Except for a concert performance that the composer himself staged in 1911，Scott Joplin's ragtime opera＂Treemonisha＂was not produced until 1972，sixty-one years after its completion． (A) Except for a concert performance that the composer himself staged (B) Except for a concert performance with the composer himself staging it (C) Besides a concert performance being staged by the composer himself (D) Excepting a concert performance that the composer himself staged (E) With the exception of a concert performance with the staging done by the composer himself.
We finally chose the coffee table towards the back of the store, which we thought would complement our living room furniture.
@ Anurag: The sentence is incorrect because the store cannot complement the living room. "Which" cannot modify a clause, it always modifies what comes immediately before the comma. If you post the options then it would help more.
10. 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
10. 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
10. 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
E cannot be right.(C) is the right answer.
Aritro9782 Says
On the contrary, why can't E be the answer?
my take would be A
B) doesnt make sense C) unable is used to qualify human attributes.. D) and E ) "gradual enough" & "so gradual that" - both give diff meaning.
'If' is used in case there is a condition..for eg: if he comes, i'll go. this means that my going depends on his coming whereas "whether" strictly introduces a choice..for eg: it depends whether she is willing to join. "Whether or not" is incorrect "Gmatically"
'If' is used in case there is a condition..for eg: if he comes, i'll go. this means that my going depends on his coming whereas "whether" strictly introduces a choice..for eg: it depends whether she is willing to join. "Whether or not" is incorrect "Gmatically"
Just one doubt here... If I write: "Sam does not know whether she will come to the party or not" is this correct or the next one: "Sam does not know whether she will come to the party"
Just one doubt here... If I write: "Sam does not know whether she will come to the party or not" is this correct or the next one: "Sam does not know whether she will come to the party"
@AdhirajPoddar: Your sentence is correct""Sam does not know whether she will come to the party." if the same is written as ""Sam does not know whether or not she will come to the party" then it would be wrong. This strictly applies to Gmat error correction. "whether or not" as a phrase is also right but only in cases where "whether" alone is not sufficient..for eg: whether or not the law will pass, the public will not allow it to be overlooked. So do follow the clause that comes after.
1) usage of infinitive vs participle ..... cud anyone elaborate when to use infinitive and when to use participle when both are present in answer choices.......
2) can anyone elaborate on usage of past participle...
@Raju Use infinitive the way you use gerunds. Both have the force of noun that is why they can act as subjects and objects. The need is to differentiate between present participles and gerunds since both end in "ing".
for eg:1) playing cricket, he gained health. 2) he is playing cricket.
In sentence (1) playing is not a gerund, it is a present participle since it has the force of an adjective+verb not noun +verb( which is in gerunds). The second sentence has playing as a gerund.
So far as past participles are concerned don't confuse them with simple past tenses.
For eg:1) He lived in Delhi for three years. 2)He has lived in Delhi for three years.
The first sentence is in simple past whereas, the second is in present perfect tense. The second sentence has 'lived' as past participle.
( Easy approach is whenever you see the 'ed' and 'en' endings with has and have { has lived and has ea***** then take them as past participles).
Q. Between 1990 and 2000 the global economy grew more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture to 1950. A. A. Between 1990 and 2000 the global economy grew more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture B. B. Between 1990 and 2000 the growth of the global economy was more than that during 10,000 years, from when agriculture began C. C. The growth of global economy between 1990 and 2000 exceeds that which had been for the 10000 years from the beginning of agriculture D. D. The growth of global economy between 1990 and 2000 exceeds what it has been for 10000 years, from when agriculture began E. E. The growth of global economy between 1990 and 2000 exceeded what it did for the 10000 years from the beginning of agriculture
Q. Between 1990 and 2000 the global economy grew more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture to 1950. A. A. Between 1990 and 2000 the global economy grew more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture B. B. Between 1990 and 2000 the growth of the global economy was more than that during 10,000 years, from when agriculture began C. C. The growth of global economy between 1990 and 2000 exceeds that which had been for the 10000 years from the beginning of agriculture D. D. The growth of global economy between 1990 and 2000 exceeds what it has been for 10000 years, from when agriculture began E. E. The growth of global economy between 1990 and 2000 exceeded what it did for the 10000 years from the beginning of agriculture
My Ans - B
i dont find anything wrong with the existing statement .. so A should be the answer
Q. Between 1990 and 2000 the global economy grew more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture to 1950. A. A. Between 1990 and 2000 the global economy grew more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture B. B. Between 1990 and 2000 the growth of the global economy was more than that during 10,000 years, from when agriculture began C. C. The growth of global economy between 1990 and 2000 exceeds that which had been for the 10000 years from the beginning of agriculture D. D. The growth of global economy between 1990 and 2000 exceeds what it has been for 10000 years, from when agriculture began E. E. The growth of global economy between 1990 and 2000 exceeded what it did for the 10000 years from the beginning of agriculture
My Ans - B
Answer B is wrong - why? ...from X to Y.. (where X and Y are parallel that is if X is noun so is Y), but in B ...from when agricultural began to 1950... when agricultural began is more of a modifier, what is it modifying?
Q. Between 1990 and 2000 the global economy grew more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture to 1950. [FON
The right option is A. B cannot be right because of the last clause 'from when agriculture began'....it doesn't have any clear referent to the actual time. In fact if you look at the question carefully it should read 'till 1950' because time takes the preposition 'till' not 'to'. since that part is not underlined we can't do much.
Q. Between 1990 and 2000 the global economy grew more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture to 1950. [FON
The right option is A. B cannot be right because of the last clause 'from when agriculture began'....it doesn't have any clear referent to the actual time. In fact if you look at the question carefully it should read 'till 1950' because time takes the preposition 'till' not 'to'. since that part is not underlined we can't do much.
OA is A. Thanks for the replies Puys and making me understand my mistake.
