u r rite for the first 2 questions, but the OA for the 3rd question is E
Can you give out the official explanations please?
Scoliosis, a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line, can cause heart and lung problems as well as physical deformity
A. a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line
B. an abnormal curvature of the spine that throws the body out of line
C. a condition of the spine curving abnormally and in which the body is thrown out of line
D. where the body is thrown out of line by an abnormal curvature of the spine
E. a condition of an abnormal curvature of the spine throwing the body out of line
Scoliosis, a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line, can cause heart and lung problems as well as physical deformity
A. a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line
B. an abnormal curvature of the spine that throws the body out of line
C. a condition of the spine curving abnormally and in which the body is thrown out of line
D. where the body is thrown out of line by an abnormal curvature of the spine
E. a condition of an abnormal curvature of the spine throwing the body out of line
Answer (According to me): B
Expln:
A and C are wordy, E is redundant; D is passive and awkward
B is most succinct
Cheers,
Sumit
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Hi ,
I have some doubts in OG can u guys plz explain me the reasons for the correct answers. My Gmat is on this weekend so plzz hurry up. Find the questions in the attachment
very interesting question
a group of people : is this singular or plural
according to manhattan its plural . according to kaplan its singular .
similarly :
majority of voters : is this singular or plural
according to manhattan its plural , kaplan says "singular"
guys help me .. maybe i am interpreting something wrong .. it is a very basic question
thanks
very interesting question
a group of people : is this singular or plural
according to manhattan its plural . according to kaplan its singular .
similarly :
majority of voters : is this singular or plural
according to manhattan its plural , kaplan says "singular"
guys help me .. maybe i am interpreting something wrong .. it is a very basic question
thanks
My two cents:-
"A group of people" is singular, because here you are referring to "a group", for e.g. "a group of people" "a bunch of idiots" etc.
Similarly, audience, family, team etc. are all collective nouns and singular.
There is an exception however, we use the collective noun as plural, sometimes, in the sentence that implies to refer to an action done by all the members of that collective noun.
Warner Robins Little League Team are World Champs.
So as a rule of thumb, if you are referring to team as a whole, without any emphasis on the action of its members, it is singular. If you want to highlight the action of the team members it is plural.
Sounds stupid, but that was how my school teacher explained to me, when i was a kid.
Cheers,
Sumit
Answer (According to me): B
Expln:
A and C are wordy, E is redundant; D is passive and awkward
B is most succinct
Cheers,
Sumit
B is the right answer.
Notice that when is always used for time ans where for place, so A & D are out. As you mention, B is terse and correct.
My two cents:-
"A group of people" is singular, because here you are referring to "a group", for e.g. "a group of people" "a bunch of idiots" etc.
Similarly, audience, family, team etc. are all collective nouns and singular.
There is an exception however, we use the collective noun as plural, sometimes, in the sentence that implies to refer to an action done by all the members of that collective noun.
Warner Robins Little League Team are World Champs.
So as a rule of thumb, if you are referring to team as a whole, without any emphasis on the action of its members, it is singular. If you want to highlight the action of the team members it is plural.
Sounds stupid, but that was how my school teacher explained to me, when i was a kid.
Cheers,
Sumit
Another example which I would like to quote
1. The committee has a lot of funds.
2. The committee were divided on the issue.
When such a collective noun refers to collection as a whole, use singular. If it refers to individual members, use plural.
Also Kaplan does make an exception to this singular rule. I do remember seeing it in the book.
Hi ,
I have some doubts in OG can u guys plz explain me the reasons for the correct answers. My Gmat is on this weekend so plzz hurry up. Find the questions in the attachment
1).
Read it as
In addition to her work on ____, her contributions to _______ include her discovery of _______
Her "contributions" include "her work" and "her discovery".
Contributions can not include "Mary Leakey" herself (he he.. funny surname Leakey
) 2).
Since 1990_______
You compare the similar things. So, when you say "growth of the global economy" you compare it with "that of the global economy during 10,000 years", we do not have such option.
Except A, other options are either wordy or compare the things not similar.
3).
_____ will soar to a level more than one third higher than level in 1990___
is how you would correct it and because we would abstain from using "level" word twice", replace second "level" with "that". Simple.
Note, we are using the world "level", not "levels" and "those" is plural.
4).
"Commitment" is not countable, so it would be "less/more" like "less happy" or "more happy", we never say "I am small happy" or "large happy"
so, A and C are out. E is awkward.
B and D: B compares commitment with "parents and G'parents".
Also, it is, "I have less money than he has" kind of sentence.
Cheers,
Sumit
very interesting question
a group of people : is this singular or plural
according to manhattan its plural . according to kaplan its singular .
similarly :
majority of voters : is this singular or plural
according to manhattan its plural , kaplan says "singular"
guys help me .. maybe i am interpreting something wrong .. it is a very basic question
thanks
HI ALL
this is how i rembered this concept
majority of x --- majority is representing a part of whole. so verb depend on x whether it is singular,plural,collective.
group of x ...group is representing as whole entity, so verb ndependent of x whether it is singular,plural,collective.
hope it helps!
1. On the Great Plains, nineteenth-century settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without timber and nails.
(A) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without
(B) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, did it without
(C) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making them while not having
(D) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making do without
(E) settlers homes were built of mud and grass, making do without
Can sombody help me with this and justify the answer. All these option makes no sense to me. This is a question from the 1000 SC's.
(A) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without
(B) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, did it without
(C) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making them while not having
(D) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making do without
(E) settlers homes were built of mud and grass, making do without
Can sombody help me with this and justify the answer. All these option makes no sense to me. This is a question from the 1000 SC's.
1. On the Great Plains, nineteenth-century settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without timber and nails.
(A) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without
(B) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, did it without
(C) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making them while not having
(D) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making do without
(E) settlers' homes were built of mud and grass, making do without
Can sombody help me with this and justify the answer. All these option makes no sense to me. This is a question from the 1000 SC's.
According to me, correct answer should be D.
A, B and C should be out. In A and B, we cannot make out what "it" refers too. A pronoun should in a sentence should always refer to sth mentioned in the sentence. But "it" in A and B does not. C is very awkward.
Between D and E, I would choose D as it has more parallel sentence structure than E.
Hi.. Thanks for the reply..
But i wanted to know how "Making do without" is a correct usage. I have never seen such a usage of words anywhere before. Can you give some other sentence with such a usage of this phrase.
Hi.. Thanks for the reply..
But i wanted to know how "Making do without" is a correct usage. I have never seen such a usage of words anywhere before. Can you give some other sentence with such a usage of this phrase.
"Make do" is a phrasal verb which means:
To manage to get along with the means available;
Accept sth less satisfactory because there is no alternative
Examples: There is no coffee, we will have to make do with tea.
had to make do on less income
To be honest, I too dint know the exact meaning of this phrase earlier and had sought the answer by elimination 😉
Can someone help me pick the best between these two statements:
1.Please find the attached Operational Reports.
2. Please find attached the Operational Reports.
Though I know both of them are not the best options but still in case we have to pick one then which one and why
Thnks in advance
Can someone help me pick the best between these two statements:
1.Please find the attached Operational Reports.
2. Please find attached the Operational Reports.
Though I know both of them are not the best options but still in case we have to pick one then which one and why
Thnks in advance
i wud go with 2...because u r trying to tell the person to see the Operational Reports that u hv attached..whereas in the first option, u r implying the reader to search for the attached Operational Report which is "hidden in the message"...
ajayreddy Saysi wud go with 2...because u r trying to tell the person to see the Operational Reports that u hv attached..whereas in the first option, u r implying the reader to search for the attached Operational Report which is "hidden in the message"...
thnks for replying....but isn't the use of a main verb "attached" after another main verb "find" strange n probably wrong....also is it not required tht a noun or adjective+noun shld follow a verb.....pls provide me the explanations further
Also I felt "attached" to be qualifying "Operational Reports" in first option....m I right in thinking that....correct me if wrong
thnks for replying....but isn't the use of a main verb "attached" after another main verb "find" strange n probably wrong....also is it not required tht a noun or adjective+noun shld follow a verb.....pls provide me the explanations further
Also I felt "attached" to be qualifying "Operational Reports" in first option....m I right in thinking that....correct me if wrong
I would back Ajay on this and go with option 2.
According to me, PFA is the more common form of English usage. In 1, we are saying that the report has been attached, please find it. But we obviously are not asking the user to find anything.
option 2 is similar to saying ..Please find enclosed the docs..., we dont say...please find the enclosed docs
can someone plz suggest a comprehensive book on SC???
Thks!