My turn...
Over 75 percent of the energy produced in France derives from nuclear power, while in Germany it is just over 33 percent.
A. while in Germany it is just over 33 percent
B. compared to Germany, which uses just over 33 percent
C. whereas nuclear power accounts for just over 33 percent of the energy produced in Germany
D. whereas just over 33 percent of the energy comes from nuclear power in Germany
E. compared with the energy from nuclear power in Germany, where it is just over 33 percent
My turn...
Over 75 percent of the energy produced in France derives from nuclear power, while in Germany it is just over 33 percent.
A. while in Germany it is just over 33 percent
B. compared to Germany, which uses just over 33 percent
C. whereas nuclear power accounts for just over 33 percent of the energy produced in Germany
D. whereas just over 33 percent of the energy comes from nuclear power in Germany
E. compared with the energy from nuclear power in Germany, where it is just over 33 percent
Ans: C
A. pronoun reference, not clear what 'it' refers to whether it is the energy produced or nuclear power produced.
B. incorrect comparison, energy from nuclear power being compared to Germany.
C. Most appropriate choice. correct usage of idiom 'accounts for', proper placement of the subject and predicate in the dependent clause.
D. Predicate is before the subject in dependent clause and is less preferable compared to C.
E. 'compared with' is an incorrect idiomatic usage. 'compared to' is more appropriate usage.
Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging, the manufacturer has announced that it will cut production by closing its factories for two days a month
(A)Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging,
(B)Because of plunging prices for computer chips, which is due to an oversupply,
(C)Because computer chip prices have been sent plunging,which resulted from an oversupply,
(D)Due to plunging computer chip prices from an oversupply,
(E)Due to an oversupply, with the result that computer chip prices have been sent plunging,
Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging, the manufacturer has announced that it will cut production by closing its factories for two days a month
(A)Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging,
(B)Because of plunging prices for computer chips, which is due to an oversupply,
(C)Because computer chip prices have been sent plunging,which resulted from an oversupply,
(D)Due to plunging computer chip prices from an oversupply,
(E)Due to an oversupply, with the result that computer chip prices have been sent plunging,
My take on this is option A.
OA plz?
Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging, the manufacturer has announced that it will cut production by closing its factories for two days a month
(A)Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging,
(B)Because of plunging prices for computer chips, which is due to an oversupply,
(C)Because computer chip prices have been sent plunging,which resulted from an oversupply,
(D)Due to plunging computer chip prices from an oversupply,
(E)Due to an oversupply, with the result that computer chip prices have been sent plunging,
I'll go with option D....
sentences cannot begin with "because", as it is a preposition...
will wren and martin be a good choice for gmat verbal section preparation or will it be too much..too vast. Is there any other book that someone can recommend me for the English section.
Thanks
Rajeev
will wren and martin be a good choice for gmat verbal section preparation or will it be too much..too vast. Is there any other book that someone can recommend me for the English section.
Thanks
Rajeev
Try the following:
1)MGMAT(Manhattan GMAT) prep book is a good choice....it's only drawback is that it has no pracitice questions, relies totally on OG questions...
2)Powerscore Sentence Correction.....this one has very good strategies and lots of practice questions...but not recommended if you have purchased MGMAT..
3)Aristotle Sentence correction bible....very good lessons on grammar!
The problem with Wren and Martin is that it is very lengthy, and there are lots of sections that are not "GMAT specific"...
The official ans is A. Would you explain why.. A? In my opinion D is more suitable.
casmba SaysThe official ans is A. Would you explain why.. A? In my opinion D is more suitable.
OP (D) has a meaning clarity issue...
correct meaning should be
"oversupply of x causes y" as in opA NOT "y cause from X" As in opD
secondly, generally in GMAT, "because of" is always preferable over "Due to"
A good question....
Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
A. cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are
B. cousins, often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
C. cousins, often green and striped, or they have plenty of bumps and bruises, although they are
D. cousins; they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
E. cousins; they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but they are
A good question....
Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
A. cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are
B. cousins, often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
C. cousins, often green and striped, or they have plenty of bumps and bruises, although they are
D. cousins; they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
E. cousins; they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but they are
I'll go with A.
What's IMO?
I would like to go with E,
although, I feel there could be a better answer (read: Option E without the last "they" )
But out of the available, E seems apt !!
A good question....
Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
A. cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are
B. cousins, often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
C. cousins, often green and striped, or they have plenty of bumps and bruises, although they are
D. cousins; they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
E. cousins; they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but they are
The OA is E,
let me share the good thing i learned in this Q
both the sentences..."Heirloom....", "they..." are structurally independent sentence,
so a semicolon is required after the first statement...a,b,c out...
note u may think the second one use "they.." so its not independent clause...thts y
i have written structurally independent not logically...moreover they is required
as it has to refer Heirloom tomatoes...not the cousins are green and striped...
in D,E...D has parallelism issue...so E wins...
Guys sorry for breaking the thread...but i need help..
I searched all over the internet, for OG verbal review 2nd edition...
but the only pdf file i found to download was of size 56 MB and thats not good..
as it seems like somebody clicked the photographs of the pages and uploaded..
if anyone of u have the readable PDF of OG verbal review 2nd edition...not
the Official guide...then pls mail me on [email protected]
or pls send a some link so that i can download...
Thanks in advance
Atul Mangal
Guys sorry for breaking the thread...but i need help..
I searched all over the internet, for OG verbal review 2nd edition...
but the only pdf file i found to download was of size 56 MB and thats not good..
as it seems like somebody clicked the photographs of the pages and uploaded..
if anyone of u have the readable PDF of OG verbal review 2nd edition...not
the Official guide...then pls mail me on [email protected]
or pls send a some link so that i can download...
Thanks in advance
Atul Mangal
Arrey dost, buy a copy @flipkart, it ships instantly and reaches ur hands within 3 days !!!
Instead of running places, i guess, this is easier !!
Definitely not an easy question. Have seen this question in Official guide many many versions back.
There are two main issues with A:
1. Cows are not kept cool by providing them with high-energy feed and milking them regularly. These 3 activities are independent activities. So, the ideal sentence should have been:
For the farmer who takes care to keep them cool, provides them with high-energy feed, and milks them regularly, Holstein cows produce an average of 2,275 gallons of milk each per year.
This ideal sentence has parallelism in takes, provides and milks, all of which would be simple present verbs. Unfortunately this choice is not present, so we need to look for the closest one.
2. A would be wrong even if one thinks that cows are kept cool by providing them with high-energy feed and milking them regularly. The reason is that providing and milking, as used here, are Participial phrases, which, when used in the middle of the sentence, are used for depicting cause and effect scenarios. Lets take an example:
England managed a tie with India, surprising critics.
Here:
Cause is: England managed a tie with India.
Effect is: Critics were surprised.
So, more specifically, in a cause and effect scenario, the participle phrase (group of words starting -ing word) is almost always used to depict the effect. However in A, providing them with high-energy feed and milking them regularly are the causes that produce the effect (the effect that Holstein cows are thus kept cool).
Hence, A reverses the cause and effect application of Participial phases.
E actually says that for the farmer who takes care to:
1. Keep them cool
2. Keep them provided with high-energy feed
3. Keep them milked regularly
For the more grammatically inclined (and there is some extent of inclination required to do justice in GMAT), cool is an adjective, while provided and milked, as used above, are Past Participles (which are again adjective forms of the verbs). Hence, this sentence is grammatically parallel.
If you are having problems understanding the structure, think of a simpler sentence:
Hunger to win keeps the players united. (draw parallels with keep them provided and keep them milked).
p.s. Another poster had a question whether we can have pronoun before a noun. Answer is yes. Again, a simple statement might help understand:
Despite being in his thirties, Tendulkar is at the peak of his career.
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Thanks,
Ashish
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
GMAT - 99th Percentile, MBA - ISB
Hi Ashish, thanks for the detailed explanation...
one more thing...the last example u had written...to show that pronoun can come before its antecedent noun...
Despite being in his thirties, Tendulkar is at the peak of his career.
Isn't this phrase "Despite being in his thirties" acting as an absolute phrase....????
Apart from absolute phrases, otherwise also, do pronoun come before its antecedent???
A good question....
Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
A. cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are
B. cousins, often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
C. cousins, often green and striped, or they have plenty of bumps and bruises, although they are
D. cousins; they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
E. cousins; they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but they are
my take is in bold!!
Pls explain!
My ans is in bold(A).I think in B, the parallelism is not maintained.
How about this one guys-
Source - Aristotle SC Grail Q Bank (Q29)
The football team, tired after four hours of practice and wanted to reach home
quickly, took a short cut.
A. tired after four hours of practice and wanted to reach home quickly, took a
short cut.
B. tired after four hours of practice and wanting to reach home quickly, took a
short cut.
C. tired after four hours of practice and because they wanted to reach home
quickly, took a short cut.
D. tired after four hours of practice and wanting to reach home quickly, will take
a short cut.
E. tiring after four hours of practice and wanting to reach home quickly, took a
short cut.
my take is in bold!!
Pls explain!
The OA is E,...notice the semicolon..Important concept
consider this example....
"Jack and Joe are inseparable; they do everything together"
now as u can see, the sentence contains 2 independent clause (2 balanced sentences)
that are logically connect but independent in structure...in these cases semicolon must be used...
both the sentences..."Heirloom....", "they..." although logically connected but are structurally independent sentences,
so a semicolon is required after the first statement...a,b,c out...
note the second one use "they.." can surely be written...as semicolon is about structural
independence and not about meaning independence....moreover they is required
as it has to refer Heirloom tomatoes...not the cousins are green and striped...
in D,E...D has parallelism issue...so E wins...
A good question....
Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
A. cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are
B. cousins, often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
C. cousins, often green and striped, or they have plenty of bumps and bruises, although they are
D. cousins; they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
E. cousins; they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but they are
I go with E, semi colon correctly indicates an independent clause.