GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

try this..

1.Judicial rules in many states require that the identities of all prosecution witnesses are made known to defendants so they can attempt to rebut the testimony, but the Constitution explicitly requires only that the defendant have the opportunity to confront an accuser in court.
a that the identities of all prosecution witnesses are made known to defendants so they can attempt to rebut
b that the identities of all prosecution witnesses be made known to defendants so that they can attempt to rebut
c that the defendants should know the identities of all prosecution witnesses so they can attempt a rebuttal of
d the identities of all prosecution witnesses should be made known to defendants so they can attempt rebutting
e making known to defendants the identities of all prosecution witnesses so that they can attempt to rebut


Require that.... needs a subjunctive usage which is only in B, the correct answer.
try this..

1.Judicial rules in many states require that the identities of all prosecution witnesses are made known to defendants so they can attempt to rebut the testimony, but the Constitution explicitly requires only that the defendant have the opportunity to confront an accuser in court.
a that the identities of all prosecution witnesses are made known to defendants so they can attempt to rebut
b that the identities of all prosecution witnesses be made known to defendants so that they can attempt to rebut
c that the defendants should know the identities of all prosecution witnesses so they can attempt a rebuttal of
d the identities of all prosecution witnesses should be made known to defendants so they can attempt rebutting
e making known to defendants the identities of all prosecution witnesses so that they can attempt to rebut



Ok, these are the type of questions I am always confused with. :banghead:
Personaly I would hit at option B but I am still confused beteen B and D.
THis is a subjenctive sentence. SO we need a 'BE' in the sentence which is used in option B. But the problem with option B is that it is using that after requires which is eliminated in option D and according to my knowledge we can safely eliminate that in such cacse. But the problem with D is the use of word 'SHOULD' which is prohibited in GMAT almost for all the subjunctive sentences.

Can someone help me with my querry?
which of the following sentences logically completes the statement

"The business corporation is a/an___________ for wealth creation worldwide and how companies are run will influence welfare in society as a whole

1> complex regime and infrastructure
2>increasingle important engine


"To create something useful and for it to be widely successful one should not be afraid to _________"

1>look far into the future and visulaisr things that might be possible
2> ask some simple questions that make a difference
3>meet people who are unwilling to aceept it on face value


My take :

1. increasingle important engine
2. look far into the future and visulaisr things that might be possible
Ok, these are the type of questions I am always confused with. :banghead:
Personaly I would hit at option B but I am still confused beteen B and D.
THis is a subjenctive sentence. SO we need a 'BE' in the sentence which is used in option B. But the problem with option B is that it is using that after requires which is eliminated in option D and according to my knowledge we can safely eliminate that in such cacse. But the problem with D is the use of word 'SHOULD' which is prohibited in GMAT almost for all the subjunctive sentences.

Can someone help me with my querry?


read your post again. you already have answered your query. The sentence needs to be in subjunctive and so we need to find the perfect subjunctive "require ... X infinitive form Y" use of should in D is not following the rule.
for your doubt regarding use of "that" consider this:
IIMA requires that every applicant follows the rules or
IIMA requires applicant follows the rules.
Both are similar. Educationaisle can explain it in better way. Over to you sir...

@deepakraam
can u provide convincing reasons for not choosing the other options ??

Finished solving the OG 11 sentence correction problems today.

got 119 correct out of 138 questions. 87% accuracy.:shock:

how good /bad is this accuracy, considering that I have my GMAT on 19th July and 42-43 is the target in verbal section??

sorry if the question sounds stupid:| . I am a newbie to GMAT preparation

try this..
1.Like the color-discriminating apparatus of the human eye, insects' eyes depend on recording and comparing light intensities in three regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
a insects' eyes depend on
b an insect eye depends on
c that of insects depend on the
d that of an insect's eye depends on
e that of an insect's is dependent on the

Finished solving the OG 11 sentence correction problems today.

got 119 correct out of 138 questions. 87% accuracy.:shock:

how good /bad is this accuracy, considering that I have my GMAT on 19th July and 42-43 is the target in verbal section??

sorry if the question sounds stupid:| . I am a newbie to GMAT preparation


well done viv.. 87% accuracy is gr8..
considering that u've 2 months improve further, u have a terrific chance.. all the best..

Parallelism - noun phrase
Here we're comparing the color discriminating apparatus of the human eye to a similar apparatus in the insect eye and so D is the best choice.

try this..

Many investors base their choice between bonds and stocks by comparing bond yields to the dividends available on common stocks.
(A) between bonds and stocks by comparing bond yields to
(B) among bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields to
(C) between bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields with
(D) among bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields and
(E) between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields with

try this..
1.Like the color-discriminating apparatus of the human eye, insects eyes depend on recording and comparing light intensities in three regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
a insects eyes depend on
b an insect eye depends on
c that of insects depend on the
d that of an insects eye depends on
e that of an insects is dependent on the


Hi
My pick is "D"

Please post the key answer.

Regards
try this..

Many investors base their choice between bonds and stocks by comparing bond yields to the dividends available on common stocks.
(A) between bonds and stocks by comparing bond yields to
(B) among bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields to
(C) between bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields with
(D) among bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields and
(E) between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields with


my take :

(E) between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields with

Many investors base their choice between bonds and stocks by comparing bond yields to the dividends available on common stocks.
(A) between bonds and stocks by comparing bond yields to
(B) among bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields to
(C) between bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields with
(D) among bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields and
(E) between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields with


IMO C.

'compare to' is used for comparing two different / unlike things.
hence A and out.
'comparing... and' usage is wrong.
between C and E, 'on comparison of' sounds more idiomatically perfect than 'on comparing' (can anyone explain the grammatical rule here). so, E out.
try this..

Many investors base their choice between bonds and stocks by comparing bond yields to the dividends available on common stocks.
(A) between bonds and stocks by comparing bond yields to
(B) among bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields to
(C) between bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields with
(D) among bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields and
(E) between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields with


Between is used to compare two things whereas among is used to compare more than two things, here comparison is between two things "bonds" and "stocks" so choices B and D are out.

Idiom "compare to" is used to compare two unlike things, where as idiom "compare with" is used to compare similar things, here the comparison is between two similar things so choice A can be eliminated.

Between C and E - Read the sentence by removing non -essential modifier and using C option - "Many investors base their choice.............on comparisons of bond yields with" the dividends available on common stocks.
and E looks like - "Many investors base their choice.............on comparing bond yields with" the dividends available on common stocks.

I think the C looks more precise.

What is OA ?
try this..

Many investors base their choice between bonds and stocks by comparing bond yields to the dividends available on common stocks.
(A) between bonds and stocks by comparing bond yields to
(B) among bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields to
(C) between bonds and stocks on comparisons of bond yields with
(D) among bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields and
(E) between bonds and stocks on comparing bond yields with


This is again "D"
Please post the key answer for this too.

Regards
:clap:

1.Like the color-discriminating apparatus of the human eye, insects eyes depend on recording and comparing light intensities in three regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
a insects eyes depend on
b an insect eye depends on
c that of insects depend on the
d that of an insects eye depends on
e that of an insects is dependent on the



IMO D.
'Like' -- > 'the color-discriminating apparatus of the human eye...'
-- > 'that of an insect's eye.....'
makes parallel construction.
IMO C.

'compare to' is used for comparing two different / unlike things.
hence A and out.
'comparing... and' usage is wrong.
between C and E, 'on comparison of' sounds more idiomatically perfect than 'on comparing' (can anyone explain the grammatical rule here). so, E out.


neatly done.. :clap:

OA is option C
try this..
1.Like the color-discriminating apparatus of the human eye, insects' eyes depend on recording and comparing light intensities in three regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
a insects' eyes depend on
b an insect eye depends on
c that of insects depend on the
d that of an insect's eye depends on
e that of an insect's is dependent on the


OA is option D.
dare2 Says
i juz cant believe it.. all answers were right..

u r gr8 man.....but can u give explanations for ur answers?
Studying the fruit fly, a household nuisance but a time-honored experimental subject, has enabled the secrets of how embryos develop to begin to be unraveled by scientists.
A) Studying the fruit fly, a household nuisance but a time-honored experimental subject, has enabled the secrets of how embryos develop to begin to be unraveled by scientists.
B) By the study of the fruit fly, a household nuisance and also a time-honored experimental subject, it was possible for the secrets of how embryos develop to begin to be unraveled by scientists.
C) By studying a household nuisance but a time-honored experimental subject, the fruit fly enabled scientist to begin to unravel the secrets of how embryos develop.
D) By studying the fruit fly, a household nuisance and also a time-honored experimental subject, the secrets of how embryos develop are beginning to be unraveled by scientist.
E) The study of the fruit fly, a household nuisance but a time-honored experimental subject, has enabled scientist to begin to unravel the secrets of how embryos develop.
Guys,
can any of you tell what is the error in option D. how to make it a sensible statement?
Thanks
Vijay