i have almost completed 1000SC and have some doubts in selected questions that i would like to share on this thread.Hope all will gain something out of it.
My first set :
1.A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, believed to be the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.
(A) believed to be
(B) and that is believed to be
(C) and it is believed to have been
(D) which was, it is believed,
(E) which is believed to be
2.A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future.
(A) that they will, or could,
(B) that they would, or could,
(C) they will be or could
(D) think that they will be or could
(E) think the power stations would or could
3.According to the professor's philosophy, the antidote to envy is one's own work, always one's own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it.
(A) one's own work, always one's own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it
(B) always work; because you don't think about it or assess it, you just do it
(C) always one's own work: not thinking about or assessing it, but simply to do it
(D) not to think or assess, but doing one's own work
(E) neither to think about one's own work nor to assess it, it is always simply doing it
4.Although films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills, in reality these gregarious creatures live in stable groups that occupy the same territory for long periods.
(A) films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills
(B) in films about the American West coyotes are depicted to be solitary animals that howl mournfully on the tops of distant hills
(C) coyotes are depicted as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills in films about the American West
(D) films about the American West depict coyotes as if they were solitary, mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills
kill'em all !!!!
Ref:river card....471 link
1. c.....singular plural verb use
2. B....Modifier(by focussing)
3. c...concise and direct relation
1. Although the Supreme Court ruled as long ago as 1880 that Blacks could not be excluded outright from jury service, nearly a century of case-by-case adjudication has been necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be drawn from a fair cross section of the community.
(A) has been necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be
(B) was necessary for developing and enforcing the principle of all juries being
(C) was to be necessary in developing and enforcing the principle of all juries to be
(D) is necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be
(E) will be necessary for developing and enforcing the principle of all juries being
2. Among the emotions on display in the negotiating room were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal.
(A) were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(B) was anger for repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(C) were anger over repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin healing
(D) was anger about the issue, which was raised over and over, and preventing the wounds from earlier battles, still raw, to begin healing
(E) were anger about the issue, which was raised repeatedly, and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin to heal
3. Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Deas aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
(A) in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
(B) in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping
(C) in healing physical and mental ills, and thanking her for helping
(D) to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help
(E) to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
Someone help me out in understanding these 3 questions. i haven't been able to understand .plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help
(A) has been necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be
(B) was necessary for developing and enforcing the principle of all juries being
(C) was to be necessary in developing and enforcing the principle of all juries to be
(D) is necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be
(E) will be necessary for developing and enforcing the principle of all juries being
2. Among the emotions on display in the negotiating room were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal.
(A) were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(B) was anger for repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(C) were anger over repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin healing
(D) was anger about the issue, which was raised over and over, and preventing the wounds from earlier battles, still raw, to begin healing
(E) were anger about the issue, which was raised repeatedly, and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin to heal
3. Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Deas aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
(A) in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
(B) in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping
(C) in healing physical and mental ills, and thanking her for helping
(D) to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help
(E) to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
Someone help me out in understanding these 3 questions. i haven't been able to understand .plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help
1. Although the Supreme Court ruled as long ago as 1880 that Blacks could not be excluded outright from jury service, nearly a century of case-by-case adjudication has been necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be drawn from a fair cross section of the community.
(A) has been necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be
(B) was necessary for developing and enforcing the principle of all juries being
(C) was to be necessary in developing and enforcing the principle of all juries to be
(D) is necessary to develop and enforce the principle that all juries must be
(E) will be necessary for developing and enforcing the principle of all juries being
2. Among the emotions on display in the negotiating room were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal.
(A) were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(B) was anger for repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal
(C) were anger over repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin healing
(D) was anger about the issue, which was raised over and over, and preventing the wounds from earlier battles, still raw, to begin healing
(E) were anger about the issue, which was raised repeatedly, and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin to heal
3. Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Deas aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
(A) in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
(B) in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping
(C) in healing physical and mental ills, and thanking her for helping
(D) to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help
(E) to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
Someone help me out in understanding these 3 questions. i haven't been able to understand .plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help
a. B ('WAS' is required here and choice c is awkward)
b. D ('WERE is unsuitable)
c. E
Please tell us the correct results.!
well surprisingly the answers to those questions are:
A
B
A
haha...i really have no clues why is that to be so . These are questions numbered 101,105,106 in 1000 series .....
HEY
The answers have left me puzzled indeed!!!
I'm not taht sure abt 2, but 1-b
3-e
seem to be technically and idiomatically perfect. I might be wrong, cant argue with the erudite ones around. If so, please do explain the reason for your answers.
Thank You
HEY
The answers have left me puzzled indeed!!!
I'm not taht sure abt 2, but 1-b
3-e
seem to be technically and idiomatically perfect. I might be wrong, cant argue with the erudite ones around. If so, please do explain the reason for your answers.
Thank You
1. a)
The action started in past and is continuing in present, hence 'has been' usage seems right.
b) Instead of "for developing and enforcing" it should be "to develop and enforce".
c), d) and e) are conspicuosly wrong.
2. b)
Only one emotion is on display (anger) hence 'was'
3. a)
Correct use of either...or, correct idiom 'aid in healing' & parallelism "either asking aid in healing... or thanking her.."
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Hey evrybody. Just need a bit help with the foll ques:
1. A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770s, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.
(A) it was only the second published by an American woman
(B) it was only the second that an American woman published
(C) the second one only published by an American woman
(D) the second one only that an American woman published
(E) only the second published by an American woman
Also specifically, what is teh diff between :
-only the second published
-the second only published.
Thx a ton
Hey evrybody. Just need a bit help with the foll ques:
1. A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770's, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.
(A) it was only the second published by an American woman
(B) it was only the second that an American woman published
(C) the second one only published by an American woman
(D) the second one only that an American woman published
(E) only the second published by an American woman
Also specifically, what is teh diff between :
-only the second published
-the second only published.
Thx a ton
I think the answer is E... not sure though...
Hey evrybody. Just need a bit help with the foll ques:
1. A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770s, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.
(A) it was only the second published by an American woman
(B) it was only the second that an American woman published
(C) the second one only published by an American woman
(D) the second one only that an American woman published
(E) only the second published by an American woman
Also specifically, what is teh diff between :
-only the second published
-the second only published.
Thx a ton
I think it is E. -- The second one only that an American woman published.
I dont knwo gramaticaly what is the differnece between the 2 statements asked... but "only the second published" sounds better... Instinctively.... Anyone who can help us on this?
Hey evrybody. Just need a bit help with the foll ques:
1. A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave.....
E) Sounds right.
D alters the meaning and sounds as if there are two books and only the second one is published by an American Women.
Hey evrybody. Just need a bit help with the foll ques:
1. A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770s, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.
(A) it was only the second published by an American woman
(B) it was only the second that an American woman published
(C) the second one only published by an American woman
(D) the second one only that an American woman published
(E) only the second published by an American woman
Also specifically, what is teh diff between :
-only the second published
-the second only published.
Thx a ton
E it is. Reason:
"he first book by a Black woman and ..." should be parallel .. it leaves only 2 options --
C and E.
E is crisp, while C is wordier and also changes the meaning.
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We are having a PG GMAT MEET in Chennai on coming Sunday, 8th of July
. A couple of admits from top schools and a few aspirants have already agreed to join in:smile:. Interested Chennai or nearby Puys can PM me or just visit and contribute to the forum.(PG GMAT meets - Chennai)(PG GMAT meets - Chennai)http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/b-scho...s-chennai.html (PG GMAT meets - Chennai)
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thanks evryne..
1) Rakesh is one of the few students who have managed to get an "A"in the exams.(Plural.."have")
2) One of the few students who has managed to get an "A"in the exams is Rakesh.
(Singular-Has)
Hi Guys,
I have a confusion here on when to use singular/plural while using "one of the ..". Above are 2 examples where I have used Plural and singular respectively. As per my knowledge both are correct. Can anyone pls confirm the same.
Thanks,
Neeraj
2) One of the few students who has managed to get an "A"in the exams is Rakesh.
(Singular-Has)
Hi Guys,
I have a confusion here on when to use singular/plural while using "one of the ..". Above are 2 examples where I have used Plural and singular respectively. As per my knowledge both are correct. Can anyone pls confirm the same.
Thanks,
Neeraj
Hi All,
1) A majority of the students are hard workers.
2) A majority of the students works hard.
3) A majority of voters wants to unseat the incumbent.
Is the usage of singular/plural in all the 3 sentences correct?
Pls provide the answer with reasons.
Thanks,
Neeraj
1) A majority of the students are hard workers.
2) A majority of the students works hard.
3) A majority of voters wants to unseat the incumbent.
Is the usage of singular/plural in all the 3 sentences correct?
Pls provide the answer with reasons.
Thanks,
Neeraj
Can you please send me link to 1000SC ?
Regards,
Anil
Can you please send me link to 1000SC ?
Regards,
Anil
Hii,
u can find it on the esnips.com..
or else PM me ur mail id i will post u.
Regards,
Hi All,
1) A majority of the students are hard workers.
2) A majority of the students works hard.
3) A majority of voters wants to unseat the incumbent.
Is the usage of singular/plural in all the 3 sentences correct?
Pls provide the answer with reasons.
Thanks,
Neeraj
as far my knowledge goes "A majority of students--" is treated as plural,"the majority..."is treated as singular since they are talking of a particular majority.
teh same rule applies to A number of and The number of.
hence i feel only 1) is right
please correct me if iam wrong