Growing competitive pressures may be encouraging auditors to bend the rules in favor of clients；auditors may, for instance, allow a questionable loan to remain on the books in order to maintain a bank's profits on paper． (A) clients；auditors may, for instance，allow (B) clients，as an instance，to allow (C) clients，like to allow (D) clients，such as to be allowing (E) clients；which might，as an instance，be the allowing of
Make sure.. even u post a few questions which really seem to be different... Even i would like to learn..
Explanation: At first glance, only D & E follow a parallel structure in the sentence - 'the high cost', 'the pressure' should be followed by 'a base'. Hence A, B & C can be eliminated.
Between D and E, its choosing between the Active and the Passive voice (I think!) that makes the difference. Hence the answer is D. Also, I think 'as its base' gives the meaning of being a foundation. :tongue: Could someone clarify this?
U are spot on wrt eliminating ABC .
Between D and E , reason for eliminating E should be :
Since E contains its at the end , its not sure to what does its refer back to . Is it refering to the marketing and distribution system or to the agriculture ?
Hence this confusion rules out the choice E as the answer.
Between D and E , reason for eliminating E should be :
Since E contains its at the end , its not sure to what does its refer back to . Is it refering to the marketing and distribution system or to the agriculture ?
Hence this confusion rules out the choice E as the answer.
And D is obviously the better choice of all .
Cheers
Mathematical analysis of humpback whale sounds provide evidence that animals other than humans use a hierarchical structure of communication.
provide evidence that animals other than humans provides evidence that animals other than humans provide evidence that an animal other than humans provides evidence that an animal other than a human provide evidence that animals, like humans,
yes..both ck1 and saurabh_1983 are right....it should be most recently and since it is a comparision between two objects, u wud use larger and smaller and not small...hence, answer is E...
Your explanation and answer quoted (E) are controversial. You claim most to be present int he answer choice and you say E is correct which contains more.....
Mathematical analysis of humpback whale sounds provide evidence that animals other than humans use a hierarchical structure of communication.
provide evidence that animals other than humans provides evidence that animals other than humans provide evidence that an animal other than humans provides evidence that an animal other than a human provide evidence that animals, like humans,
Answer is B .
Reason is :
Noun referant is analysis which is singular so provides should be used .
This eliminates A C E.
Left out options are : B and D .
D is eliminated because non underlined portion contains : use a hierarchial ......
only when animals is used in the underlined part can there be use a hierarchial....else would have been uses had there been animal(singular).
So left out with B which is obviously the better of the options.
Guys please help me out with this...................
However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state. (A) However much United States voters may agree that (B) Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact (C) Although United States voters agree (D) Even though United States voters may agree (E) There is agreement among United States voters that
Guys please help me out with this...................
However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state. (A) However much United States voters may agree that (B) Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact (C) Although United States voters agree (D) Even though United States voters may agree (E) There is agreement among United States voters that
my take option (A)
reason:i think,the part should end with 'that'.option E is close,but,it would be inappropriate to start the sentence with 'There' as in the second part,which starts with "it is difficult...".the start should be by "although/even/however/despite".
reason:i think,the part should end with 'that'.option E is close,but,it would be inappropriate to start the sentence with 'There' as in the second part,which starts with "it is difficult...".the start should be by "although/even/however/despite".
hope that helps.
Not sure but I feel the ans is 'D'.
A, is not correct because ' much' is not countable.
A, is not correct because ' much' is not countable.
Parallelism + Grammatical construction In this correctly written sentence，parallel subordinate clauses are followed by a main clause． These parallel subordinate clauses are both introduced by that: that there is and that the government A Correct．In this sentence，the repetition of that to introduce two subordinate clauses makes the construction parallel and correct． B That is omitted；the sense of the sentence is changed by the omission of may, agreement.to the fact is awkward． C That is omitted；the sense of the sentence is changed by the omission of may． D That is omitted． E Using two independent clauses separated only by a comma creates a run-on sentence；the sense of the sentence is changed by the omission of may． The correct answer is A．
Hi All, I want to improve my fundamentals of GMAT Sentence Correction and want to make my basics strong first by practicising a lot of beginners(step 1) and intermediate level(step2) questions. Once they are in place I am planning to do the advanced level(step 3) questions. The Official Guide-10 and OG-11 have a mix of questions and I get really stuck in many questions(could not figure out how to do solve the question). So I feel that I have to improve my fundamentals a lot in SC area. Can somebody please help me in finding the questions of sentence correction that are categorised as per various difficulty level. It will be really very helpful if any of the fellow members please point me to a question bank which divides the questions of SC by difficulty level.
Guys please help me out with this...................
However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state. (A) However much United States voters may agree that (B) Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact (C) Although United States voters agree (D) Even though United States voters may agree (E) There is agreement among United States voters that
my take is E ......coz i think tht among options only a &e; r appropriate to open sentence n thr is a sense of oxymoron thr so according to me E is fitting thr
my take is E ......coz i think tht among options only a &e; r appropriate to open sentence n thr is a sense of oxymoron thr so according to me E is fitting thr
I have already posted the :snipersm:OA - A
The correct answer is A． Parallelism + Grammatical construction In this correctly written sentence，parallel subordinate clauses are followed by a main clause． These parallel subordinate clauses are both introduced by that: that there is and that the government A Correct．In this sentence，the repetition of that to introduce two subordinate clauses makes the construction parallel and correct． B That is omitted；the sense of the sentence is changed by the omission of may, agreement.to the fact is awkward． C That is omitted；the sense of the sentence is changed by the omission of may． D That is omitted． E Using two independent clauses separated only by a comma creates a run-on sentence；the sense of the sentence is changed by the omission of may．
Heres one from Kaplan for which my answer slightly disagreed with the OA:
Out of the public's interest in the details of and conflicts in other people's lives have grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that are bringing "regular" people onto the television screen with increasing frequency.
A - other people's lives have grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that are bringing B - other people's lives has grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that are bringing C - another person's life has grown a booming market for a "reality" television show that is bringing D- other people's lives has grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that is bringing E- other people's lives has grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that bring
Although the government's expenditures on law suits involving tobacco companies amounts to a sum dramatically lower than that spent by tobacco companies, many believe that the government should allocate no more funds to a battle they perceive as pointless.
A - expenditures on law suits involving tobacco companies amounts to a sum dramatically lower than B - expenditures on law suits involving tobacco companies amount to a sum dramatically less than C - expenditures on law suits involving tobacco companies amount to a sum dramatically lower than D - law suit expenditures regarding tobacco companies amount to a dramatically lower sum than E - law suit expenditures against tobacco companies amounts to a sum dramatically lower than
Heres one from Kaplan for which my answer slightly disagreed with the OA:
Out of the public's interest in the details of and conflicts in other people's lives have grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that are bringing "regular" people onto the television screen with increasing frequency.
A - other people's lives have grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that are bringing B - other people's lives has grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that are bringing C - another person's life has grown a booming market for a "reality" television show that is bringing D- other people's lives has grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that is bringing E- other people's lives has grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that bring
i think,market is the important word,the "reality" part is just to divert attention.so,market.....is should be the phrase.so,we are left with C and D.here,D seems right,as,another person/people/increasing frequency is present.
Although the government's expenditures on law suits involving tobacco companies amounts to a sum dramatically lower than that spent by tobacco companies, many believe that the government should allocate no more funds to a battle they perceive as pointless.
A - expenditures on law suits involving tobacco companies amounts to a sum dramatically lower than B - expenditures on law suits involving tobacco companies amount to a sum dramatically less than C - expenditures on law suits involving tobacco companies amount to a sum dramatically lower than D - law suit expenditures regarding tobacco companies amount to a dramatically lower sum than E - law suit expenditures against tobacco companies amounts to a sum dramatically lower than
expenditures amounts is wrong,so,A and E are eliminated. dramatically lower than is correct,so,B is eliminated.in D,dramatically lower sum than seems incorrect.so,option C seems right.
expenditures amounts is wrong,so,A and E are eliminated. dramatically lower than is correct,so,B is eliminated.in D,dramatically lower sum than seems incorrect.so,option C seems right.
my take option (C)
Yes both are right....here are my confusions:
1. Is the market bringing people to television screens or are the reality shows bringing people t television screens? I figured that the shows are bringing people to TV screens and so selected option B which is exactly similar to D except for the are.
2. Which of the following is correct: The sum of two positive numbers can never be less than their difference. The sum of two positive numbers can never be lower than their difference.
I thiought sum is "less" is proper usage as sum is not a countable thing....just like "amount"..and so i selected option B in the lawsuits question..How am i wrong in these?
Heres one from Kaplan for which my answer slightly disagreed with the OA:
Out of the public's interest in the details of and conflicts in other people's lives have grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that are bringing "regular" people onto the television screen with increasing frequency.
A - other people's lives have grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that are bringing B - other people's lives has grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that are bringing C - another person's life has grown a booming market for a "reality" television show that is bringing D- other people's lives has grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that is bringing E- other people's lives has grown a booming market for "reality" television shows that bring
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