SC 1000 question 193
Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time.
(A) makes his letters as a group the rival of
(B) makes his letters as a group one to rival
(C) makes his letters a group rivaling
(D) make his letters as a group the rival of
(E) make his letters a group which is the rival of
The given ans is (d), but i think its wrong as subject is singular to the verb should be "makes" not "make"....?????? Am i wright???
Sorry for breaking the thread, but does ScoreTop's 1000SC has reliable solutions, i already found conflicting answers when compared to OG-12. could you please provide links to GMAT standard SC Q
sc 1000 Q:379
In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
guys, m confused a bit...plz clarify my 2 doubts??
1) generally its said that, "that" refers to its preciding noun so here "that" refers to green fields or patchwork??
2)the given ans is (A), but if u look at the last part..." many of them in the area just for the season." contains no verb and seems like it requires verb???
3) if the subject is patchwork then the verb "surround" should be singular and it should be "surrounds"
Pls clarify???????
In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
guys, m confused a bit...plz clarify my 2 doubts??
1) generally its said that, "that" refers to its preciding noun so here "that" refers to green fields or patchwork??
2)the given ans is (A), but if u look at the last part..." many of them in the area just for the season." contains no verb and seems like it requires verb???
3) if the subject is patchwork then the verb "surround" should be singular and it should be "surrounds"
Pls clarify???????
1. A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities
Ans: A..Please help me with the solution
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities
Ans: A..Please help me with the solution
1. A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities
Ans: A..Please help me with the solution
The subject is "agreement"...(C) and (D) incorrect as they use present tense, while the statement is about an agreement which was made in past and its following results..(b)..phosphate amount makes "phosphate" adjective which is modifying "amount", its wrong as "phosphate amount that" here that refers amount not phosphate..which is wrong as municipalties dump phosphates not amount.(D) are allowed is wrong as "Are" indicates present tense and allowed is past...finally (A) is correct, it correctly use past perfect tense "had been allowed"..note when 2 events happens in past use past perfect
1. A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face
Ans: E. I opted for D. Can any body explain the reason please
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face
Ans: E. I opted for D. Can any body explain the reason please
The options confusing you, explain the principle of parallelism in sentence constructs.
A parallel construct should read: "elected to __________ rather than _______"
Here both the blanks must have the same form.
in (D) we have retire and facing. The addition of 'ing' in the second half is not necessary, which is corrected in (E)
Hope this helps...
1. A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face
Ans: E. I opted for D. Can any body explain the reason please
According to the AIG Group, in 2007 the number of Europeans living with diabetes was 16.6
million, a rise of 7 percent over the previous year and twice as much as 1997.
A. twice as much as 1997
B. twice as many as 1997
C. a number double that of 1997's
D. double what it was in 1997
E. double the figure for 1997
According to the AIG Group, in 2007 the number of Europeans living with diabetes was 16.6
million, a rise of 7 percent over the previous year and twice as much as 1997.
A. twice as much as 1997
B. twice as many as 1997
C. a number double that of 1997's
D. double what it was in 1997
E. double the figure for 1997
A and B is ruled out as we compare number with year.. so :nono:
C and D again doesnt fit here as it has redundant phrases ..so :nono:
i would go for E as it is less complex sentence and also conveys the meaning
Hello People.. I'd been preparing for GMAT for over two weeks now.. got 680 in first mba.com gmat prep test and then 690 in second one which I wrote last weekend.
I've been following pagalguy for a long time now.. but just following 😃 never had enough to contribute really.. first for CAT and now for GMAT.. in my first ever attempt to CAT (3 years ago), i got 92%... not good, i know..
now giving a shot at GMAT..
just want to thank some of you who are helping and providing valuable information to novices like me..
I just bought Kaplan 800 but I did not find it useful really. To me, their explanations were not parallel to OG's. I have done OG11 and now thinking of doing OG 10 because I am quite disappointed with this Kaplan.
I read Kaplan verbal basics and it is pretty damn good but somehow 800 doesn't sound to be giving proper explanations many a times.
Is it just me or any of you feels the same?
Replies would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Hey Abhinav,
This is not the right forum for your query!!
Request you to stick to the rules as it makes life easier for all PGs!
Having said that, I do concur with you that Kaplan 800 is not a very useful book for GMAT!! Even I had purchased it but found it a waste of time and effort! 
You might look at Manhattan series for verbal, if you hv not already done so.
Hello People.. I'd been preparing for GMAT for over two weeks now.. got 680 in first mba.com gmat prep test and then 690 in second one which I wrote last weekend.
I've been following pagalguy for a long time now.. but just following 😃 never had enough to contribute really.. first for CAT and now for GMAT.. in my first ever attempt to CAT (3 years ago), i got 92%... not good, i know..
now giving a shot at GMAT..
just want to thank some of you who are helping and providing valuable information to novices like me..
I just bought Kaplan 800 but I did not find it useful really. To me, their explanations were not parallel to OG's. I have done OG11 and now thinking of doing OG 10 because I am quite disappointed with this Kaplan.
I read Kaplan verbal basics and it is pretty damn good but somehow 800 doesn't sound to be giving proper explanations many a times.
Is it just me or any of you feels the same?
Replies would be much appreciated. Thanks!
I apologize.. thanks for pointing this out... I would keep it in mind. Sorry everyone..
For the previous post,
In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
Subject:Patchwork ,so verb will be surrounds.
B/w options B & E,B is better .[ whom (object pronoun) refers to farm workers ]
Let me know why the ansewer is A ?
many of them in the area just for the season --doesn't sound correct .!
For the previous post,
In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
Subject:Patchwork ,so verb will be surrounds.
B/w options B & E,B is better .[ whom (object pronoun) refers to farm workers ]
Let me know why the ansewer is A ?
many of them in the area just for the season --doesn't sound correct .!
I think B is the correct answer.
A word of Caution: Do not consider 1000 SC doc answers OAs. They have tons of typos.
Moreover we should go with the option we can logically explain.
Surrounds and bustles have to match in number because they refer to the same subject here i.e. "the patchwork of green fields."
"Many of them" is completely OUT. It can be used in the situation below:
Case 1: Commodity.
I own several cars and many of them are 2010 Mercz.
OR
I own several cars, many of which are 2010 Mercz.
Case 2: Person/People
I have a lot of friends and many of them are Harvard Alums.
OR
I have a lot of friends, many of whom are Harvard Alums.
I think B is the correct answer.
A word of Caution: Do not consider 1000 SC doc answers OAs. They have tons of typos.
Moreover we should go with the option we can logically explain.
Surrounds and bustles have to match in number because they refer to the same subject here i.e. "the patchwork of green fields."
"Many of them" is completely OUT. It can be used in the situation below:
Case 1: Commodity.
I own several cars and many of them are 2010 Mercz.
OR
I own several cars, many of which are 2010 Mercz.
Case 2: Person/People
I have a lot of friends and many of them are Harvard Alums.
OR
I have a lot of friends, many of whom are Harvard Alums.
B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
should be the answer.
Cool Dude
The English Forum
At wrong place...so deleted
atulmangal SaysThe subject is "agreement"...(C) and (D) incorrect as they use present tense, while the statement is about an agreement which was made in past and its following results..(b)..phosphate amount makes "phosphate" adjective which is modifying "amount", its wrong as "phosphate amount that" here that refers amount not phosphate..which is wrong as municipalties dump phosphates not amount.(D) are allowed is wrong as "Are" indicates present tense and allowed is past...finally (A) is correct, it correctly use past perfect tense "had been allowed"..note when 2 events happens in past use past perfect
Past paerfect clearly shows that there are two events in the past and one occurred before the other one.. Here exactly the same case was present. Muncipalities were allowed but before the agreement...
Cool Dude
The English Forum
The options confusing you, explain the principle of parallelism in sentence constructs.
A parallel construct should read: "elected to __________ rather than _______"
Here both the blanks must have the same form.
in (D) we have retire and facing. The addition of 'ing' in the second half is not necessary, which is corrected in (E)
Hope this helps...
That's correct.. here ...rather than... is correct uses and retire and face should be parallel.
For the previous post,
In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
I will go with option B.Verb must be surrounds which eliminates A,C,D.
Between option B & E,option B is better.
-Deepak.
Actually there is nothing wrong with many of them. The way its used in A, it is modifying farm workers. Taking the examples you've quoted, following would be correct (though a bit colloquial):
I have a lot of friends, many of them Harvard Alums.
The reason that the examples you've cited need 'and' or 'whom' is because you've used them in a clause, while in option A, them is used in a phrase.
I remember seeing this question before. A is wrong because both 'surround' and 'bustle' describe the 'same' thing (green fields or patchwork) and so, either both should be singular or both should be plural.
I Agree Ashish. That's a good tip. Thanks.