Yep. Answer is C.
Can anybody explain me the difference in usage of "just as" and "similar".
Dr. Hegsted argues that just as polio vaccine is given to every person to protect the few who might actually contract polio, mass dietary change is needed to protect the significant number who are susceptible to the life-threatening effects of press eating habits
(A) just as polio vaccine is given to every person to protect the few who might actually contract polio
(B) similar to polio vaccine which is given to every person in order to protect the few who might actually contract polio
u can take the help of this example...
Can anybody explain me the difference in usage of "just as" and "similar".
Dr. Hegsted argues that just as polio vaccine is given to every person to protect the few who might actually contract polio, mass dietary change is needed to protect the significant number who are susceptible to the life-threatening effects of press eating habits
(A) just as polio vaccine is given to every person to protect the few who might actually contract polio
(B) similar to polio vaccine which is given to every person in order to protect the few who might actually contract polio
u can take the help of this example...
Hey GD, I also am not sure about the general usage but in this case I believe the answer will be (A) and not (B) becoz of the following reason:
The word "similar" sounds more appropriate in case of objects with identical features. Eg. similar faces, similar cars etc.
"Just As" would sound more appropriate when we are comparing actions and situations. In this case, the action of "giving polio vaccine" is compared to "mass dietary change".
Please correct me if I am wrong. This is my interpretation.
Hi Puys,
Am a new user here. Well preparing from the last 1 month, but seem to do a lot of mistakes in SC.
Here is one of the question, i would like to discuss with you guys -
1. According to scientists at the University of California, the pattern of changes that have occurred in human DNA over the millennia indicate the possibility that everyone alive today might be descended from a single female ancestor who lived in Africa sometime between 140,000 and 280,000 years ago.
(A) indicate the possibility that everyone alive today might be descended from a single female ancestor who
(B) indicate that everyone alive today might possibly be a descendant of a single female ancestor who had
(C) may indicate that everyone alive today has descended from a single female ancestor who had
(D) indicates that everyone alive today may be a descendant of a single female ancestor who
(E) indicates that everyone alive today might be a descendant from a single female ancestor who
One more doubt, is "the pattern of changes" plural or singular ? Please help :
Raj
Am a new user here. Well preparing from the last 1 month, but seem to do a lot of mistakes in SC.
Here is one of the question, i would like to discuss with you guys -
1. According to scientists at the University of California, the pattern of changes that have occurred in human DNA over the millennia indicate the possibility that everyone alive today might be descended from a single female ancestor who lived in Africa sometime between 140,000 and 280,000 years ago.
(A) indicate the possibility that everyone alive today might be descended from a single female ancestor who
(B) indicate that everyone alive today might possibly be a descendant of a single female ancestor who had
(C) may indicate that everyone alive today has descended from a single female ancestor who had
(D) indicates that everyone alive today may be a descendant of a single female ancestor who
(E) indicates that everyone alive today might be a descendant from a single female ancestor who
One more doubt, is "the pattern of changes" plural or singular ? Please help :
Raj
Hi Puys,
Am a new user here. Well preparing from the last 1 month, but seem to do a lot of mistakes in SC.
Here is one of the question, i would like to discuss with you guys -
1. According to scientists at the University of California, the pattern of changes that have occurred in human DNA over the millennia indicate the possibility that everyone alive today might be descended from a single female ancestor who lived in Africa sometime between 140,000 and 280,000 years ago.
(A) indicate the possibility that everyone alive today might be descended from a single female ancestor who
(B) indicate that everyone alive today might possibly be a descendant of a single female ancestor who had
(C) may indicate that everyone alive today has descended from a single female ancestor who had
(D) indicates that everyone alive today may be a descendant of a single female ancestor who
(E) indicates that everyone alive today might be a descendant from a single female ancestor who
One more doubt, is "the pattern of changes" plural or singular ? Please help :
Raj
Hi Raj...
I believe the answer for this one is (D).
The reason lies in the answer to your question "Is "the pattern of changes" plural or singular ?"... Read the sentence carefully. "that have occured in human DNA..." modifies "changes" and hence "have" has been used. The underlined part is used to modify "pattern", hence we need to use "indicates". Also "decendant of" is the correct phrase.
The reason for rejecting (C) is that it is passive and wordy. Hope that helps.
Hi Puys,
Am a new user here. Well preparing from the last 1 month, but seem to do a lot of mistakes in SC.
Here is one of the question, i would like to discuss with you guys -
1. According to scientists at the University of California, the pattern of changes that have occurred in human DNA over the millennia indicate the possibility that everyone alive today might be descended from a single female ancestor who lived in Africa sometime between 140,000 and 280,000 years ago.
(A) indicate the possibility that everyone alive today might be descended from a single female ancestor who
(B) indicate that everyone alive today might possibly be a descendant of a single female ancestor who had
(C) may indicate that everyone alive today has descended from a single female ancestor who had
(D) indicates that everyone alive today may be a descendant of a single female ancestor who
(E) indicates that everyone alive today might be a descendant from a single female ancestor who
One more doubt, is "the pattern of changes" plural or singular ? Please help :
Raj
ans (d)
pattern of changes is singular
so we can eliminate a,b,c
Then descendant should follof 'of' and tense should be present.
so eliminate (e)
so ans (d)
I dont undersatnd how pattern of changes is singular. It follows in the question as - the pattern of changes that have occurred in - have - can be used for plural right ?
Rajesh_gmat SaysI dont undersatnd how pattern of changes is singular. It follows in the question as - the pattern of changes that have occurred in - have - can be used for plural right ?
Read my explanation Rajesh. I have already answered your question that "that have occured in..." is used to modify the word "changes" which is plural. Hence we need to use "have".
One more -
1. According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.
(A) its merits, the proposal to tax
(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing
(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing
(D) the proposals merits, to tax
(E) the proposals merits are, taxing
I dont understand how "its" is used here without the noun being introduced first( in choices a b c )?
1. According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.
(A) its merits, the proposal to tax
(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing
(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing
(D) the proposals merits, to tax
(E) the proposals merits are, taxing
I dont understand how "its" is used here without the noun being introduced first( in choices a b c )?
Can anybody explain me the difference in usage of "just as" and "similar".
Dr. Hegsted argues that just as polio vaccine is given to every person to protect the few who might actually contract polio, mass dietary change is needed to protect the significant number who are susceptible to the life-threatening effects of press eating habits
(A) just as polio vaccine is given to every person to protect the few who might actually contract polio
(B) similar to polio vaccine which is given to every person in order to protect the few who might actually contract polio
u can take the help of this example...
My 2c,
You can say, X is similar to Y.. which means some attribute of X is same as that of Y, which makes X similar to Y. In this case, something must be similar to polio vaccine, which apparently is not.
Just as X does something, Y also does. Well, this is a more granular level than similar, where we dont think about polio vaccine, but focus on what does polio vaccine do.
As a matter of fact, ignoring the grammar etc, this might be similar to the comparison between 'As' and 'Like'.
One more -
1. According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.
(A) its merits, the proposal to tax
(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing
(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing
(D) the proposals merits, to tax
(E) the proposals merits are, taxing
I dont understand how "its" is used here without the noun being introduced first( in choices a b c )?
I think the correct phrase would be tax away and not taxing .
So it has to be A or D. Will go with D.
You are right in saying that it would be "tax away" and not taxing away, but the correct answer is A 😞 . I dont know whats wrong with D ? Any expert advice please .....
Hi Experts,
I dont understand the use of the word - Although ? I have found a lot of questions in 1000 SC with this word like -
1. Although aspirin irritates the stomach, it can be avoided if the aspirin tablet is given a coating that will not dissolve until the tablet reaches the intestine.
(A) Although aspirin irritates the stomach, it
(B) The irritation of the stomach caused by aspirin
(C) The fact that aspirin causes irritation of the stomach
(D) Aspirin causes stomach irritation, although it
(E) Aspirin irritates the stomach, which
2. Although dozens of New Yorks small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends.
(A) Although dozens of New Yorks small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are
(B) Although dozens of New Yorks small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups,
(C) Dozens of New Yorks small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are
(D) Dozens of New Yorks small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also
(E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New Yorks small museums
and also
Please help 😞
Raj.
Rajesh_gmat SaysYou are right in saying that it would be "tax away" and not taxing away, but the correct answer is A 😞 . I dont know whats wrong with D ? Any expert advice please .....
Hey Rajesh...
The subject of pronouns do not always have to come before the pronoun. As long as there is no ambiguity as to what the pronoun stands for, it is fine. I was stuck between A and B.
(C) is out as "its merits as a proposal" does nto sound correct to me.
(E) is clearly wrong.
Consider (D) - The sentence will be "According to some analysts, whatever the proposal's merits, to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment." - We need the words "proposal" since the words "if enacted" modify "proposal". If "proposal" is not there, the modifying words "if enacted" are left dangling.
Between (A) and (B), (B) is passive hence we go for (A).
1) School integration plans that involve busing between suburban and central-city areas have contributed, according to a recent study, to significant increases in housing integration, which in turn, reduce any future need for busing.
Answer Choices :
(A)significant increases in housing integration, which in turn, reduce
(B) significant integration increases in housing, which, in turn, reduces
(C) increase housing integration significantly, which, in turn, reduces (D) increase housing integration significantly, in turn reducing
(E) significantly increase housing integration, which, in turn, reduce
2) While the owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear title to the dwelling, owners of cooperative apartments have shares in a corporation that owns a building and leases apartments to them.
(A) While the owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear title to the dwelling,
(B) The owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear titles to the dwelling, but
(C)Whereas owners of condominium apartments have free and clear titles to their dwellings,
(D) An owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear titles to the dwelling, whereas
(E) Condominium apartment owners have a title for their dwelling that is free and clear,while
Answer Choices :
(A)significant increases in housing integration, which in turn, reduce
(B) significant integration increases in housing, which, in turn, reduces
(C) increase housing integration significantly, which, in turn, reduces (D) increase housing integration significantly, in turn reducing
(E) significantly increase housing integration, which, in turn, reduce
2) While the owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear title to the dwelling, owners of cooperative apartments have shares in a corporation that owns a building and leases apartments to them.
(A) While the owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear title to the dwelling,
(B) The owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear titles to the dwelling, but
(C)Whereas owners of condominium apartments have free and clear titles to their dwellings,
(D) An owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear titles to the dwelling, whereas
(E) Condominium apartment owners have a title for their dwelling that is free and clear,while
1) School integration plans that involve busing between suburban and central-city areas have contributed, according to a recent study, to significant increases in housing integration, which in turn, reduce any future need for busing.
Answer Choices :
(A)significant increases in housing integration, which in turn, reduce
(B) significant integration increases in housing, which, in turn, reduces
(C) increase housing integration significantly, which, in turn, reduces (D) increase housing integration significantly, in turn reducing
(E) significantly increase housing integration, which, in turn, reduce
2) While the owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear title to the dwelling, owners of cooperative apartments have shares in a corporation that owns a building and leases apartments to them.
(A) While the owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear title to the dwelling,
(B) The owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear titles to the dwelling, but
(C)Whereas owners of condominium apartments have free and clear titles to their dwellings,
(D) An owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear titles to the dwelling, whereas
(E) Condominium apartment owners have a title for their dwelling that is free and clear,while
1) c
b changes meaning,d iz awkward..
the correct form is 'increase housing integration significantly'
so ans c
2) c
beacuse of parallelism.it should be the owners........the owners
so ans c
1) c
b changes meaning,d iz awkward..
the correct form is 'increase housing integration significantly'
so ans c
2) c
beacuse of parallelism.it should be the owners........the owners
so ans c
for the 2nd one my doubt is that wats the prob with E. Im kinda confusd b/w C and E.
ill post the ans tomm.just waitin for a few more responses.
for the 2nd one my doubt is that wats the prob with E. Im kinda confusd b/w C and E.
ill post the ans tomm.just waitin for a few more responses.
e is wordy and awkward especiall the statement "have a title for their dwelling that is free and clear"
doomsayer Sayse is wordy and awkward especiall the statement "have a title for their dwelling that is free and clear"
c) Whereas used to show 'in contast or comparison with the fact that'
e) While used as a conjunction to show contrast, like above..
I will go with c) due to brevity of the sentence.
Hi Experts,
I dont understand the use of the word - Although ? I have found a lot of questions in 1000 SC with this word like -
1. Although aspirin irritates the stomach, it can be avoided if the aspirin tablet is given a coating that will not dissolve until the tablet reaches the intestine.
(A) Although aspirin irritates the stomach, it
(B) The irritation of the stomach caused by aspirin
(C) The fact that aspirin causes irritation of the stomach
(D) Aspirin causes stomach irritation, although it
(E) Aspirin irritates the stomach, which
2. Although dozens of New Yorks small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends.
(A) Although dozens of New Yorks small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are
(B) Although dozens of New Yorks small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups,
(C) Dozens of New Yorks small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are
(D) Dozens of New Yorks small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also
(E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New Yorks small museums
and also
Please help 😞
Raj.
Hi Rajesh!
Though and although both are 'Conjunctions of Concession' and they give a sense of Concession / Supposition.
Ex; Though he is black, he looks beautiful.
Though should either be followed by 'yet' or a 'comma' in the next clause.
Although / though mean 'inspite of the fact that; Even though ; However : But;'
Although and Though are often interchangeable. Although is usually placed at the beginning of its clause whereas though may occur anywhere in the sentence.
1. In the first sentence there is no sense of supposition so I would go with B).
2. A)
Please correct me if I'm wrong.