i can try for this. Nidhi`s climbing ability is compared with her brothers` climbing ability, (which is better than nidhi`s).
1) incorrect: since it compares nidhi`s ability to climb with her brothers and not with her brother`s ability
2) correct: Nidhi was able to climb the tree as fast as her brothers did. or Nidhi was able to climb the tree as fast as her brothers can.
I am not yet 100% convinced but this is what i can contribute. TGIF!!:drinking:
@MissionPGPX, there is an another angle to look at the problem also.
in sentence 1 : "did" is implicit . for the reason of conciseness it is ommitted. Thus making sentence 1 correct and the better choice as compared to sentence 2.
i am also not very much sure about what rule to apply here. it would be of great help if some expert can provide insight.
Guys i have a doubt. Which of these two sentences is correct and why?
1) Nidhi was able to climb the tree as fast as her brothers.
OR
2) Nidhi was able to climb the tree as fast as her brothers did.
Nidhi was able to climb the tree as fast as her brothers. Clearly, here Nidhi's ability to climb is being compared with her brother and not with her brothers climbing abilities.
Nidhi was able to climb the tree as fast as her brothers did Here, Nidhi's some past action which in this case is "ability to climb tree" is being compared with his brothers' past actions which is clearly mentioned by elliptical construction in the form of word "did". So this is absolute correct sentence.
First sentence should be modified like this to get correct " Nidhi could climb the tree as fast as his brothers."
i answered 3 question here some days ago ...i dont know in which page it is now or either OA was provided or not....
Nopes Dude, I have been regularly visiting this forum from last one month and OA is being provided for every question asked. Infact some GMAT experts also visit this page and helped us to clear our doubts.
You can visit previous pages to check the OE of the question you want or just quote the question again and we will try to give you the OE.
im kinda new out here. I had this doubt on a sentence correction problem and would appreciate some help. its from 1000 Sc's.
42.According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas. (A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice (B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing (C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing (D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice (E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice
AND
41.According to a study published by Dr. Myrna Weissman, only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four. (A) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four (B) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five; if they are born since 1955, six percent become depressed by age twenty-four (C) of Americans born before 1905, only one percent of them have suffered major depression by age seventy-five, but six percent of those born since 1955 do by the age of twenty-four (D) major depression is suffered by the age of seventy-five by only one percent of Americans born before 1905, and by age twenty-four by the six percent born since 1955 (E) Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five only one percent of the time, but six percent of those born since 1955 did so by age twenty-four
Please provide the answers with explanations. Thanks in advance
im kinda new out here. I had this doubt on a sentence correction problem and would appreciate some help. its from 1000 Sc's.
42. According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas. (A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice (B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing (C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing (D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice (E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice
AND
41. According to a study published by Dr. Myrna Weissman, only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four. (A) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four (B) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five; if they are born since 1955, six percent become depressed by age twenty-four (C) of Americans born before 1905, only one percent of them have suffered major depression by age seventy-five, but six percent of those born since 1955 do by the age of twenty-four (D) major depression is suffered by the age of seventy-five by only one percent of Americans born before 1905, and by age twenty-four by the six percent born since 1955 (E) Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five only one percent of the time, but six percent of those born since 1955 did so by age twenty-four
Please provide the answers with explanations. Thanks in advance
I'll choose 'A' in 42. 'D' and 'E' are out due to reference 'it' more likely in 'D' and rather than is redundant. Also 'as likely for ' is weird in 'E'. Practicing in socioeconim deprived area sounds awkward. 'practising ' here is not either acting as present participle or gerund. practice in as in 'A' sounds right.
Again 'A' on 41. use of 'if ' is not required in 'B'. 'C' talks 'have suffered' then uses 'do' (present to refer the past, incorrect. 'D' goes passive voice again not needed to use passive sentence here. 'E' does similar mistake as 'C' but in reverse way. using past 'did' to refer present 'suffer major depression'.
Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence,the neanderthals appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,but their relatively sudden disappearnce during the paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led o their extinction.
A)appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path B)appear to have been equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, C)appear as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their paths, D)appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, E)appeared to have been equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
Please post the answer with explanation.
Doubt: Isn't "have been equipped" is an indication of passive voice in the sentence? If yes then should be followed by "by....". I have a confusion here. Please read option (B).
@EducationAisle: can you please through some light on this?
Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence,the neanderthals appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,but their relatively sudden disappearnce during the paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led o their extinction.
A)appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path B)appear to have been equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, C)appear as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their paths, D)appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, E)appeared to have been equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
Please post the answer with explanation.
Doubt: Isn't "have been equipped" is an indication of passive voice in the sentence? If yes then should be followed by "by....". I have a confusion here. Please read option (B).
@EducationAisle: can you please through some light on this?
have been equipped , present perfect tense is not needed in the statement. Neaderthanls have already extinct, no need to use 'have been'. strikes out 'E' and 'B'. 'C' is attractive but uses paths singular ,which shud be paths. for facing in 'A' shud be replaced with infinitive 'to face'. I vote for 'D'. wats OA??
im kinda new out here. I had this doubt on a sentence correction problem and would appreciate some help. its from 1000 Sc's.
42.According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas. (A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice (B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing (C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing (D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice (E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice
AND
41.According to a study published by Dr. Myrna Weissman, only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four. (A) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four (B) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five; if they are born since 1955, six percent become depressed by age twenty-four (C) of Americans born before 1905, only one percent of them have suffered major depression by age seventy-five, but six percent of those born since 1955 do by the age of twenty-four (D) major depression is suffered by the age of seventy-five by only one percent of Americans born before 1905, and by age twenty-four by the six percent born since 1955 (E) Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five only one percent of the time, but six percent of those born since 1955 did so by age twenty-four
Please provide the answers with explanations. Thanks in advance
Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence,the neanderthals appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,but their relatively sudden disappearnce during the paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led o their extinction.
A)appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path B)appear to have been equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, C)appear as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their paths, D)appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, E)appeared to have been equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
Please post the answer with explanation.
Doubt: Isn't "have been equipped" is an indication of passive voice in the sentence? If yes then should be followed by "by....". I have a confusion here. Please read option (B).
@EducationAisle: can you please through some light on this?
Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence,the neanderthals appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,but their relatively sudden disappearnce during the paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led o their extinction.
A)appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path B)appear to have been equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, C)appear as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their paths, D)appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, E)appeared to have been equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
Please post the answer with explanation.
Doubt: Isn't "have been equipped" is an indication of passive voice in the sentence? If yes then should be followed by "by....". I have a confusion here. Please read option (B).
@EducationAisle: can you please through some light on this?
Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence,the neanderthals appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,but their relatively sudden disappearnce during the paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led o their extinction.
A)appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path B)appear to have been equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, C)appear as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their paths, D)appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path, E)appeared to have been equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
Please post the answer with explanation.
Doubt: Isn't "have been equipped" is an indication of passive voice in the sentence? If yes then should be followed by "by....". I have a confusion here. Please read option (B).
@EducationAisle: can you please through some light on this?
dont get confuse for any passive construction not followed by "by". MGMAT SC has something mentioned for this. refer page 43. I am copying the related content: whenever the writer wants to deemphasize on the person who did the action and emphasize or focus on the action performed then he can neglect the phrase starting with "by".
example: in this operation, new blood vessels are inserted to bypass blocked vessels. doctor does the operation, but the focus is on blood vessels being inserted in the operation, rather than on the person inserting them.
After the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, life expectancy improved for children, but as late as the nineteenth century about one child in three died before reaching the age of six. (A) After the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, life expectancy improved for children, but (B) Even though childrens life expectancy, which improved over the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, (C) Although life expectancy for children improved after the Colonial period, during which the mortality rate was 50 percent, (D) While there was an improvement in life expectancy for children after the 50 percent mortality rate of the Colonial period, still (E) Despite childrens life expectancy improvement from the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate,
Could you please explain how you got the answers?? In 42, doesnt 'C' alter the meaning of the original sentence... since original uses more likely and not as likely. and also, why shud we use as likely?
After the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, life expectancy improved for children, but as late as the nineteenth century about one child in three died before reaching the age of six. (A) After the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, life expectancy improved for children, but (B) Even though childrens life expectancy, which improved over the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, (C) Although life expectancy for children improved after the Colonial period, during which the mortality rate was 50 percent, (D) While there was an improvement in life expectancy for children after the 50 percent mortality rate of the Colonial period, still (E) Despite childrens life expectancy improvement from the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate,
Please post answer with explainations....
I would stick with 'A'. Now B,C,E, keywords used like although,despite and even though cite comparison but donot follow with 'as' after the underline.. D sounds a bit awkward and wordy. What is the OA???
by, as you would appreciate, would tell us who equipped the Neanderthals (as in have been equipped by God). But in the context of the sentence, it is not important for us to know who equipped the Neanderthals; it suffices to know that they were equipped and hence, by is not needed here.
Perhaps youve read somewhere that all passive usages have by word appearing in them; that is not the case. In fact, even in instances when we do mention who performed the action, usage of by is not mandatory. E.g.
The IPL match was played yesterday between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers.
My question to you is the usage of 'appear(ed) as'... it isnt correct is it? doesnt it sound awkward. isnt 'appeared to' or 'appeared to be' the correct usage. pls do throw some light on this??
After the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, life expectancy improved for children, but as late as the nineteenth century about one child in three died before reaching the age of six. (A) After the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, life expectancy improved for children, but (B) Even though childrens life expectancy, which improved over the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate, (C) Although life expectancy for children improved after the Colonial period, during which the mortality rate was 50 percent, (D) While there was an improvement in life expectancy for children after the 50 percent mortality rate of the Colonial period, still (E) Despite childrens life expectancy improvement from the Colonial periods 50 percent mortality rate
Please post answer with explainations....
A). 50 percent morality rate seems to be modifying periods and Colonial period, but -"as late as" is wrong, preposition "in" should have been between the two. Overall awkward sentence and hence discarded.
B).Again usage of colonial period's is wrong. "which" seems to be modifying "life expectancy" and this sentence says it improved over 50 percent morality rate which is illogical.
C). Subordinate clause is correctly begin by "Although" which shows contrast in main clause beginning with "as late as ". "during which" is correctly modifying time of colonial period and morality rate is clearly depicts by 50 percent. Hence correct.
