In the main, incidents of breakdowns in nuclear reactors have not resulted from lapses of high technology but commonplace inadequacies in plumbing and wiring.
(A) not resulted from lapses of high technology but (B) resulted not from lapses of high technology but from (C) resulted from lapses not of high technology but (D) resulted from lapses not of high technology but have stemmed from (E) resulted not from lapses of high technology but have stemmed from
Should be B... (A) not resulted from lapses of high technology but no parallelism. (B) resulted not from lapses of high technology but from (C) resulted from lapses not of high technology but This distorts the meaning of this sentence. (D) resulted from lapses not of high technology but have stemmed from same as C. (E) resulted not from lapses of high technology but have stemmed from no Parallelism as well as awkward construction.
All the standard books say that 'whether' should be used when u have to make a choice or decide between two choices while 'if' should be used in cases where the choices are more than two. whereas all the notes such as Spidey's, Rajat's or Sahil's say that 'whether' is almost always correct on GMAT.which is infact is the case. In SC1000 ,I have seen some questions where 'whether' has been preferred over 'if'.one such typical example is Q. 31 in SC1000.there a lot more like these.
All the standard books say that 'whether' should be used when u have to make a choice or decide between two choices while 'if' should be used in cases where the choices are more than two. whereas all the notes such as Spidey's, Rajat's or Sahil's say that 'whether' is almost always correct on GMAT.which is infact is the case. In SC1000 ,I have seen some questions where 'whether' has been preferred over 'if'.one such typical example is Q. 31 in SC1000.there a lot more like these.
Hi, you have to look at the context to choose whether (see the context) "if" or "whether" is to be used. If is a conditional clause and generally used in hypothetical situations and require a conditional verb.
Consider this example- If you work hard, (then) you will score good marks in the GMAT. -- this is a conditional statement and you cannot replace "IF" by "Whether" here. See the "If" and "Then" tense construction. Now, consider this example -- I don't know if I will eat the vegetable .
Here, the clause "If" is not followed by "Then". Therefore, this is not a conditional statement. The use of "If" in this sentence carries the meaning of whether. So, the correct statement will be
I don't know Whether I will eat the vegetable -- this is preferred by GMAC.
Then, you may want to learn about Subjunctive mood which are expressed by using "If" clause -- in case of conditions contradictory to reality.
So, it depends on the context -- You cannot follow a hard and fast rule to use Whether most of the times.
In the main, incidents of breakdowns in nuclear reactors have not resulted from lapses of high technology but commonplace inadequacies in plumbing and wiring.
(A) not resulted from lapses of high technology but (B) resulted not from lapses of high technology but from (C) resulted from lapses not of high technology but (D) resulted from lapses not of high technology but have stemmed from (E) resulted not from lapses of high technology but have stemmed from
The ans should be option B. D and E are wordy and awkward. C changes the meaning of the sentence and A - not parallel.
The board follows policies that are unreasonably strict and so inflexible that they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when justifiable.
A)they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when B)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when it is C)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences to be taken even when they are D)permitting leaves of absences is not discussed even when E)discussion of permitting leaves of absences is refused even when they will be
The board follows policies that are unreasonably strict and so inflexible that they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when justifiable.
A)they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when B)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when it is C)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences to be taken even when they are D)permitting leaves of absences is not discussed even when E)discussion of permitting leaves of absences is refused even when they will be
The board follows policies that are unreasonably strict and so inflexible that they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when justifiable.
A)they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when B)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when it is C)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences to be taken even when they are D)permitting leaves of absences is not discussed even when E)discussion of permitting leaves of absences is refused even when they will be
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I think it should be C. Only C makes the correct use of pronouns and makes a complete sentence.
The board follows policies that are unreasonably strict and so inflexible that they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when justifiable.
A)they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when B)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when it is C)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences to be taken even when they are D)permitting leaves of absences is not discussed even when E)discussion of permitting leaves of absences is refused even when they will be
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Between C&D;, Will pick C C: it -> refers to Board, correct they -> refers to leaves, correct Meaning -> Absolutely clear, the board refuses to discuss the topic, even though the discussion is justified.
D-> concise, gramatically correct, but meaning is not clear, when I re-read the whole sentence, I got the doubt, what is justifiable, permitting leaves, or the discussion?
The board follows policies that are unreasonably strict and so inflexible that they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when justifiable.
A)they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when B)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when it is C)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences to be taken even when they are D)permitting leaves of absences is not discussed even when E)discussion of permitting leaves of absences is refused even when they will be
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My answer: B
My Logic: First it refers to the board and the second it refers to the noun leaves.
The board follows policies that are unreasonably strict and so inflexible that they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when justifiable.
A)they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when B)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when it is C)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences to be taken even when they are D)permitting leaves of absences is not discussed even when E)discussion of permitting leaves of absences is refused even when they will be
The board follows policies that are unreasonably strict and so inflexible that they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when justifiable.
A)they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when B)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when it is C)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences to be taken even when they are D)permitting leaves of absences is not discussed even when E)discussion of permitting leaves of absences is refused even when they will be
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A) they cannot come B) looks close C) looks close D) active - passive voice E)not correct
between B and C , i would choose C as sentence format is better in C and also i feel 'it' should not come in latter half
The board follows policies that are unreasonably strict and so inflexible that they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when justifiable.
A)they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when B)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when it is C)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences to be taken even when they are D)permitting leaves of absences is not discussed even when E)discussion of permitting leaves of absences is refused even when they will be
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A -- 'they' is referring to the board which is singular B -- if 'it' refers to board then second 'it' seems to refer to board which is incorrect C -- it correctly refers to board , they correctly refers to leaves D -- what is not justifiable -- no subject E -- change in tense and awkward
The board follows policies that are unreasonably strict and so inflexible that they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when justifiable.
A)they refuse to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when B)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences even when it is C)it refuses to discuss permitting leaves of absences to be taken even when they are D)permitting leaves of absences is not discussed even when E)discussion of permitting leaves of absences is refused even when they will be
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A ------> "they" incorrect B ------> "it" is used twice in the same clause to refer to different nouns C ------> "leaves of absence to be taken" seems redundant D ------> clear and concise Correct E ------> "they" incorrect
2. Of the people who brought about the Reformation, the religious revolution that grew out of objections to the doctrines of the medieval church, Martin Luther is the best known of them. (A) Martin Luther is the best known of them (B) the best known is Martin Luther (C) the better known of them was Martin Luther (D) Martin Luther is better known (E) the best known one was Martin Luther
2. Of the people who brought about the Reformation, the religious revolution that grew out of objections to the doctrines of the medieval church, Martin Luther is the best known of them. (A) Martin Luther is the best known of them (B) the best known is Martin Luther (C) the better known of them was Martin Luther (D) Martin Luther is better known (E) the best known one was Martin Luther
A -- them cannot refer to people in the prepositional phrase "of the people" B -- "is" incorrect tense C -- problem with "them" again D -- tense problem E -- nothing seems to be wrong
2. Of the people who brought about the Reformation, the religious revolution that grew out of objections to the doctrines of the medieval church, Martin Luther is the best known of them. (A) Martin Luther is the best known of them (B) the best known is Martin Luther (C) the better known of them was Martin Luther (D) Martin Luther is better known (E) the best known one was Martin Luther
Will go with B
->them is not required, since the first part already says, "Of the people....", so A and C are out
->use of best seems more appropriate, even if we want to use better, who do we compare Martin Luther with? So D is also out
->E uses "one", which is not required, plus the statement is a general statement, from which I would like to infer that Martin Luther is STILL known, not just known at that time, so use of IS seems better.
In 1905, The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton's novel about the blighted aspirations of Lily Bart was published by Scribner's and it was a reputable press in the early twentieth century.
(A) Lily Bart was published by Scribner's and it was (B) Lily Bart, published by Scribner's, and was (C) Lily Bart was published by Scribner's, being (D) Lily Bart, which was published by Scribner's, was (E) Lily Bart, was published by Scribner's,
a ------> "they" incorrect b ------> "it" is used twice in the same clause to refer to different nouns c ------> "leaves of absence to be taken" seems redundant d ------> clear and concise correct e ------> "they" incorrect
the correct answer is c. Though it may sound wordy but the use of 'it' and 'they' correctly refer to coucil and leaves respectively.
In 1905, The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton's novel about the blighted aspirations of Lily Bart was published by Scribner's and it was a reputable press in the early twentieth century.
(A) Lily Bart was published by Scribner's and it was (B) Lily Bart, published by Scribner's, and was (C) Lily Bart was published by Scribner's, being (D) Lily Bart, which was published by Scribner's, was (E) Lily Bart, was published by Scribner's,
A -- 'it' seems to refer to "house of mirth" which doesnt make sense B -- by parallelism rule using "and was" makes 'house of mirth' a reputable press which is incorrect C -- being -- eliminate D -- the meaning of this sentence is also flawed shows 'house of mirth' as reputable press E -- this sentences places the modifier correctly after scribner's, describing it as a reputable press