Market research has shown that the newest model of E-Phone gained widespread popularity not due to technical superiority but through seamless and intuitive design.
A. gained widespread popularity not due to technical superiority but through seamless B. gained widespread popularity not only due to technical superiority but also through seamless C. did not gain widespread popularity due to technical superiority but through seamless D. did not gain widespread popularity in consideration of technical superiority but rather due to seamless E. gaining widespread popularity not due to technical superiority but also through seamless
Market research has shown that the newest model of E-Phone gained widespread popularity not due to technical superiority but through seamless and intuitive design.
A. gained widespread popularity not due to technical superiority but through seamless B. gained widespread popularity not only due to technical superiority but oalso through seamless C. did not gain widespread popularity due to technical superiority but through seamless D. did not gain widespread popularity in consideration of technical superiority but rather due to seamless E. gaining widespread popularity not due to technical superiority but also through seamless
OA's for earlier questions, pl GMAT 22...
regards Dipak
I think its B, but not sure. I am choosing B after eliminating A and C on the grounds of having similar meanings with different connotations.
Another thought that cropped in my mind is whether B change the meaning?
How do I understand whether an option is changing the meaning. Should all the options necessarily be the same in meaning as the underlined one in the questions in SC, and we should look for correctness for grammar only with the options having the same meaning.
thats's correct.OA is 'A' In the construction "not...but", the words following "not" and "but" should be in parallel form. In this case, "not" and "but" are parallel because they are both followed by a phrase. Also, "gained" is the correct past tense construction for the concept.
For 1, I would go with 3, it uses the correct Tenses
For 2, I am not too sure, I dont like any of the answer choices. 2 is parallel but i dont think it conveys the correct meaning. 4 would have been correct if it read "thus of greater....." Can some experts shed some light on this one?
Hi sausi007, Please post the explanations for all options on question 1 that you used to eliminate the other four. I am not able to understand how does "tense" play a role here. Can you please elaborate?
Hi sausi007, Please post the explanations for all options on question 1 that you used to eliminate the other four. I am not able to understand how does "tense" play a role here. Can you please elaborate?
Dost....I just looked at the first word of all the options wrt the words used in the question.Just see the words that I have highlighted, none of the other options seemed to fit with the existing words.I dont think this is the best way to go about it, but I just used it for this question.
In the mid-sixteenth century a controversy arose with mixed motives during a period in history when growing population and the expansionof tradewere encouraging the vigorous promotion of wine to be a nutritious as well as medicinal beverage.
were encouraging the vigorous promotion of wine to be a nutritious as well as medicinal beverage.
had encouraged the vigorous promotion of wine - as a beverage that is both nutritious and medicinal.
encouraged the vigorous promotion of wine as a nutritious and medicinal beverage.
helped encourage the vigorous promotion of wine as nutritious as well as medicinal.
were encouraging the vigorous promotion of wine as nutritious and medicinal
Bufo marinus toad, fierce predator that will eat frogs, lizards, and even small birds, is native to South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control pests in the state's vast sugarcane fields.
(A) is native to South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control (B) is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control (C) is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt at controlling (D) had been native to South America but was introduced to Florida during the 1930's as an attempt at controlling (E) had been a native of South America but was introduced to Florida during the 1930's as attempt at controlling
Bufo marinus toad, fierce predator that will eat frogs, lizards, and even small birds, is native to South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control pests in the state's vast sugarcane fields.
(A) is native to South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control (B) is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control (C) is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt at controlling (D) had been native to South America but was introduced to Florida during the 1930's as an attempt at controlling (E) had been a native of South America but was introduced to Florida during the 1930's as attempt at controlling
Bufo marinus toad, fierce predator that will eat frogs, lizards, and even small birds, is native to South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control pests in the state's vast sugarcane fields.
(A) is native to South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control (B) is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control (C) is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt at controlling (D) had been native to South America but was introduced to Florida during the 1930's as an attempt at controlling (E) had been a native of South America but was introduced to Florida during the 1930's as attempt at controlling
Will go with A. "Native to" is the correct expression, coupled with "introduced into".......
1)As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase. (A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive (B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain attractive (C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute (D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain (E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute
2)Climatic shifts are so gradual as to be indistinguishable at first from ordinary fluctuations in the weather. (A) so gradual as to be indistinguishable (B) so gradual they can be indistinguishable (C) so gradual that they are unable to be distinguished (D) gradual enough not to be distinguishable (E) gradual enough so that one cannot distinguish them
3)Joplin's faith in his opera "Tremonisha" was unshakable; in 1911 he published the score at his own expense and decided on staging it himself. (A) on staging it himself (B) that he himself would do the staging (C) to do the staging of the work by himself (D) that he himself would stage it (E) to stage the work himself
As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase. (A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive (B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol
from cereal grain attractive (C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute (D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain (E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute
Will go with E. The phrase "As the price of gasoline rises" requires "making" to follow it. And when we check the options, only E fits the bill !
Bufo marinus toad, fierce predator that will eat frogs, lizards, and even small birds, is native to South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control pests in the state's vast sugarcane fields.
(A) is native to South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control (B) is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control (C) is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt at controlling (D) had been native to South America but was introduced to Florida during the 1930's as an attempt at controlling (E) had been a native of South America but was introduced to Florida during the 1930's as attempt at controlling
B is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control- 'is native of' instead of 'native to' and 'attempt to' instead of 'attempt at'
B is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control- 'is native of' instead of 'native to' and 'attempt to' instead of 'attempt at'
well 'native to' can be used for animals so it is perfect out here. So i think it sud be A.
Bufo marinus toad, fierce predator that will eat frogs, lizards, and even small birds, is native to South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control pests in the state's vast sugarcane fields.
(A) is native to South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control (B) is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt to control (C) is a native of South America but was introduced into Florida during the 1930's in an attempt at controlling (D) had been native to South America but was introduced to Florida during the 1930's as an attempt at controlling (E) had been a native of South America but was introduced to Florida during the 1930's as attempt at controlling
Exactomo !!
Native Of -> used for humans Native To -> used for plants, animals, etc.
A is the answer ! Correct explanation .. Just that A NATIVE OF is the correct usage not NATIVE OF
2)Climatic shifts are so gradual as to be indistinguishable at first from ordinary fluctuations in the weather. (A) so gradual as to be indistinguishable (B) so gradual they can be indistinguishable (C) so gradual that they are unable to be distinguished (D) gradual enough not to be distinguishable (E) gradual enough so that one cannot distinguish them
3)Joplins faith in his opera Tremonisha was unshakable; in 1911 he published the score at his own expense and decided on staging it himself. (A) on staging it himself (B) that he himself would do the staging (C) to do the staging of the work by himself (D) that he himself would stage it (E) to stage the work himself
1) has been already answered 2) A .. so X as Y is the correct usage whenever the stress is on X 3) E .. most concise and no ambiguity
1)As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase. (A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive (B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain attractive (C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute (D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain (E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute
2)Climatic shifts are so gradual as to be indistinguishable at first from ordinary fluctuations in the weather. (A) so gradual as to be indistinguishable (B) so gradual they can be indistinguishable (C) so gradual that they are unable to be distinguished (D) gradual enough not to be distinguishable (E) gradual enough so that one cannot distinguish them
3)Joplins faith in his opera Tremonisha was unshakable; in 1911 he published the score at his own expense and decided on staging it himself. (A) on staging it himself (B) that he himself would do the staging (C) to do the staging of the work by himself (D) that he himself would stage it (E) to stage the work himself
1. E- As followed by making 2. very confusing 3. E decided should be followed by to
