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 option B. It is clear and concise, and clearly refers to Martin Luther. The use of 'is' is also correct. 'option C and D are incorrect... "Better" should be replaced by "superlative" Best. E is wordy.
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,
IMO -- E
Let's see the reason --
In A the use if 'it' is not clear. Logically 'it' should refer to Scribner's but that's not clear ... Eliminate In B -- the use of 'And Was' is redundant -- Eliminate In C -- well almost all the time-- Being is incorrect in GMAT.. and it does not sound good to my ear as well. 😃 -- Eliminate In D--- Was is referring incorrectly to 'Lily bart' -- Eliminate Here we have E-- clear and the modifier is also correctly placed.
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
The sentence begins with Of the people so any option containing a of them creates an error because of the redundancy it introduces.
So option A and C is out.
My first reaction was, Martin Luther is the best known. The sentence is in the superlative degree, so option D which is in the comparative degree is out.
Option E sounds wrong from the outset, 'the best known one...' , really?
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,
I'll go with C.
I think the 'reputable press...' section of the sentence should modify Scribner's(which I infer is a press) and that too by being a subordinate clause mostly, because the sentence is primarily about the book, adding a conjunctive clause or whatever it is called, will dilute the importance away from the book.
'it' in any option is wrong. So option A is out, I would avoid 'and' too, as it does not conform to my, "subordinating clause" logic.
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We who graduated from high school in the Unites States in the early '60s were caught in the middle of the crisis in education created by the Soviet Union's "Sputnik" success. (A) We who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s were (B) We, who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s, were (C) We who then graduated high school in the United States in the early '60s were (D) Those of us who then graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s were (E) We high school graduates who were in the United States in the early '60s were
IMO ANS:A C,D,E:Awkward sentences and changed meanaing.. B:restrictive clause is required because "who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s is a necessary innformation.B introduces non restrictive clause as it is a bonus information.
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,...OA
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We who graduated from high school in the Unites States in the early '60s were caught in the middle of the crisis in education created by the Soviet Union's "Sputnik" success. (A) We who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s were (B) We, who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s, were (C) We who then graduated high school in the United States in the early '60s were (D) Those of us who then graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s were (E) We high school graduates who were in the United States in the early '60s were
A -- nothing seems to be wrong in the first read B -- if "who graduated" is removed, sentence doesnot convey the original meaning C -- graduated from is needed D -- "those of us" this states that not all but only few of them graduated- changes the original meaning E -- high school graduates are not from usa but they were in usa when something happened -- changes the original meaning
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We who graduated from high school in the Unites States in the early '60s were caught in the middle of the crisis in education created by the Soviet Union's "Sputnik" success. (A) We who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s were (B) We, who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s, were (C) We who then graduated high school in the United States in the early '60s were (D) Those of us who then graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s were (E) We high school graduates who were in the United States in the early '60s were
C and E are ruled out straight away as it changes the meaning of sentence
we have A,B,D
B needs a restrictive clause .. so not right
D would be right if there was "then" before "graduated"
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We who graduated from high school in the Unites States in the early '60s were caught in the middle of the crisis in education created by the Soviet Union's "Sputnik" success. (A) We who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s were (B) We, who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s, were (C) We who then graduated high school in the United States in the early '60s were (D) Those of us who then graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s were (E) We high school graduates who were in the United States in the early '60s were
My take is in bold.
After careful examination,of course in retrospection, I realized why option B is wrong. By the way I constructed my last sentence actually.
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We who graduated from high school in the Unites States in the early '60s were caught in the middle of the crisis in education created by the Soviet Union's "Sputnik" success. (A) We who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s were (B) We, who graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s, were (C) We who then graduated high school in the United States in the early '60s were (D) Those of us who then graduated from high school in the United States in the early '60s were (E) We high school graduates who were in the United States in the early '60s were
Hi There -- you can send a PM to the experts, it will be easier for Payal and Ashish to locate the question that way.
Anyways -- E is awkward --- "We high school Graduates who" - ewww kind of sentence.
C and D are Grammatically incorrect. Use of "Then" is incorrect-- Then is generally used to explain an action that took place before "then" - But, the meaning is that-- the people who graduated were caught... actio taking place at the same time.. -- ELIMINATE
B would have been correct if the Comma's were not present... The information between the comma is an essential information, hence it should be presented without comma's.
Hence, A -- is the correct sentece-- PS: Someone was talking about the restricitve clause--- A restrictive clause is a clause which provides us the essential information about the subject or the sentence as a whole. GMAT usually uses THAT for it.
The black car that is 3rd in the row is mine
WHICH is used to present Bonus information.. a sentence would still make sense it this information is not given.
The black car, which is 3rd in the row, is mine. here-- we know that black car is mine-- what is additional information here is "It is also 3rd in the Row"---
During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce. (A) as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be (B) as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being (C) in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being (D) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be (E) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be
my take is answer choice D..as it is not wordy,is compact,contains the main idea and is not redundant which is of prime importance in gmat..
During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce. (A) as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be (B) as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being (C) in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being (D) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be (E) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be
A -- as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws -- doesnot act as correct modifier -- in her suggestion that -- awkward B -- being -- eliminate C -- 2 beings -- double eliminate D -- ok nothing seems to be wrong, rectifies the modifier issue E -- 'she scandalized' -- she unnecessary , in suggesting -- awkward
During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce. (A) as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be (B) as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being (C) in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being (D) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be (E) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be
During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce. (A) as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be (B) as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being (C) in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being (D) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be (E) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be
modifier 1 (modfies Elizabeth Cady Stanton ) , Elizabeth Cady Stanton, modifier 2, action verb So the usage of "as" and "in" is incorrect
The only contender is D and E. D - Subject + modifier + action verb ( Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized .......... ) : similar OG problem ( OG-12, #111 - very good modifier problem ) E - it has number of problems : 1 - "she " 2 - " scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting " - how did she scandalized ? - "by suggesting" - so usage of "in" is in correct. 3. "that drunkenness should be" ( its a faulty command subjunctive construction ) : As far as I know, the use of "should" is somewhat acceptable in UK english, but in GMAT its not acceptable. When ever you see this kind of problem just remove the modifier and see whether the sentence make sense or not. In this case if you remove the modifier, it would be something like this : Elizabeth Cady Stanton scandalized .......... ( make proper sense ). I hope this helps .
A good SC. I will post the OA after few discussions.
Only seven people this century have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies-less than those killed by bee stings.
A. movies-less than those B. movies-fewer than have been C. movies, which is less than those D. movies, a number lower than the people E. movies, fewer than the ones
During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce. (A) as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be (B) as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being (C) in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being (D) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be (E) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be
D hi hona chahiye .. nahi hua toh ab kya kar sakte hain
A good SC. I will post the OA after few discussions.
Only seven people this century have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies-less than those killed by bee stings.
A. movies-less than those B. movies-fewer than have been C. movies, which is less than those D. movies, a number lower than the people E. movies, fewer than the ones
A good SC. I will post the OA after few discussions.
Only seven people this century have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies-less than those killed by bee stings.
A. movies-less than those B. movies-fewer than have been C. movies, which is less than those D. movies, a number lower than the people E. movies, fewer than the ones
A -- less cant be used with people B -- awkward C -- less same problem as a D -- comparing number and people -- wrong E -- fewer goes with people -- guess its right
