Hey u sure that the answer to the 4th ques is E and not D coz i have got all others correct except for the 4th
option D for the 4th ques says :
D.The resulting sales figures having been so depressed that..
now the usage of having been is certainly wrong in this option; isnt it ??So how can D be the answer.
I will repost the ques again n give the reason why i chose E as the answer
4.Recent indications of weakness in the economy have led consumers to be more conservative with their purchases; so depressed have sales figures been as a result that the government has launched several initiatives to actively encourage consumer spending.
A.So depressed have sales figures been as a result that B.The sales figures have been so depressed as a result that C.As a result, so depressed has the sales been that D.The resulting sales figures having been so depressed that E.The sales figures have been so depressed that, as a result,
on second thoughts E also seems to be wrong ...it has mispaced the modifier as a result( which has to modify the sales figure ) ...B also makes the same error ...C has a subject verb agreement error ( has ..sales ).. D i think has one more error coz it cant function as a stand alone sentence ( and a stand alone sentence is needed after a colon ..there is no main verb in it..everything seems to be modifying the sales figure )..what is the source of this ques btw ??
Any takers for my explanation ..this is the best that i could do
Hi , Your concern taken . The correct answer is A.I made atypo error. will rectify my post.Your explanation for E is right.
Hi , Your concern taken . The correct answer is A.I made atypo error. will rectify my post.Your explanation for E is right.
n well do you agree with my answer ..i mean do u hv some concerns left still ?? what was your initial concern which made u post this question n what is the source of of this ques ??
neways gud ques .. i also got it wrong on 1st attempt
n well do you agree with my answer ..i mean do u hv some concerns left still ?? what was your initial concern which made u post this question n what is the source of of this ques ??
neways gud ques .. i also got it wrong on 1st attempt
The source is xerox sheets handed over to me,having questions collected from various sources and the answers are also collected by discussion,So many of the answers may be wrong too. I also clicked E initially bcoz I found the structure convicncing but forgot the as a result part.
Its even good if we can discuss the explanations for the rest of the questions.I believe in GMAT SC , the most important is not to get the right answer but to eliminate the wrong choices perfectly.So better , if we can discuss each choices.
hi saurav,vikas could you pls explain ans for 2,3,5.
in ques 2 3 n 5 which two ( am assuming that u would have been to eliminate the rest 3 )options are u confused between ..i will try to help if i can .. These are some of the most difficult SCs that i have come across ,so i may not b able to explain convincingly y i chose an option over the others . So u just post the particular doubt that u have in a question ( even if u hv doubts in all the options ..no probs... but am sure that in some of the ques u will definitely b able to eliminate atleast 2 or 3 choices ) n i will try my best to help you out.
Infact y dont we all ( u , me , Vikas n all other puys ) come together as suggested by Vikas n try to eliminate all the wrong choices n zero in on the right answer .
You chip in with your inputs n I will do my bit ..
2.Constructed with the finest Italian marble, the floor of the church is its greatest attraction and is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows.
A.Attraction and is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows. B.Attraction, itself more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows. C.Attraction, itself more attractive to tourists as are its ornate stained-glass windows. D.Attraction, being more attractive to tourists than its ornate stained-glass windows. E.Attraction as it more is attractive to tourists than are the churchs stained-glass windows.
A,D,E -makes the floor of the church as the subject of the second part, which is definately not the case.here they are tallking about church in the second part-church is more famous and use of more lay stress to use than, So B
3.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.The number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school. 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 schools.
As......as is the right idiom to use here.So all other choices are less right.I believe A is also right but B is a concise way of saying the same thing( the equivalent................)Same reason is for C.as great the number sounds awkward in D.E also sounds right but it seems that the purpose of study is to compare the nos of female with male.
5.Industrialization and modern methods of insect control have improved the standard of living around the globe while at the same time they have introduced some 100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants, having gone virtually unregulated since they were developed some 50 years ago.
a) while at the same time they have introduced some 100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants, having b) while at the same time introducing some 100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants that have c) while they have introduced some 100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants, and have d) but introducing some 100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants at the same time that have e) but at the same time introduce 100,000 dangerous chemical pollutants, having
After while-The situation presents an ongoing situation, so use of ing form is required. Hi Puys, My explanations may not be convincing.So lets discuss more on these.Srijack/saurav- come out with the more ideas of refuting the choices. vikas Mogle-where are u?
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
Relief for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America came from a rather unexpected source the Silicon Valley Millionaires Club. (A) Relief for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America came from a rather unexpected source the Silicon Valley Millionaires Club. (B) For the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America, relief came from a rather unexpected source the Silicon Valley Millionaires Club. (C) Relief came from a rather unexpected source the Silicon Valley Millionaires Club for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America. (D) Relief came for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America from a rather unexpected source the Silicon Valley Millionaires Club. (E) The Silicon Valley Millionaires Club was a rather unexpected source from which relief for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America came.
Relief for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America came from a rather unexpected source - the Silicon Valley Millionaires' Club. (A) Relief for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America came from a rather unexpected source - the Silicon Valley Millionaires' Club. (B) For the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America, relief came from a rather unexpected source - the Silicon Valley Millionaires' Club. (C) Relief came from a rather unexpected source - the Silicon Valley Millionaires' Club - for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America. (D) Relief came for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America from a rather unexpected source - the Silicon Valley Millionaires' Club. (E) The Silicon Valley Millionaires' Club was a rather unexpected source from which relief for the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America came.
Guys why is B wrong
My Take A. The subject concerned here is -relief for the victims. All other choices either modify relief or source. For B the opening phrase is supposed to modify relief , but the construction doesnt seem to do so.
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
correct idiom is connection between ...present tense should be used ..that leaves us with C and D ..eating is better than eating of ..also apparent connection is better than connection that is apparent between..D wins ..am i right vikas ??
My Take A. The subject concerned here is -relief for the victims. All other choices either modify relief or source. For B the opening phrase is supposed to modify relief , but the construction doesnt seem to do so.
i agree ...the introductory phrase, " For the thousands of traumatized victims of one of the worst natural calamities to hit the eastern coast of South America" in B seems to be modifying relief which obviously doesnt make much sense
3. IS it rt to say .. as many female as male students .... shoudnt that be as many females as males or as many female students as male students..
take an eg.. to say that there are same number of white balls as black balls. u say...as many white balls as black balls.. it is rt to say .. as many white as black balls.. seems incomplere as..as idiom.
correct idiom is connection between ...present tense should be used ..that leaves us with C and D ..eating is better than eating of ..also apparent connection is better than connection that is apparent between..D wins ..am i right vikas ??
---- u r rt ..saurav.. i second you in chosing ans D.
3. IS it rt to say .. as many female as male students .... shoudnt that be as many females as males or as many female students as male students..
take an eg.. to say that there are same number of white balls as black balls. u say...as many white balls as black balls.. it is rt to say .. as many white as black balls.. seems incomplere as..as idiom.
pls comment .. someone take on other choices? pls
the key is parallelism or ellipsis ..it is not necessary to use students before female ..its implied ..think of it as , " as many female (students ..implied ) as male students...most of the options in this ques are correct ( except D ) but B wins because its the most concise way of conveying what the author wants to
correct idiom is connection between ...present tense should be used ..that leaves us with C and D ..eating is better than eating of ..also apparent connection is better than connection that is apparent between..D wins ..am i right vikas ??
Yes Saurabh ,Answer is right and the reasonig is also precise.However , I will like to post my query here- In this question , The moment I see IF , my views were of a conditional sentence, so I straight away removed all choices starting with IF as no choice was in line with the conditional sentence structure (I may not be right!!!!).I also used the reason between X and Y and hit the answer as E.So tell me whats wrong in the approach. After giving a second thought , D sounds better to me but still I will like to know the prob with my approach.
the key is parallelism or ellipsis ..it is not necessary to use students before female ..its implied ..think of it as , " as many female (students ..implied ) as male students...most of the options in this ques are correct ( except D ) but B wins because its the most concise way of conveying what the author wants to
female is an adjective and thus doesnot take plural form as we have plural forms only for nouns. coming to usual expression found 'females', it is incorrect to use 'females' for 'women'. it is not accepted English.
Hey man , what are u saying?Female is both a noun and an adjective. female as a noun mean-any living being capable of giving birth. Female as an adjective can be used to charcterize the quality of woman.e:g-a female chorus,the female lead in the team.
I am not sure of the use of females in place of women.
The problem with the question is NOT the choice between the given two (except v/s besides), for other points are more important.
Please see if (not whether!) the following explanation helps.
Option B is with redundant 'it' at the tail-end. This is also wrong with the misplaced prepositional phrase 'with...'
Option C is with dangling modifier error with prepositional phrase at the beginning of the sentence. The use of 'being ...' is incorrect, for it implies stage rather than action. furthermore, creates wordy structure is created.
option D is with dangling modifier error with participle modifier phrase. except this error, there is no problem with option D.
option E is also a dangling modifier error as the first prepositional stage wrongly modifies the subject which succeeds the underlines part. the second 'with' prepositional phrase after performance results is misplaced as it is kept after 'performance' wrongly modifying it. 'staging done by' is wordy for one word 'staged' would have served the purpose.
Hi can you make the explanation more clear. I agree with the A as answer.I have used the correct sequence of tense and elimation of ING to eliminate choices.
The complex tax dispute between the Covered Bridge Mall and Harris Township is not likely to be adjudicated for several years, and in the meantime both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other. (A) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other (B) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for each other (C) each side is intent on creating difficulties for the another (D) each side is intent on creating difficulties for one another (E) the sides are both intent on creating difficulties for each other
also can anyone pls gimme the anwers for the 1000 SC's questions
.So tell me whats wrong in the approach.