plz provide the OAs
１． That the new managing editor rose from the publications soft news sections to a leadership position is more of a landmark in the industry than her being a woman.
A. her being a woman
B. being a woman is
C. her womanhood
D. that she was a woman
E. that she is a woman
2． In order to evenly and effectively paint a rough surface, it is necessary to sand it and apply primer before applying the paint.
(A) it and apply primer before applying the paint
(B) it and prime it and paint it
(C) it, then prime it, then paint it
(D) the surface and apply primer before you apply paint to the surface
(E) the surface, apply primer to the surface and then paint it
3． A catfish passes on to its offspring not only a particular genetic makeup and also definite environmental needs, such as for one specific lakes temperature and salinity.
1. and also definite environmental needs, such as for one specific lakes temperature
2. and also definite environmental needs, like the temperature of one specific lake
3. but also definite environmental needs, such as for the temperature of one specific lake
4. but also definite environmental needs, like one specific lakes temperature
5. but also definite environmental needs, such as for one specific lakes temperature
4. Due to the fact that Jordan wrecked Bono's station wagon during a road trip last summer, she has not been and probably never would be allowed to drive her father's car.
(A) has not been and probably never would be allowed to drive
(B) has not been allowed to drive and probably never will be allowed to drive
(C) has not and probably never would be allowed to drive
(D) has not and probably will never be allowed to drive
(E) has not and probably never will be allowed to drive
5. Most recovering heroin addicts seek to be free of drug dependency and others' prejudicial treatment as well.
(A) of drug dependency and others' prejudicial treatment as well.
(B) both of drug dependency and also of prejudicial treatment.
(C) both of drug dependency and also from prejudicial treatment.
(D) both of drug dependency but also from prejudicial treatment.
(E) both of drug dependency and of prejudicial treatment as well.
6. According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
a)
b) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
d) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
e) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school
Tough ones.....Plug in with your explanations guys !
KingCat,
could you plz provide all the OAs
(A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept
- Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students.
(B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept
(C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept
(D) in deciding at its founding in 1833 to accept
(E) by deciding at its founding in 1833 on the acceptance of
2.Nowhere in Prakta is the influence of modern European architecture more apparent than their government buildings.(A) more apparent than their
(B) so apparent as their
(C) more apparent than in its
(D) so apparent than in their
(E) as apparent as it is in its
My picks are :
D and E .....
please let me know the OA's....
Another set.....
1. A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future.
(A) that they will, or could,
(B) that they would, or could,
(C) they will be or could
(D) think that they will be or could
(E) think the power stations would or could
2. Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.
(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
3. A year advantage in a new computer product or process being introduced can give a company a significant edge on its competitors.
a...
b. Introducing a new computer product or process by a year earlier
c. A year's advantage to introduce a new computer product or process
d. To introduce a new computer product or process by a year earlier
e. Being a year ahead in introducing a new computer product or process
4. An economic recession can result from a lowering of employment rates triggered by a drop in investment, which causes people to cut consumer spending and starts a cycle of layoffs leading back to even lower employment rates.
a lowering of employment rates triggered by a drop in investment, which causes people to cut consumer spending and start a cycle of layoffs leading back to even lower employment rates.
a lowering of employment rates triggered by dropping investment, which causes people to cut consumer spending and starts a cycle of layoffs leading back to even lower employment rates.
falling employment rates triggered by a drop in investment, which cause cutbacks in consumer spending, starting a cycle of layoffs that lead to even lower employment rates.
falling employment rates that are triggered by a drop in investment, causing people to cut consumer spending and starting a cycle of layoffs that lead back to even lower employment rates.
falling employment rates that are triggered by a drop in investment, causing cutbacks in consumer spending and starting a cycle of layoffs leading to even lower employment rates.
my picks are
e
a
b
a
Plz confirm the OAs.
here, we have 2 independent clauses - "Schubert wrote a great deal for the stage" and "he is remembered principally for his chamber and concert-hall music". So with these clauses, the sentence wants to convey that Schubert & Hayden did same thing but in that work Schubert had a different specialization than Hayden had.
To convey this contrast better, we should include "also", so we are left with options B,D & E
now let's take E.
"As Haydn did" is an subordinate clause which should reflect the contrast presented by the following 2 independent clauses but it doesn't. It only reflect the first independent clause not the second one.
In D - same error as in E, it also lacks parallelism by putting verb before subject.
So B is the right answer.
Plz provide the OA
my pick is A.. its simple and precise..and gives the correct meaning..
B. no need for also as there is no emphasis required as 'but' contrasts later
C.D.E are all starting with AS which should be used with clause and its all wordy
1. Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time.
(A) makes his letters as a group the rival of
(B) makes his letters as a group one to rival
(C) makes his letters a group rivaling
(D) make his letters as a group the rival of
(E) make his letters a group which is the rival of
2. By showing that South Africa does not have a free market and is in fact a kind of collectivist welfare state for Whites only, Sowell argues that American conservatives have no valid ideological grounds to be in sympathy with the Pretoria regime.
(A) to be in sympathy with
(B) to sympathize with
(C) for sympathizing with
(D) that they should sympathize with
(E) that they should have sympathy for
A and B..
whats the OA?
KingCat,
could you plz provide all the OAs
My Picks are
C
A
E
A & D -- BUT GO WITH A .
B
E
Please let me know the OA's ...if correct i would plug in the explanations.....
Originally Posted by ashishjha100 View Post
1. Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time.
(A) makes his letters as a group the rival of
(B) makes his letters as a group one to rival
(C) makes his letters a group rivaling
(D) make his letters as a group the rival of
(E) make his letters a group which is the rival of
2. By showing that South Africa does not have a free market and is in fact a kind of collectivist welfare state for Whites only, Sowell argues that American conservatives have no valid ideological grounds to be in sympathy with the Pretoria regime.
(A) to be in sympathy with
(B) to sympathize with
(C) for sympathizing with
(D) that they should sympathize with
(E) that they should have sympathy for
For the above : posted by ashish jha......
i would rather go with D and B
my picks are
e
a
b
a
Plz confirm the OAs.
1 - e
2 - e
3- d
4 - c
my picks are
e
a
b
a
Plz confirm the OAs.
same picks...except i think 2 shud be B.
Pls provide the OAs.