Hi akshat, for given question option C is right answer. This question is from OG10 Q174. It dismissed option a for 2 reasons
1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published - This should be was
2. as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published - that should be used instead of as for relative clause.
I have doubt in the second explanation. How to decide when not to use as ? Because there are various examples where as is used to introduce comparative clauses or prepositional phrase(eg OG12 Q85 option a which is also right answer)
Hi Professional Guy,
even i had d same doubt a couple of days back..... someone at d forum was kind enough to help me.....
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A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.
(A) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
(B) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
(C) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,
(D) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
(E) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication asThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
i need some help on this question. Let me know your answer. Also what if option a) uses was instead of were. (pasting again as underlined portion was missed)
I will go with option C for the above SC
-Deepak.
HI few SC ques
990 Part of the proposed increase in state education spending is due to higher enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, are at a record high.
(A) enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, are at
(B) enrollment, with a number of students in public schools growing steadily since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, reaching
(C) enrollment: since students in public schools have grown steadily in number since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, have reached
(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, has reached
(E) enrollment: students in public schools have grown steadily in number, since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, are at
991. Vivien Thomas, who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became a cardiac surgeon and eventually to receive an honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.
A) who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became
B) having had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds to become
C) who, having no formal medical training, he struggled against overwhelming odds in becoming
D) who, having had no formal medical training and struggled against overwhelming odds, became
E) who had no formal medical training, struggled against overwhelming odds to become
990 Part of the proposed increase in state education spending is due to higher enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, are at a record high.
(A) enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, are at
(B) enrollment, with a number of students in public schools growing steadily since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, reaching
(C) enrollment: since students in public schools have grown steadily in number since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, have reached
(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, has reached
(E) enrollment: students in public schools have grown steadily in number, since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, are at
991. Vivien Thomas, who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became a cardiac surgeon and eventually to receive an honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.
A) who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became
B) having had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds to become
C) who, having no formal medical training, he struggled against overwhelming odds in becoming
D) who, having had no formal medical training and struggled against overwhelming odds, became
E) who had no formal medical training, struggled against overwhelming odds to become
HI few SC ques
990 Part of the proposed increase in state education spending is due to higher enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at a record high.
(A) enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at
(B) enrollment, with a number of students in public schools growing steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, reaching
(C) enrollment: since students in public schools have grown steadily in number since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, have reached
(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, has reached
(E) enrollment: students in public schools have grown steadily in number, since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at
991. Vivien Thomas, who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became a cardiac surgeon and eventually to receive an honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.
A) who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became
B) having had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds to become
C) who, having no formal medical training, he struggled against overwhelming odds in becoming
D) who, having had no formal medical training and struggled against overwhelming odds, became
E) who had no formal medical training, struggled against overwhelming odds to become
My Take :
990. B
991. E
-Deepak.
My Take :
990. B
991. E
-Deepak.
deepak my take was D can u explain ur take correct me if i m wrong
Hi Vishal,
There is an error in ur option D which made me to choose option B.Actually,I figured that after posting my take on this thread.Looks like copy and paste error. It has to be "number of students" in option D
(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980's and, at nearly 47 million, has reached
-Deepak.
HI few SC ques
990 Part of the proposed increase in state education spending is due to higher enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at a record high.
(A) enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at
(B) enrollment, with a number of students in public schools growing steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, reaching
(C) enrollment: since students in public schools have grown steadily in number since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, have reached
(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, has reached
(E) enrollment: students in public schools have grown steadily in number, since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at
Vishal, is option D no. of student or no. of students.
If its no. of students then option D. Else, I would go with A on elimination.
991. Vivien Thomas, who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became a cardiac surgeon and eventually to receive an honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.
A) who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became
B) having had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds to become
C) who, having no formal medical training, he struggled against overwhelming odds in becoming
D) who, having had no formal medical training and struggled against overwhelming odds, became
E) who had no formal medical training, struggled against overwhelming odds to become
My take - E
Hi Vishal,
There is an error in ur option D which made me to choose option B.Actually,I figured that after posting my take on this thread.Looks like copy and paste error. It has to be "number of students" in option D
(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, has reached
-Deepak.
Deepak -- Option D should be the correct answer. B is incorrect. Can you tell me why? or i'll post the reason later.
Hi Vishal,
There is an error in ur option D which made me to choose option B.Actually,I figured that after posting my take on this thread.Looks like copy and paste error. It has to be "number of students" in option D
(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, has reached
-Deepak.
saketkh SaysDeepak -- Option D should be the correct answer. B is incorrect. Can you tell me why? or i'll post the reason later.
Out of curiosity.. I should tell you that option B is wrong for the very reason you eliminated the correct option D.
saketkh SaysOut of curiosity.. I should tell you that option B is wrong for the very reason you eliminated the correct option D.
B is wrong - subject - verb are not in agreement.
saketkh SaysDeepak -- Option D should be the correct answer. B is incorrect. Can you tell me why? or i'll post the reason later.
"a number of students" is wrong usage. Didn't notice this while selecting the option.
-Deepak.
My Take:
990
D
991
E
CHEERS!!!
Hi Vishal,
There is an error in ur option D which made me to choose option B.Actually,I figured that after posting my take on this thread.Looks like copy and paste error. It has to be "number of students" in option D
(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, has reached
-Deepak.
Thanks deepak
HI few SC ques
990 Part of the proposed increase in state education spending is due to higher enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at a record high.
(A) enrollment, since the number of students in public schools have grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at
(B) enrollment, with a number of students in public schools growing steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, reaching
(C) enrollment: since students in public schools have grown steadily in number since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, have reached
(D) enrollment: the number of student in public schools has grown steadily since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, has reached
(E) enrollment: students in public schools have grown steadily in number, since the mid-1980s and, at nearly 47 million, are at
991. Vivien Thomas, who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became a cardiac surgeon and eventually to receive an honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.
A) who had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds, he became
B) having had no formal medical training, in struggling against overwhelming odds to become
C) who, having no formal medical training, he struggled against overwhelming odds in becoming
D) who, having had no formal medical training and struggled against overwhelming odds, became
E) who had no formal medical training, struggled against overwhelming odds to become
Most certainly 990-D and 991-E resp.
In 990,all we need to do is tweak one of the options else none would fit well.
AnyOne got SC Grail Soft Copy,please let me know.
Any updates from recent GMAT takers. As propagated in many sites do idioms usage Qs still exist in SC. Kindly confirm.
sauvata SaysAnyOne got SC Grail Soft Copy,please let me know.
You seems to be sailing on 2 boats at a time. I saw in another thread that you are also preparing for CAT. Many experts (I also feel the same) say that this may prove detrimental. preparing for GMAT takes a different approach. For example, the type of Sentence correction questions tested in CAT are totally & absolutely different from those tested in GMAT.
You will end up getting confused.
Also, SC grail is a bad bad book and written in a very ill manner. Almost every expert out there will not recommend you to use that book. Use only trusted resources such as Kaplan, Veritas, Manhattan and the BIBLE-- Official GUIDE.
PS: It's against the PG rules to ask for copyright material. Please don't do that.
mithun_vrs SaysAny updates from recent GMAT takers. As propagated in many sites do idioms usage Qs still exist in SC. Kindly confirm.
You can read the following posts from Manhattan expert - Stacey Koprince.
Useful post that contains comments from Dr. Rudner (chief of GMAC) himself.
Demystifying the GMAT
hth
Actually, there is nothing fundamentally wrong with a number of. But, B is a very curious case of how options can distort the meaning:
1.It says: a number of students in public schools growing steadily. Well, growing modifies students, and so, this seems to suggest that students (and not their number) are growing (as in growing taller, growing stronger or whatever you can interpret).
2.In B, there is a parallelism between the -ing verbs growing and reaching. So, option B reads: a number of students growing.and reaching. Again, students reaching a record high!! Well, that is again wrong, because students are not reaching record high (in any sense); the number of students is reaching record high.
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Ashish
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
GMAT - 99th Percentile, MBA - ISB
then whats the correct answer of 990..??
