The United States petroleum industrys cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade. a The United States petroleum industrys cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade. b The United States petroleum industrys cost by the end of the decade to meet environmental regulations is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum. c By the end of the decade, the United States petroleum industrys cost of meeting environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum. d To meet environmental regulations, the cost to the United States petroleum industry is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade. e It is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost to the United States petroleum industry of meeting environmental regulations will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.
The United States petroleum industry's cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade. a The United States petroleum industry's cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade. b The United States petroleum industry's cost by the end of the decade to meet environmental regulations is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum. c By the end of the decade, the United States petroleum industry's cost of meeting environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum. d To meet environmental regulations, the cost to the United States petroleum industry is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade. e It is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost to the United States petroleum industry of meeting environmental regulations will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.
E : too extreme - eliminated D : Modifies the subject, its not environmental regulations but United States petroleum industry's cost- eliminated C : A is a better choice. "cost of meeting" is less preferable than "cost to meet"- eliminated. B : 'United States petroleum industry's cost by the end of the decade to meet environmental regulations is...' not the best construct; rather should be "United States petroleum industry's cost to meet environmental regulations by the end of the decade is..." A : The modifier and the subject are correct placed and correct grammatical construction: Hence correct. -BEST CHOICE
E : too extreme - eliminated D : Modifies the subject, its not environmental regulations but United States petroleum industry's cost- eliminated C : A is a better choice. "cost of meeting" is less preferable than "cost to meet"- eliminated. B : 'United States petroleum industry's cost by the end of the decade to meet environmental regulations is...' not the best construct; rather should be "United States petroleum industry's cost to meet environmental regulations by the end of the decade is..." A : The modifier and the subject are correct placed and correct grammatical construction: Hence correct. -BEST CHOICE
maybe extreme choices are the best choices for SC (but not CR) in GMAT.. :)
good questions specially 3rd one. 1) A : where is a correct and better usage than while. that rules out C,D,E. B sounds awkward and changes the meaning. 2) I wonder about the source of this question, because appraise and assess has totally different meaning and cant be replaced. Anyway, if i have to pick according to grammer rules than C is my bet. 3) Good parallelism test. My answer is D. System will be ....more efficient than will the system... Use of "if it is implemented" makes E wordy. C is faulty "more efficient in a european city than a system..."
hi,
The OAs are 1) a 2) c 3) d
For question 2 can u explain why options 2 & 4 are wrong. When giving examples one is supposed to use "such as" but whether "was" is ok in option 2
60 days ... quite a lotta' time for you to pull up .. I'm going to the gallows in less than 40 days :(
I know man..it is...I actually took the test(avg prep...) in 2008 Sept,,,scored a 680(49,34)....but as is evident no school bothered to pay any heed to my app. I guess when you are an Indian with IT background..there's only ONE allowable percentile...it reads like this "99%" ...trust me.
A peculiar feature of the embryonic mammalian circulatory system is that in the area of the heart the cells adhere to one another, beating in unison and adopting specialized orientations exclusive of one another.
(A) beating in unison and adopting (B) they beat in unison while adopting (C) beat in unison, and adopt (D) beating in unison yet adopting (E) even though they beat in unison and adopt
Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends.
(A) Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are (B) Although dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, (C) Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are (D) Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also (E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New York's small museums and also
A peculiar feature of the embryonic mammalian circulatory system is that in the area of the heart the cells adhere to one another, beating in unison and adopting specialized orientations exclusive of one another.
(A) beating in unison and adopting (B) they beat in unison while adopting (C) beat in unison, and adopt (D) beating in unison yet adopting (E) even though they beat in unison and adopt
Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends.
(A) Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are (B) Although dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, (C) Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are (D) Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also (E) Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New York's small museums and also
IMO 1). D , parallelism in participle "beating" and "adopting" and contrast is clearly shown by conjunction "yet".
2). D
A -> idiom either...or.... is unparallel. I don't think "although" is required here. B-> same as A as it seems bit awkward as sentence started with a contrasting phrase and then unable to demonstrate that contrast. C-> "but" again showing contrast is second clause which is not what sentence conveys. E-> this is complete absurd.
Oh man . Could you please tell me the source of the question. I guess I really need to pull up my socks. Especially when I have just 60 days to go.
source for that question is 1000SC..
i would like someone 2 explain how 2 deal with such type of question when the complete sentence or sentences are underlined.. it took me almost 2minutes.. isn't there a shorter way 2 solve it within 1 minute??
a peculiar feature of the embryonic mammalian circulatory system is that in the area of the heart the cells adhere to one another, beating in unison and adopting specialized orientations exclusive of one another.
(a) beating in unison and adopting (b) they beat in unison while adopting (c) beat in unison, and adopt (d) beating in unison yet adopting (e) even though they beat in unison and adopt
although dozens of new york's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from manhattan to the bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends.
(a) although dozens of new york's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are (b) although dozens of new york's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, (c) dozens of new york's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are (d) dozens of new york's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also (e) devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of new york's small museums and also
IMO 1). D , parallelism in participle "beating" and "adopting" and contrast is clearly shown by conjunction "yet".
2). D
A -> idiom either...or.... is unparallel. I don't think "although" is required here. B-> same as A as it seems bit awkward as sentence started with a contrasting phrase and then unable to demonstrate that contrast. C-> "but" again showing contrast is second clause which is not what sentence conveys. E-> this is complete absurd.
What is OA ? atleast for 2
Ur line of reasoning is perfect in both the answers. Both u guys (dare 2 and u) are right. Answer is D for both. I was confused which one to give priority for question 1, grammer which is Ok in C or meaning in D. But it seems that meaning needs to be preserved alongwith grammer.
@dare2, nothing wrong if you can answer it correctly in 2 mins. Practice more for such questions and u can better ur timing. However, learn not to spend more than 2 min no matter how long or tough the question is. Making an educated guess and moving on is one of the strategies.
To read of Abigail Adams' lengthy separation from her family, her difficult travels, and her constant battles with illness is to feel intensely how harsh life was even for the so-called aristocracy of Revolutionary times. (A) To read of (B) Reading about (C) Having read about (D) Once one reads of (E) To have read of
To read of Abigail Adams lengthy separation from her family, her difficult travels, and her constant battles with illness is to feel intensely how harsh life was even for the so-called aristocracy of Revolutionary times. (A) To read of (B) Reading about (C) Having read about (D) Once one reads of (E) To have read of
TO read of ....is to feel.... answer should be A. Although "read of" sounds little weird than read about but its better to stick to grammer.
To read of Abigail Adams lengthy separation from her family, her difficult travels, and her constant battles with illness is to feel intensely how harsh life was even for the so-called aristocracy of Revolutionary times. (A) To read of (B) Reading about (C) Having read about (D) Once one reads of (E) To have read of
To read of Abigail Adams' lengthy separation from her family, her difficult travels, and her constant battles with illness is to feel intensely how harsh life was even for the so-called aristocracy of Revolutionary times. (A) To read of (B) Reading about (C) Having read about (D) Once one reads of (E) To have read of
My take : Option A
Reason : to satisfy parallelism,*to* is required at the beginning of the sentence, so option B,C,D rejected. Out of A and E, A looks the better option and there is no use of *have* in option E. Thus, A.
. Could you please tell me the source of the question. I guess I really need to pull up my socks. Especially when I have just 60 days to go.
...trust me.