Was getting confident with Qs having 'like' and 'as' until I encountered this one.
More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara, the Noble Prize winner, reported that genes can "jump", as pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.
b. like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another. c. as pearls do that move mysteriously from one necklace to another. d. like pearls do that move mysteriously from one necklace to another. e. as do pearls that move mysteriously from one necklace to some other one.
Somebody please explain.
Cheers. Ankit.
I guess 'like' -similar but not same 'as' - both are same
Lets eliminate the wrong ones first... C,D & E uses "do that move".....which move? sounds more like they are dancing....E also uses "to some other one" ... therefore, we can eliminate these.. now we are left with A & B... and the only difference between these being the usage of "Like" and "As"
Here the author is trying to compare "genes" and "pearls"..... genes behave like pearls.. The usage of "as" changes the meaning of the sentence....
good questions. 1)'that' is required.A reporting verb such as 'advocate' requires 'that'.(other egs for reporting verbs are indicate,claim ...etc) In GMAT , your should always put 'that' between the reporting verb and the thought.(The thought here is "some blacks return to Africa...").
without 'that' the sentence causes little confusion. Look at the construct "....advocated some blacks". At this stage,the author may be saying that he actually advocated some blacks.(not sure about the meaning here..But clearly this is not the intended meaning).
2).Normal case - "which" is a non-essential modifier. Hence requires a comma.
eg. This mansion,for which i yearn, is owned by the Lees(non-essential.Hence comma is required).
But, when "which" is used as an essential modifier, you may do away with the comma.(Here "that" can replace "which".But if you dont any answer choices with "that" then use "which" without comma).
The mansion for which i yearn is owned by the Lees(Essential use of 'which' - No commas).
But a better sentence would be - This mansion that i yearn for is owned by the Lees.
Thus which without commas is not incorrect. Can you please mention where else have you seen 'which' without comma?.Would love to see how.
3)Adverb need not touch the verb. e.g. He ran the race quickly.
Thanks ikruz!
Only one doubt here, I think the example you quoted in (2) shud be:
This mansion, which i yearn for, is owned by the Lees.
Lets eliminate the wrong ones first... C,D & E uses "do that move".....which move? sounds more like they are dancing....E also uses "to some other one" ... therefore, we can eliminate these.. now we are left with A & B... and the only difference between these being the usage of "Like" and "As"
Here the author is trying to compare "genes" and "pearls"..... genes behave like pearls.. The usage of "as" changes the meaning of the sentence....
Therefore...B
OA is B. So you all are right. But I am, dont know why, still not convinced with this answer.
Doesn't having a comma there means that the fragment following it is describing the 'jump' - that is the verb/action. And as Manhattan SC says:- Like should be used to compare people or things (any nouns). As should be used in a comparison involving clauses. A clause is any phrase that includes a verb. I believe option (A) would have been the right answer.
Also, I believe that if we use 'like', then the comma should not be there. ie. More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara, the Noble Prize winner, reported that genes can "jump" like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.
OA is B. So you all are right. But I am, dont know why, still not convinced with this answer.
Doesn't having a comma there means that the fragment following it is describing the 'jump' - that is the verb/action. And as Manhattan SC says:- Like should be used to compare people or things (any nouns). As should be used in a comparison involving clauses. A clause is any phrase that includes a verb. I believe option (A) would have been the right answer.
Also, I believe that if we use 'like', then the comma should not be there. ie. More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara, the Noble Prize winner, reported that genes can "jump" like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.
Getting really confused here. Please opine.
Ankit
Hi Ankit,
There is no fragment. 'like' following the comma is acting as a noun modifier(modifying the genes).This is perfectly allowed.
OA is B. So you all are right. But I am, dont know why, still not convinced with this answer.
Doesn't having a comma there means that the fragment following it is describing the 'jump' - that is the verb/action. And as Manhattan SC says:- Like should be used to compare people or things (any nouns). As should be used in a comparison involving clauses. A clause is any phrase that includes a verb. I believe option (A) would have been the right answer.
Also, I believe that if we use 'like', then the comma should not be there. ie. More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara, the Noble Prize winner, reported that genes can "jump" like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.
Getting really confused here. Please opine.
Ankit
Removing the comma give the act of pearls moving a sense of realism that would be incorrect. Try saying out loud the sentence with and without a comma. You can feel the difference. Whenever we make an unrealistic comparison, we take a small pause before saying it out.
Try this from OG11. Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore more than 10,000 years ago and extending more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.
B. extends C. extended D. is extended E. is extending
Try this from OG11. Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore more than 10,000 years ago and extending more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.
B. extends C. extended D. is extended E. is extending
Cheers. Ankit.
My choice A
parallelism . spawned ( past participle) parallel with extending..(present participle)
choice b is tempting.But extended will function as a action verb,if put in.
Hello everbody..i m new to this community..my GMAT exam is on 21 nov...but my real prob is SC...having tough time with sentence correction...any suggestion for my SC prepration....
Hello everbody..i m new to this community..my GMAT exam is on 21 nov...but my real prob is SC...having tough time with sentence correction...any suggestion for my SC prepration....
hi amit, you may start refering to Manhattan SC guide,if you havent already.Each concept is discussed in detail, and the OG questions which test those concepts are provided after each chapter. AS Arun once mentioned - For SC, OG in tandem with Manhattan is the best preparation.
parallelism . spawned ( past participle) parallel with extending..(present participle)
choice b is tempting.But extended will function as a action verb,if put in.
Choice A 'extending' seems correct But why would choice b 'extends' be incorrect? Also isnt it preferred to use simple present than using continuous tense?
Because the Earth's crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West. (A) of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it does in the West (B) of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States instead of the West (C) will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of comparable magnitude occurring in the West (D) in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of comparable magnitude occurring in the West (E) that occurs in the eastern United States will typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred with comparable magnitude in the West
Guys, this is an old question from OG but I m not able to understand why C is wrong. In option C, I think it correctly compares the magnitude of two earthquakes and their destruction. OA is D, which is correct but why C is wrong ??
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