OG-10 208. Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears. (A) because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone (B) because they are composed of tissues like tooth and bone that are (C) because they are composed of tissues, like tooth and bone, tissues (D) in that their composition, tissues such as tooth and bone, is (E) in that they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone, tissues
For almost a hundred years after having its beginning in 1788, England exiled some 160,000 criminals to Australia. (A) For almost a hundred years after having its beginning in 1788, (B) Beginning in 1788 for a period of a hundred years, (C) Beginning a period of almost a hundred years, in 1788 (D) During a hundred years, a period beginning in 1788, (E) Over a period of a hundred years beginning in 1788
1. E ; in that usage is required here. because is used to show a reason. 2. E ; Use of Over shows a period of 100 years, during which the event happened.
og-10 208. Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears.
(e).
for almost a hundred years after having its beginning in 1788, england exiled some 160,000 criminals to australia.
1. E ; in that usage is required here. because is used to show a reason. 2. E ; Use of Over shows a period of 100 years, during which the event happened.
U rock!! OA for both is E. i am getting mostly meaning and style related questions wrong. otherwise things are ok. Any recommendation for improving on that area? please suggest smthing.
U rock!! OA for both is E. i am getting mostly meaning and style related questions wrong. otherwise things are ok. Any recommendation for improving on that area? please suggest smthing. :cheerio:
buddy, i too don't know what goes wrong with me during the exam......looks am in hurry to complete the verbal....... just b cool and answer the question, forget about the outcome........too much of thinking goes into, whether the answer will be correct or wrong.
even though u solve few questions, go through the reasons carefully....solving too many questions doesn't imply anything.
Q. That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.
(A) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation (B) if the situation merits immediate action by the government (C) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action (D) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it (E) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation
Q. That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.
(A) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation (pronoun "it" refers to what? since the use of semicolon provides both sentences to stand independently correct, in this case "it" has no antecedent.) (B) if the situation merits immediate action by the government (Use of if is inappropriate) (C) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action (Ungramatical and awkward construction, changes the meaning. Also passive construction) (D) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it (the only choice remains) (E) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation (again use of pronoun "it" is wrong no relevant anticedent. "it" refers to govt, ungramatical)
my answer and explanation above. kindly please post the OA. I am not still sure about my answer, damn i am not good at this... but above is my best guess.
my answer and explanation above. kindly please post the OA. I am not still sure about my answer, damn i am not good at this... but above is my best guess.
You got the answer correct. It is D. Your approach in eliminating some of the options is also correct. Here is detailed explanation.
The sentence describes alternatives and would need whether instead of if. SO B is out. C wrongly relocates is merited by which implies that government action and not pollution is the problem, hence out. E changes the meaning of the sentence so it can be eliminated. Between A and D, the passive voice in A leaves D as the best answer.
The rhythms used by Emily Dickinson differed radically from those that had been used by poets during/for millennia in Western verse before hers.
Can someone please explain whether during or for should be used in the sentence above?
The rhythms used by Emily Dickinson differed radically from those that had been used by poets DURING millennia in western verse before hers...
DURING has to be used because millenia is a misspelling of the plural of millenium..thats 1000 years ! ....so time frame is also used as during and not for...
1) THE PEAKS OF A MOUNTAIN RANGE, acting like rocks in a streambed , produce ripples in the air flowing over them; the resulting flow pattern, with crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, is known as "standing waves".
Above sentence as written is correct. It contains THEM twice, first them refers to Peaks, I could understand that. but second them here refers 'Crests and troughs'.
My confusion is why second them doesnot refer - Peaks. I can understand that second them will not refer to "rocks" or "ripples" because they are not used as subjects in the sentence.
Or in general when there are several nouns behind a pronoun, how do we decide pronoun refers to which noun in the sentence?
2) About AWA Section - WHICH ESSAY COMES first on gmat test - ISSUE or ARGUMENT.
1) THE PEAKS OF A MOUNTAIN RANGE, acting like rocks in a streambed , produce ripples in the air flowing over them; the resulting flow pattern, with crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, is known as "standing waves".
Above sentence as written is correct. It contains THEM twice, first them refers to Peaks, I could understand that. but second them here refers 'Crests and troughs'.
My confusion is why second them doesnot refer - Peaks. I can understand that second them will not refer to "rocks" or "ripples" because they are not used as subjects in the sentence.
Or in general when there are several nouns behind a pronoun, how do we decide pronoun refers to which noun in the sentence?
2) About AWA Section - WHICH ESSAY COMES first on gmat test - ISSUE or ARGUMENT.
Pls help ...
hey IIM_pune, refer to the semicolon used in the setence, which means both sentences are independent and can be used separately. In that case first them refers to peaks and second refers to 'Crests and troughs'. Pronoun always refers to one noun, a golden rule. and yeah, i got issue essay first in my 1st attempt. it usually is like that. hope that helps....
and @m_varun, thanks a lot. it surely boosted my confidence...
1) THE PEAKS OF A MOUNTAIN RANGE, acting like rocks in a streambed , produce ripples in the air flowing over them; the resulting flow pattern, with crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, is known as "standing waves".
Above sentence as written is correct. It contains THEM twice, first them refers to Peaks, I could understand that. but second them here refers 'Crests and troughs'.
My confusion is why second them doesnot refer - Peaks. I can understand that second them will not refer to "rocks" or "ripples" because they are not used as subjects in the sentence.
Or in general when there are several nouns behind a pronoun, how do we decide pronoun refers to which noun in the sentence?
2) About AWA Section - WHICH ESSAY COMES first on gmat test - ISSUE or ARGUMENT.
1) 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 some 10,000 years ago and extending for more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest. (A) extending (B) extends (C) extended (D) it extended (E) is extending
2) One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar. (A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, (B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation, (C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation, (D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation, (E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with
3) Proponents of artificial intelligence say they will be able to make computers that can understand English and other human languages, recognize objects, and reason as an expert does-computers that will be used to diagnose equipment breakdowns, deciding whether to authorize a loan, or other purposes such as these. (A) as an expert does--computers that will be used to diagnose equipment breakdowns, deciding whether to authorize a loan, or other purposes such as these (B) as an expert does, which may be used for purposes such as diagnosing equipment breakdowns or deciding whether to authorize a loan (C) like an expert--computers that will be used for such purposes as diagnosing equipment breakdowns or deciding whether to authorize a loan (D) like an expert, the use of which would be for purposes like the diagnosis of equipment breakdowns or the decision whether or not a loan should be authorized (E) like an expert, to be used to diagnose equipment breakdowns, deciding whether to authorize a loan or not, or the like
1) 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 some 10,000 years ago and extending for more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest. (A) extending (the extension is going on and A says it properly..rest option have tense issue) (B) extends (C) extended (D) it extended (E) is extending ("is" is redudant here)
2) One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar. (A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation, (B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation, (parallelism) (C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation, (D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation, (E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with
3) Proponents of artificial intelligence say they will be able to make computers that can understand English and other human languages, recognize objects, and reason as an expert does-computers that will be used to diagnose equipment breakdowns, deciding whether to authorize a loan, or other purposes such as these. (A) as an expert does--computers that will be used to diagnose equipment breakdowns, deciding whether to authorize a loan, or other purposes such as these (B) as an expert does, which may be used for purposes such as diagnosing equipment breakdowns or deciding whether to authorize a loan (C) like an expert--computers that will be used for such purposes as diagnosing equipment breakdowns or deciding whether to authorize a loan (D) like an expert, the use of which would be for purposes like the diagnosis of equipment breakdowns or the decision whether or not a loan should be authorized (E) like an expert, to be used to diagnose equipment breakdowns, deciding whether to authorize a loan or not, or the like
As is preferable here so C, D and E out. B is out cause it says: (B) as an expert does, which may be used for purposes such as diagnosing equipment breakdowns or deciding whether to authorize a loan
Here is a modifier issue--- which is always used to refer the noun preceding it and not for the whole idea. we want to say computer does x,y and z but here the sentence says-the expert does x,y and z.
Q. Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant Supernova explosion, one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.
(A) that they believe is (B) that they believe it to be (C) they believe that it is of (D) they believe that is (E) they believe to be of
Q. Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant Supernova explosion, one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.
(A) that they believe is (B) that they believe it to be (C) they believe that it is of (D) they believe that is (E) they believe to be of
Q. Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant Supernova explosion, one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.
(A) that they believe is (B) that they believe it to be (C) they believe that it is of (D) they believe that is (E) they believe to be of
E is my take. Correct usage of "of" which explains explosion is of a type unknown rather than explosion is unknown. Hth
1.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 the 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 2.At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards. (A) land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards (B) land, a form of ownership of the pre-Columbians and respected by the Spaniards (C) land, respected by the Spaniards and a pre-Columbian form of ownership (D) land in which a pre-Columbian form of ownership was respected by the Spaniards (E) land that had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
