GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

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Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of
action, especially if it has worked well in the past,
makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or
misinterpret them when they do appear.
Heavy commitment by an executive to a course
of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpret them when they do
appear.
(B) An executive who is heavily committed to a
course of action, especially one that worked well
in the past, makes missing signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they
do appear.
(C) An executive who is heavily committed to a
course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret
signs of incipient trouble when they do appear,
especially if it has worked well in the past.
(D) Executives being heavily committed to a course
of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpreting them when they do
appear.
(E) Being heavily committed to a course of action,
especially one that has worked well in the past,
is likely to make an executive miss signs of
incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they
do appear.

Please explain, as in general "being" is almost always wrong but here the OA is with being. Please also explain the situations where usage of being can be justified
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Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of
action, especially if it has worked well in the past,
makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or
misinterpret them when they do appear.
(A) Heavy commitment by an executive to a course
of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpret them when they do
appear. -----passive, has to be rejected
(B) An executive who is heavily committed to a
course of action, especially one that worked well
in the past, makes missing signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they
do appear.
(C) An executive who is heavily committed to a
course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret
signs of incipient trouble when they do appear,
especially if it has worked well in the past.----last phrase refers to signs rather than action.
(D) Executives being heavily committed to a course
of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpreting them when they do
appear.
(E) Executives being heavily committed to a course
of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpreting them when they do
appear.


D & E rejected for use of being.
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bishoo123 Says
D & E rejected for use of being.

Being is correct here and the OA is E. Could some one please explain under what circumstances Being is correct.
6355
1) Computer Engineers commonly suffer from eye strain and fatigue caused from sitting too close to a monitor for lengthy periods of time
B)caused because they sat too close to a monitor for lengthy periods of time
C) a result from sitting for lengthy periods of time too near to a monitor
D)a result which came from sitting too close to a monitor for lengthy periods of time
e)a result of sitting too close to a monitor for lengthy periods of time
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5)The President declared that the independent counsel's investigation would not continue until the FBI investigation was complete due to the possible conflicts of interest that should be avoided.
b) if only because the possible conflicts of interst should be avoided
C)due to the avoidance of possible conflicts of interest alone
D)by reason of avoiding possible conflicts of interest alone
E)solely in that possible conflicts of interest should be avoided
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Most Scientists surveyed view artificial sweeteners as unsafe at present but they will or could,be made adequately safe in near future
B)that they will, or could,
C)that they would, or could,
D)believe the sweeteners would or could
e)believe that they will be or could
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hi guys ple reply to following two ques asap till tomo evening with your explantions:

In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in, middle management and light industry.
a) Same
b) as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many in
c) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of them are in
d) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many are
e) like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many are in
I dont understand why like is wrong here (ans: C)

Hi Neha....Like is a preposition and invariably followed by a noun or a pronoun to make it a prepositional phrase...although even C is a dicey option as it should have been "many of whom" instead of what's given. and moreover...we can't compare something happening "in" Hungary to Eastern Europe..."as in" relates the two.
Employment costs rose 2.8% In the 1 2months that ended in September, slightly less than they did in the year that ended in the previous year
a) same
b) less than it did
c) less than they were
d) lower than
e) lower than they were
why is lower than wrong over here? And less than right? (ans: A)

if you read the whole sentence we are talking about the lowering of the COSTS...so going by the subject verb agreement that verb has to be in the plural form so we have "they "...now the only options we have are A and C and E...

But in C and E....'were' is extraneous coz we are talking about the RISE...so we compare the rise in the two years...so we say "it did"...

I know i have typed the answers. intentionally did that cause want to know why right answer is right and don't have much time to wait before i announce which answer is right so have given the answers.
thanks
neha



Best to solve such questions is to fit each of the options and check the correct syntax


hope that helpd all

regards,
Amit
6360
1) Computer Engineers commonly suffer from eye strain and fatigue caused from sitting too close to a monitor for lengthy periods of time
B)caused because they sat too close to a monitor for lengthy periods of time
C) a result from sitting for lengthy periods of time too near to a monitor
D)a result which came from sitting too close to a monitor for lengthy periods of time
e)a result of sitting too close to a monitor for lengthy periods of time


'A result of' is a phrase
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5)The President declared that the independent counsels investigation would not continue until the FBI investigation was complete due to the possible conflicts of interest that should be avoided.
b) if only because the possible conflicts of interst should be avoided
C)due to the avoidance of possible conflicts of interest alone
D)by reason of avoiding possible conflicts of interest alone
E)solely in that possible conflicts of interest should be avoided


Not sure..but other options do not fit in
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Most Scientists surveyed view artificial sweeteners as unsafe at present but they will or could,be made adequately safe in near future
B)that they will, or could,
C)that they would, or could,
D)believe the sweeteners would or could
e)believe that they will be or could


"they" is the misplaced modifier...they can refer to both the scinetists and the sweetners...
6363
Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of
action, especially if it has worked well in the past,
makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or
misinterpret them when they do appear.
Heavy commitment by an executive to a course
of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpret them when they do
appear. "if it has worked" is ungramatical and"makes it likely" uses wrong pronoun.
(B) An executive who is heavily committed to a
course of action, especially one that worked well
in the past, makes missing signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they
do appear. remove the additive and reread the sentence "An executive... makes missing signs of" ungramatical.
(C) An executive who is heavily committed to a
course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret
signs of incipient trouble when they do appear,
especially if it has worked well in the past. "subject-verb agreement" signs is plural and "if it has worked well..." singular.
(D) Executives being heavily committed to a course
of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpreting them when they do
appear. "makes them likely to miss... them" wordy and awkward compared to E.
(E) Being heavily committed to a course of action,
especially one that has worked well in the past,
is likely to make an executive miss signs of
incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they
do appear. best choice more clear, concise and gramatical.

Please explain, as in general "being" is almost always wrong but here the OA is with being. Please also explain the situations where usage of being can be justified


"Being" choices are good to eliminate only if there are other good choices available. POE works best here. according to me every choice other than E has some error due to which they are not the best. Remember we need to choose the best and not the perfect. hope that helps.
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Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of
action, especially if it has worked well in the past,
makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or
misinterpret them when they do appear.
Heavy commitment by an executive to a course
of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpret them when they do
appear.
(B) An executive who is heavily committed to a
course of action, especially one that worked well
in the past, makes missing signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they
do appear.
(C) An executive who is heavily committed to a
course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret
signs of incipient trouble when they do appear,
especially if it has worked well in the past.
(D) Executives being heavily committed to a course
of action, especially if it has worked well in the
past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient
trouble or misinterpreting them when they do
appear.
(E) Being heavily committed to a course of action,
especially one that has worked well in the past,
is likely to make an executive miss signs of
incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they
do appear.

Please explain, as in general "being" is almost always wrong but here the OA is with being. Please also explain the situations where usage of being can be justified


there is an excellent discussion on this question and the general usage of "being" on the Manhattan GMAT forums. Check it out:
Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action € Manhattan GMAT Forums
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Friends I didnt find any AWA thread at PG, Hence posting query here ... Pls redirect me if a AWA Thread already exists.. ---
Arguments on GMAT - Are all weak & faulty ??
I have just started my Argument Essay study and noticed that almost all responses are like --

The argument here is not entirely convincing , The argument is full of loop holes .... etc

do we have to show that each argument contains logical fallacy ??

SUPPOSE I find one of the argument convincing ... can I support it stating the positive points it makes in analysing ??

Pls guide...
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@IIM_Pune
all arguments on the GMAT will fallacious and can be easily attacked. it is better to take a stance which attacks the conclusion. By supporting the argument you will merely be restating the facts and will not bring out a different/fresh perspective on the topic/issue; which is precisely the very purpose of "Analysis of an Argument". By attacking the argument you are showing the reader that you can analyze a given piece of data differently.
Although, it is highly recommended that you end the analysis with a conclusion suggesting additional info/data should be presented to strengthen author's viewpoint.

Here is a good guide on approaching the AWA on GMAT:
How to get 6.0 AWA....my guide : Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)

hope this helps!

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To speak habitually of the truly needy is gradually instilling the notion that many of those who are just called needy actually have adequate resources; such a conclusion is unwarranted.
(A) To speak habitually of the truly needy is gradually instilling the notion
(B) To speak habitually of the truly needy is instilling the notion gradually
(C) To speak habitually of the truly needy is gradually to instill the notion
(D) Speaking habitually of the truly needy is to instill the gradual notion
(E) Speaking habitually of the truly needy is instilling the gradual notion
6368
To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually instilling the notion that many of those who are just called "needy" actually have adequate resources; such a conclusion is unwarranted.
(A) To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually instilling the notion
(B) To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is instilling the notion gradually
(C) To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually to instill the notion
(D) Speaking habitually of the "truly needy" is to instill the gradual notion
(E) Speaking habitually of the "truly needy" is instilling the gradual notion
6369
To speak habitually of the truly needy is gradually instilling the notion that many of those who are just called needy actually have adequate resources; such a conclusion is unwarranted.
(A) To speak habitually of the truly needy is gradually instilling the notion
(B) To speak habitually of the truly needy is instilling the notion gradually
(C) To speak habitually of the truly needy is gradually to instill the notion
(D) Speaking habitually of the truly needy is to instill the gradual notion
(E) Speaking habitually of the truly needy is instilling the gradual notion

This is a simple question of parallelism.We need to look for to speak.....to instill pattern which is only in option C.
Hence,Option C
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To speak habitually of the truly needy is gradually instilling the notion that many of those who are just called needy actually have adequate resources; such a conclusion is unwarranted.
(A) To speak habitually of the truly needy is gradually instilling the notion
(B) To speak habitually of the truly needy is instilling the notion gradually
(C) To speak habitually of the truly needy is gradually to instill the notion
(D) Speaking habitually of the truly needy is to instill the gradual notion
(E) Speaking habitually of the truly needy is instilling the gradual notion

My pick C,whats OA?
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kmch09 Says
My pick C,whats OA?

What about E Speaking ,Instilling