After the famine that ravaged Somalia at the end of last century, it received huge sums of money from the World Bank, using it to get back on the road to recovery. After the famine that ravaged Somalia at the end of last century, it received huge sums of money from the World Bank, using it to get back on the road to recovery. After the famine that ravaged it at the end of last century, Somalia received huge sums of money from the World Bank, and used it to get back on the road of recovery. After the famine that ravaged it at the end of last century, Somalia received huge sums of money from the World Bank and used it in getting back on the road to recover. At the end of the last century Somalia used the huge sums of money it received from the World Bank after the famine that ravaged it, to get back on the road to recovery. Somalia used the huge sums of money it received from the World Bank after the famine ravaged it at the end of the last century, to get back on the road to recovery.
E) correct
Explanation: A) "it" - ambiguous antecendent - wrong B) it refers to ? -- wrong C) it refers to ? - wrong D) "the famine that ravaged it" -- wrong usage - the phrase seems incomplete, "the famine that ravaged it" -- seems like a fragment E) it - refers to Somalia, rest all words in place
Re: GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions Quote: Originally Posted by srworld View Post 1. He works hard, (as/like) his father does. 2. He works hard (as/like) his father. 3. He treats his students (as/like) friends. 4. He treats his students (as/like) animals.
1) as 2) like 3) like 4) like
Think PearlCrystal is correct. In general...like can be used to compare nouns..and as can be used to detemine what the noun does...
The domesticated camel, which some scholars date around the twelfth century B.C., was the key to the development of the spice trade in the ancient world.
a. The domesticated camel, which some scholars date b. The domesticated camel, which some scholars have thought to occur c. Domesticating the camel, dated by some scholars at d. The domestication of the camel, thought by some scholars to have occurred e. The camel's domestication, dated by some scholars to have been
The fear of rabies is well founded;few people are known to recover from the disease after the appearance of the clinical symptoms. (A) few people are known to recover from the disease after the appearance of the clinical symptoms (B) few people are known to have recovered from the disease once the clinical symptoms have appeared (C) there are few known people who have recovered from the disease once the clinical symptoms have appeared (D) after the clinical symptoms appear, there are few known people who have recovered from the disease (E) recovery from the disease is known for only a few people after the clinical symptoms appear
The domesticated camel, which some scholars date around the twelfth century B.C., was the key to the development of the spice trade in the ancient world.
a. The domesticated camel, which some scholars date b. The domesticated camel, which some scholars have thought to occur c. Domesticating the camel, dated by some scholars at d. The domestication of the camel, thought by some scholars to have occurred e. The camel's domestication, dated by some scholars to have been
srworld, actually i m new to this thread(new to pg infact)..i haven't quite started off my prep for gmat,will b officially starting soon(read june)..so, i am not sure my explanation will b accurate(it looked to me the most fitting ans than the others)..but i'll give it a try..
the second half of the sentence is in past tense so first half also had to be in past..hence a,b,c were eliminated also domestication goes well with the "development ..." in the second half.. option e>the camel's domesticatio looks rather odd.. hence i choose d
But i m not sure if it is a plausible explanation..
The fear of rabies is well founded;few people are known to recover from the disease after the appearance of the clinical symptoms. (A) few people are known to recover from the disease after the appearance of the clinical symptoms (B) few people are known to have recovered from the disease once the clinical symptoms have appeared (C) there are few known people who have recovered from the disease once the clinical symptoms have appeared (D) after the clinical symptoms appear, there are few known people who have recovered from the disease (E) recovery from the disease is known for only a few people after the clinical symptoms appear
I think it should be B... here the author exemplifies previous instances of recovery to substanciate his argument..by using "to have recovered"..past instance..so A is wrong.. C is too wordy although correct meaning.. D..wrong modifier usage..so modifies the meaning. E.. wrong meaning.. 😃 recovery is patented for only some people.. A.. wrong meaning..
The domesticated camel, which some scholars date around the twelfth century B.C., was the key to the development of the spice trade in the ancient world.
a. The domesticated camel, which some scholars date b. The domesticated camel, which some scholars have thought to occur c. Domesticating the camel, dated by some scholars at d. The domestication of the camel, thought by some scholars to have occurred e. The camel's domestication, dated by some scholars to have been
to me, the domesticated camel will mean a particular camel & not the whole race..so b can also be remove.. C the continuous form brings in a general sense again..it seems it will be correct to use..the process of domesticating the camel.. D..correct sentence..the process of domestication of camel.. E..can't find the error ..it was my guess. is it meaning again a single camel's domestification.. but how? what's other's view on this prob..
Explanation: A) "it" - ambiguous antecendent - wrong B) it refers to ? -- wrong C) it refers to ? - wrong D) "the famine that ravaged it" -- wrong usage - the phrase seems incomplete, "the famine that ravaged it" -- seems like a fragment E) it - refers to Somalia, rest all words in place
Well, i would buy-in your argument, if the "E" were something like:
After the famine ravaged it at the end of the last century, Somalia used the huge sums of money it received from the World Bank to get back on the road to recovery.
After the famine that ravaged Somalia at the end of last century, it received huge sums of money from the World Bank, using it to get back on the road to recovery. After the famine that ravaged Somalia at the end of last century, it received huge sums of money from the World Bank, using it to get back on the road to recovery. After the famine that ravaged it at the end of last century, Somalia received huge sums of money from the World Bank, and used it to get back on the road of recovery. After the famine that ravaged it at the end of last century, Somalia received huge sums of money from the World Bank and used it in getting back on the road to recover. At the end of the last century Somalia used the huge sums of money it received from the World Bank after the famine that ravaged it, to get back on the road to recovery. Somalia used the huge sums of money it received from the World Bank after the famine ravaged it at the end of the last century, to get back on the road to recovery.
Only E solves the pronoun error. It can refer to famine or somalia. Plus Road to recover is the right usage.
B - 'it' can refer to somalia but we cannot be conclusive. For instance After X ravaged Z, Y received the money.
Well, i would buy-in your argument, if the "E" were something like:
After the famine ravaged it at the end of the last century, Somalia used the huge sums of money it received from the World Bank to get back on the road to recovery.
In the above sentence. what does the first "it" refers to? Its unclear... Do you differ?
The fear of rabies is well founded;few people are known to recover from the disease after the appearance of the clinical symptoms. (A) few people are known to recover from the disease after the appearance of the clinical symptoms (B) few people are known to have recovered from the disease once the clinical symptoms have appeared (C) there are few known people who have recovered from the disease once the clinical symptoms have appeared (D) after the clinical symptoms appear, there are few known people who have recovered from the disease (E) recovery from the disease is known for only a few people after the clinical symptoms appear
I guess the answer is "B". a > use of "the" twice. c & d > few known people sounds wrong (it should have been few people known) d > it should have been 'appeared' in last.
The fear of rabies is well founded;few people are known to recover from the disease after the appearance of the clinical symptoms. (A) few people are known to recover from the disease after the appearance of the clinical symptoms (B) few people are known to have recovered from the disease once the clinical symptoms have appeared (C) there are few known people who have recovered from the disease once the clinical symptoms have appeared (D) after the clinical symptoms appear, there are few known people who have recovered from the disease (E) recovery from the disease is known for only a few people after the clinical symptoms appear
I guess the answer is "B". a > use of "the" twice. c & d > few known people sounds wrong (it should have been few people known) d > it should have been 'appeared' in last.
1. He works hard, (as/like) his father does. He works hard as his father does. 2. He works hard (as/like) his father. He works hard like his father. 3. He treats his students (as/like) friends. He treats his students as friends. 4. He treats his students (as/like) animals. He treats his students like animals.
1. He works hard, (as/like) his father does. He works hard as his father does. 2. He works hard (as/like) his father. He works hard like his father. 3. He treats his students (as/like) friends. He treats his students as friends. 4. He treats his students (as/like) animals. He treats his students like animals.
Can you post in your explanation for 3? In 4 we are using 'like' but in 3 we are using 'as'. Why we should use 'as' and not 'like'?
Can you post in your explanation for 3? In 4 we are using 'like' but in 3 we are using 'as'. Why we should use 'as' and not 'like'?
I understand the theory of as and like. But my gut feeling is that 'as' can be used when the comparison is too close or is real.
His students can be his friends and he treats them so friendly as if they are his friends. His students cannot be animals. 'He treats his students as animals' sounds wrong. As is used when the comparison is very close, I mean when the comparison is almost a reality. Like is used when the comparison is not that close and it cannot be real.