GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

MBA
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1. A
2. B
3.D
4.D
5.D

in a hurry nw....would give the explanations if required


yes, you got all of them right. plz provide the explanations.

1- why B is wrong?
2- why B is best among A, B & D
3 - why D is best among A, C & D
4 -
5- why C & E are wrong?

Thanks in advance.
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Varun Khullar Says
D for aho and C for the other..


i could narrow it down to B & D.

B - passive voice (Is that the reason it is wrong or something else?)
D - It also has two modifying phrases one before and one after the subject "Aho" .. is it correct?

Please correct me if i m wrong.

Thanks
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yes, you got all of them right. plz provide the explanations.

1- why B is wrong?
2- why B is best among A, B & D
3 - why D is best among A, C & D
4 -
5- why C & E are wrong?

Thanks in advance.


1. A coz the statement has been mace in subjunctive mood. The verb should be in base form ." will not be " in B is wrong.
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yes, you got all of them right. plz provide the explanations.

1- why B is wrong?
2- why B is best among A, B & D
3 - why D is best among A, C & D
4 -
5- why C & E are wrong?

Thanks in advance.


2. The first half of the sentence says "Women are expected ......." hence the sentence is indicating to an event which is expected to happen in the near future.therefore we require a future tense in the second half of the sentence.
Usage of " placing" is wrong in A and D.
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yes, you got all of them right. plz provide the explanations.

1- why B is wrong?
2- why B is best among A, B & D
3 - why D is best among A, C & D
4 -
5- why C & E are wrong?

Thanks in advance.


3. Whatever explanation Varun has given in his post is correct.
In A & B , " it " has no referent .
In C , "making them while having"is incorrect coz making do without is the correct idiom
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yes, you got all of them right. plz provide the explanations.

1- why B is wrong?
2- why B is best among A, B & D
3 - why D is best among A, C & D
4 -
5- why C & E are wrong?

Thanks in advance.


4. A. The part of the sentence after the colon is a run-on sentence. It needs something to connect the two independent clauses.
B. gives a different meaning to the sentence.

C. is garbled; it mixes slopes with kind of music that can be chosen.

E. is missing an "and" between the last two choices. Moreover, "but" is not the correct conjunction to be used in this case.

Hence D is the winner .
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yes, you got all of them right. plz provide the explanations.

1- why B is wrong?
2- why B is best among A, B & D
3 - why D is best among A, C & D
4 -
5- why C & E are wrong?

Thanks in advance.


5. E is wrong coz , " in contrast with " is unidiomatic.
C uses the correct idiom , " in contrast to " and also makes the right comparison ( i.e. one b/w Haydens symphonies and those of Mahler ) but it loses to D because the usage of " much freer use of " in D is much more idiomatic than the usage of " much more free use of " in C .

Hope , i hv cleared all ur doubts
ciao
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i could narrow it down to B & D.

B - passive voice (Is that the reason it is wrong or something else?)
D - It also has two modifying phrases one before and one after the subject "Aho" .. is it correct?

Please correct me if i m wrong.

Thanks



Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured the preparation of great quantities of ceremonial food, the wearing of many layers of colorful clothing adorned with silver, and the recounting of traditional tribal jokes and stories.

(B) Festivals were held in Aho, a Kiowa matriarchs home, which featured
which is somethin we use to give accidental information ,that is used when it important information.

Verbal Ability: Pronoun Errors

so D is better than B
(D) In her home, Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals that featured
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Hi All,

I came across this sentence in a GMAC passage so I know this snetence is right but can u please explain how it isnt violating the law of paralellism?


Typical symptoms of reef decline are destabilized herbivore populations and an increasing abundance of algae and filter-feeding animals .

arent destabilised and increasing in different forms?

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Hi All,

I came across this sentence in a GMAC passage so I know this snetence is right but can u please explain how it isnt violating the law of paralellism?


Typical symptoms of reef decline are destabilized herbivore populations and an increasing abundance of algae and filter-feeding animals .
arent destabilised and increasing in different forms?



No they are both in the same form ..i.e. participial form of the verb. A participial form of the verb can also act as an adjective to modify a noun. And this is clearly the case in the sentence posted by you. .
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Robert,who is actually quite honest and not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.

a) not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
b) not inclined to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
c) who is not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
d) who is not inclined to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
e) is not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion

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Robert,who is actually quite honest and not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.

a) not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
b) not inclined to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
c) who is not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
d) who is not inclined to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
e) is not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion


Is it E? D sounds appealing too but somehow i feel that "who is" should only appear once in the sentence..
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saurav_chat1234 Says
No they are both in the same form ..i.e. participial form of the verb. A participial form of the verb can also act as an adjective to modify a noun. And this is clearly the case in the sentence posted by you. .


Hi Sourav.

Thanks for the response , but I am still nt very clear/ What if the sentence needs to be extended to add another parallel action, say "and a stagnant nutrient base"

Arent destabilised , increasing and stangnat is different forms?
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first one is correct
several senior officials spoke to the press on condition that they not be named in the story.
Second b is better ,
(d) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making do without is correct
making do without is the correct ,did it .. What does it refer to.. In it

(d) although skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and beautiful music slopes, there are
the sentence starts ..,although... X ,there are

d. In contrast to haydn's symphonies, mahler's demonstrate a much freer use of dissonance.
Is correct as its parrallel hayndn's x ,mahler's ...




1. b
2.b
3.d
4.d
5.c
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Robert,who is actually quite honest and not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.

a) not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
b) not inclined to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
c) who is not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
d) who is not inclined to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion.
e) is not having the inclination to rob anyone,nevertheless thinks about crime and fashion


Is the answer D by any chance.
I am a bit confused between B and D though.
Dont think E is in contention though.... " not having the inclination " is too wordy for my comfort .
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Guys need some inputs...

Q1:
In April 1997, Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted an all-day White House scientific
conference on new findings that indicates a childs acquiring language, thinking, and
emotional skills as an active process that may be largely completed before age three.
A. that indicates a childs acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
B. that are indicative of a child acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
C. to indicate that when a child acquires language, thinking, and emotional skills,
that it is
D. indicating that a childs acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills is
E. indicative of a childs acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills as

OA is D; not able to figure out what is wrong with E.

Q2. According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it.
A. than
B. than born
C. than they were
D. than there had been
E. than had been born.

Q3. Part of the proposed increase in state education spending is due to higher enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at a record high.
A. enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily
since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at.
B. Enrollment, with a number of students in public schools growing steadily
since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, reaching.
C. Enrollment: since students in public schools have grown steadily in number
since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, have reached.
D. Enrollment: the number of students in public schools has grown steadily since
the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, has reached.
E. Enrollment: students in public schools have grown steadily in number since
the mid-1980s and , at nearly 47million, are at


4.
Unlike most severance packages, which require workers to stay until the last day scheduled to collect, workers at the automobile company are eligible for its severance package even if they find a new job before they are terminated.
A. the last day scheduled to collect, workers at the automobile
company are eligible for its severance package.
B. the last day they are scheduled to collect, workers are
eligible for the automobile companys severance package
C. their last scheduled day to collect, the automobile company
offers its severance package to workers.
D. their last scheduled day in order to collect, the automobile
companys severance package is available to workers.
E. the last day that they are scheduled to collect, the automobile
companys severance package is available to workers.

Q5
Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering in
igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada,
and in structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, and skins.
A. Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering
B. During recent times, the Inuit people lead a nomadic existence,
sheltering.
C. In the times that are recent, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence,
sheltered.
D. Up until recently, the Inuit people, leading a nomadic existence,
have sheltered.
E. Until recent times, leading a nomadic existence, the Inuit people
were sheltered.


Q6
Although improved efficiency in converting harvested trees into wood products
may reduce harvest rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and
lowering prices, thereby boosting consumption.
A. in converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest
rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices,
thereby boosting.
B. In converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest
rates, demand will be stimulated because of increasing supply and
lowering prices, which boost.
C. Of converting harvested trees into wood products may reduce harvest
rates, it will stimulate demand by increasing supply and lowering prices,
which boosts.
D. Of harvested trees being converted into wood products may reduce
harvest rates, it will stimulate demand, because it will increase supply
and lower prices, thereby boosting.
E. When harvested trees are converted into wood products may reduce
harvest rates, demand will be stimulated because of increasing supply
and lowering prices, which boost.


Q7.
The army cutworm moth is a critical source of fat for many
of Yellowstone National Parks grizzly bears; they overturn
rocks to find them and consuming as many as 40,000 apiece
in a single day.
A. bears; they overturn rocks to find them and consuming
as many as.
B. bears; overturning rocks to find the insects, consuming
up to
C. bears, overturning rocks to find them and they consume
as many as.
D. bears, and they overturn rocks to find them and consume
up to
E. bears, which overturn rocks to find the insects, consuming
as many as.

Thnx

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i think answer is B

Is the answer D by any chance.
I am a bit confused between B and D though.
Dont think E is in contention though.... " not having the inclination " is too wordy for my comfort .
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anuradhag Says
i think answer is B

I would blindly go with D . ( Correct me if am incorrect !)

Reasons for my Answer :

who is and who is manitains the parrallelism ! which is very much required in this context !

And d first quality is an adjective describing Robert and so second one shd be too.

Please provide the OA and correct me if am rong !

Flintoff !
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answer this guys!!!!! 1.A "calendar stick" carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them on systematic astronomical observation.
(A) that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them
(B) of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and based them
(C) of the development of advanced full-year calendars by North American Indians, basing them
(D) of the North American Indians and their development of advanced full-year calendars based
(E) that the North American Indians developed advanced full-year calendars based

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1.A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities