This is the thread just for Sentence correction discussion. By the way the books to be read for GMAT preparation are: 1. Official Guide for GMAT review (10th , 11th or 12th edition. Any one of these will do) 2. Official Guide for GMAT verbal review 3. Official Guide for GMAT quantitative review.
OG is the bible for preparation for GMAT. There are other books which I recommend. These books can be used once you complete the OG. 1. Kaplan GMAT 800 2. Sentence correction GMAT preparation guide (Manhattan GMAT preparation guide)
Guys... plz take this discussion to the other thread related to same topic(s). With all due respect, this thread is for SC discussion only..
Have a good one!!
#Hi to all
What books i should go through before i give gmat exam
Prateekbgh Says
Can u tell me the full names of the books
Hi Prateek,
This is the thread just for Sentence correction discussion. By the way the books to be read for GMAT preparation are: 1. Official Guide for GMAT review (10th , 11th or 12th edition. Any one of these will do) 2. Official Guide for GMAT verbal review 3. Official Guide for GMAT quantitative review.
OG is the bible for preparation for GMAT. There are other books which I recommend. These books can be used once you complete the OG. 1. Kaplan GMAT 800 2. Sentence correction GMAT preparation guide (Manhattan GMAT preparation guide)
People in the Philippines uses Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words.; the most commonly spoken form of Englog is called Konyo English.
A. uses Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words; the most commonly spoken form of Englog B. use Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words, the most commonly spoken form of which C. use Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words, the most commonly spoken form of them D. uses Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words, the most commonly spoken form of which E. use Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words; the most commonly spoken form of Englog
My answer was E whereas the test says B as the right answer. :shock:
hello puys help required in solving the below sentence Q)One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the realization that as a person ages their concerns change as well. a)the realization that as a person ages,their b)the realization that as people age, their c)to realize that when a person ages , his or her d)to realize that when people age, their e)realization that as people age, their
i have opted for c the answer is b. please provide your explanations.
legacy is a noun..in the sentence we are stating that legacy =~ smthing , so a noun should come here ...realization is a noun n fits the bill perfectly ...we dont need an infinitive ( to realize) here ...
In his work, George Santayana is more reminiscent of Plato's poetic narratives and Henry David Thoreau's obsessive detailing than Bertrand Russells scientific precisions. A. In his work, George Santayana is more reminiscent of B. George Santayana writes more like C. George Santayana reminds one more of D. George Santayana's work is more reminiscent of E. George Santayanas work more resembles that of
Now my bet is on D but exam says E. But is "..resembles that of" a good way to compare in this case (I think that of is redundant here as we already have Plato's poetic narratives). Any idea?
In his work, George Santayana is more reminiscent of Plato's poetic narratives and Henry David Thoreau's obsessive detailing than Bertrand Russells scientific precisions. A. In his work, George Santayana is more reminiscent of B. George Santayana writes more like C. George Santayana reminds one more of D. George Santayana's work is more reminiscent of E. George Santayanas work more resembles that of
Now my bet is on D but exam says E. But is "..resembles that of" a good way to compare in this case (I think that of is redundant here as we already have Plato's poetic narratives). Any idea?
In his work, George Santayana is more reminiscent of Plato's poetic narratives and Henry David Thoreau's obsessive detailing than Bertrand Russells scientific precisions. A. In his work, George Santayana is more reminiscent of B. George Santayana writes more like C. George Santayana reminds one more of D. George Santayana's work is more reminiscent of E. George Santayanas work more resembles that of
Now my bet is on D but exam says E. But is "..resembles that of" a good way to compare in this case (I think that of is redundant here as we already have Plato's poetic narratives). Any idea?
In his work, George Santayana is more reminiscent of Plato's poetic narratives and Henry David Thoreau's obsessive detailing than Bertrand Russells scientific precisions. A. In his work, George Santayana is more reminiscent of B. George Santayana writes more like C. George Santayana reminds one more of D. George Santayana's work is more reminiscent of E. George Santayanas work more resembles that of
Now my bet is on D but exam says E. But is "..resembles that of" a good way to compare in this case (I think that of is redundant here as we already have Plato's poetic narratives). Any idea?
My answer would have been D. But on the second thought, am thinking whether resembles is more apt than reminiscent.
more resembles that of X and Y than Z sounds better (idiomatic). more reminiscent of X and Y than Z - sounds unidiomatic.
People in the Philippines uses Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words.; the most commonly spoken form of Englog is called Konyo English.
A. uses Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words; the most commonly spoken form of Englog B. use Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words, the most commonly spoken form of which C. use Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words, the most commonly spoken form of them D. uses Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words, the most commonly spoken form of which E. use Englog, an informal type of English merged with Tagalog words; the most commonly spoken form of Englog
My answer was E whereas the test says B as the right answer. :shock:
Any idea what can be the reason?
People use and not uses. So we can leave out A and D. C has the pronoun error 'them'. so it comes between B and E.
GMAT prefers consice option. We don't have to use Englog again. Thats where B scores over E.
hello puys help required in solving the below sentence Q)One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the realization that as a person ages their concerns change as well. a)the realization that as a person ages,their b)the realization that as people age, their c)to realize that when a person ages , his or her d)to realize that when people age, their e)realization that as people age, their
i have opted for c the answer is b. please provide your explanations.
C can be ignored easily because it uses 'person' where as the non-underlined part uses People.
Using people in one place and person in another place makes the sentence awkward. Also 'the realization' is the correct usage.
Q: Introduced by Italian merchants resident in London during the 16th century, in England life insurance remained until the end of the 17th century a specialized contract between individual underwriters and their clients, typically being ship owners, overseas merchants, or professional moneylenders. A) in England life insurance remained until the end of the 17th century a specialized contract between individual underwriters and their clients, typically being B) in England life insurance had remained until the end of the 17th century a specialized contract between individual underwriters with their clients, who typically were C) until the end of the 17th century life insurance in England had remained a specialized contract between individual underwriters and their clients, typically D) life insurance in England remainded until the end of the 17th century a specialized contract between individual underwriters and their clients, typically E) life insurance remainded until the end of the 17th century in England a specialized contract between individual underwriters with their clients, who typically were
Q1: The achaemenid empire of persia reached the Indus Valley in the 5th century BC, bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets. A) the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and
Q2: The federal rules aimed at protecting human subjects of medical experiments were established to ensure that patients must be warned of potential risks and an independent panel would evaluate the experiment before it was conducted. A) must be warned of potential risks and an independent panel would B) must be warned of potential risks and that an independent panel C) are warned about potential risks and that an independent panel D) will be warned about potential risks and an independent panel would E) would be warned of potential risks and that an independent panel would
Q3: So called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of polluting or onrenewable fuels, are having positive effect on the environment and natural resource base of countries as varied as China, the Netherlands, and Hungary. A) as varied as B) as varied as are C) as varied as those of D) that are as varied as E) that are varied as are
Q4: Nothing that the Federal Reserve had raised a key short term interest rate again last month, analysts said that they expected prders for durable goods to decline soon because rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit. A) rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit B) rising interest rates make buying on credit more expensive C) a rise in interest rates make it more expensive to buy on credit D) a rise in interest rates make buying on credit more expensive E) a rise in interest rates makes it more expensive for them to be bought on credit
Q1: The achaemenid empire of persia reached the Indus Valley in the 5th century BC, bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets. A) the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and
A) the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and >> Cannot be WAS.. should be plural.
B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the >>CORRECT, but I find it wordy.
C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the >> Close one!!
D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and >> DERIVES is incorrect.
E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and >> the missing in the southern. NOT parallel
Q1: The achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the 5th century BC, bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets. A) the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and
I would go with option C
The sentence means to tell us that the Indian alphabets were derived from the Aramaic script, and not from the Archemenid Empire. In options A and B, the focus of the sentence shifts to the empire - "the empire reached the valley, bringing the script with it, from which was derived the alphabets"- the it refers to the empire, but the alphabets werent derived from the empire but from the Aramaic script.
Options C,D and E bring the Aramaic script into focus, but only option C seems to have verb-number agreement "derive".
Q3: So called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of polluting or nonrenewable fuels, are having positive effect on the environment and natural resource base of countries as varied as China, the Netherlands, and Hungary. A) as varied as B) as varied as are C) as varied as those of D) that are as varied as E) that are varied as are
I'd go with option A I guess....option D seems to convey the same message with more words. The comparison is being done on the "countries" and not something in the countries, so C could be ruled out. E is talking about how varied the environment and natural resources are varied akin to the various countries which doesn't make sense. B seems to be grammatically incorrect.
Q4: Noting that the Federal Reserve had raised a key short term interest rate again last month, analysts said that they expected orders for durable goods to decline soon because rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit. A) rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit B) rising interest rates make buying on credit more expensive C) a rise in interest rates make it more expensive to buy on credit D) a rise in interest rates make buying on credit more expensive E) a rise in interest rates makes it more expensive for them to be bought on credit
I'd choose option E. Options A and B start with "rising interest rates" - which conveys that the interest rates are rising on their own. In reality though, the rate rise is because of action by the Federal Reserve. Hence A and B can be ruled out. C and D have the word 'make' which does not agree with the singular 'a rise'.
All of the above could be wrong so standard disclaimers apply
The sentence means to tell us that the Indian alphabets were derived from the Aramaic script, and not from the Archemenid Empire. In options A and B, the focus of the sentence shifts to the empire - "the empire reached the valley, bringing the script with it, from which was derived the alphabets"- the it refers to the empire, but the alphabets werent derived from the empire but from the Aramaic script.
Options C,D and E bring the Aramaic script into focus, but only option C seems to have verb-number agreement "derive".
I'd go with option A I guess....option D seems to convey the same message with more words. The comparison is being done on the "countries" and not something in the countries, so C could be ruled out. E is talking about how varied the environment and natural resources are varied akin to the various countries which doesn't make sense. B seems to be grammatically incorrect.
I'd choose option E. Options A and B start with "rising interest rates" - which conveys that the interest rates are rising on their own. In reality though, the rate rise is because of action by the Federal Reserve. Hence A and B can be ruled out. C and D have the word 'make' which does not agree with the singular 'a rise'.
All of the above could be wrong so standard disclaimers apply
Thanks all for the explanations provided. Ans1 - C Ans3 - A Ans4 - B My explanation for Q4 goes as below: A) rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit ---->> It should be 'rising interest rates make...' and not makes B) rising interest rates make buying on credit more expensive C) a rise in interest ratesmake it more expensive to buy on credit ---->> 'a rise in X makes it....' is correct. Second error is 'a rise in interest rates' It should be either 'rise in interest rates' or 'a rise in interest rate'. D) a rise in interest rates make buying on credit more expensive ---->> same error as in C E) a rise in interest rates makes it more expensive for them to be bought on credit ---->> same error as in C B has singular-plural agreement and is the correct answer.
