Don't have it! I have 2003 ed of Manhatten SC. I use Grail mostly. Please kindly explain.
AdhirajPoddar SaysDon't have it! I have 2003 ed of Manhatten SC. I use Grail mostly. Please kindly explain.
A certain school's admissions policy requires of both undergraduate and graduate schools that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are usually entered by female students.
A. that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are
B. that academic prerequisites for programs historically entered by male students should be the same as for a program requiring equivalent academic rigor
C. to demand academic prerequisites the same in programs historically entered by male students as in programs of equivalent academic rigor that are
D. to demand academic prerequisites the same apart from whether a program was historically entered by male students or is one demanding equivalent academic rigor
E. to demand academic prerequisites as much for programs historically entered by men as for a program demanding equivalent academic rigor
Without much ado, strike out options C, D and E - reason; the sentence is in "Command Subjunctive" form, which follows - requires + THAT + academic prerequisites + Command Subjunctive(be)
So option A and B, in option B "should" is not used in command subjunctive form.
(Above two are grammatical rules of American English!)
Regarding "those for", what is it meant by "those" in "those for"? Academic Programs,
Let X be academic prerequisite
X be the same for (Type-A) programs as for (Type-B) programs
Idiom - the same X as Y where X and Y are to be parallel - are they above? Yes
Another way, what are we comparing here in the same as idiom - programs and not academic prerequisites if we were comparing academic prerequisites we would be putting "academic prerequisites" after the same
the same X for (Type-A) programs as those(refer another version of X) for (Type-B) programs - idiomatic parallelism is maintained but sentence would not make sense (check it out by putting above in question sentence, ask yourself "what should be the same according to policy?"
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Hi,
It might sound a bit basic but please can anyone clarify the differences between,
Lower.
Less.
Little.
Fewer
in terms of countable/ uncountable, in which case to use them, etc. Any quick help will be much appreciated...
Thanks a lot.
:)
Hi,
It might sound a bit basic but please can anyone clarify the differences between,
Lower.
Less.
Little.
Fewer
in terms of countable/ uncountable, in which case to use them, etc. Any quick help will be much appreciated...
Thanks a lot.
:)
less/little : it can act as an adjective,adverb and as a noun
lower/fewer : always act as an adjective
Apply this in this problem :
Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum lower than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays major role in health-care inflation.
(A) amounts to a sum lower
(B) amounts to less
(C) amounted to less
(D) amounted to lower
(E) amounted to a lower sum
C is the right one : as less is a noun here - an object of a preposition.
Hope this helps !!
Hi,
It might sound a bit basic but please can anyone clarify the differences between,
Lower.
Less.
Little.
Fewer
in terms of countable/ uncountable, in which case to use them, etc. Any quick help will be much appreciated...
Thanks a lot.
:)
less/little : it can act as an adjective,adverb and as a noun
lower/fewer : always act as an adjective
Apply this in this problem :
Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum lower than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays major role in health-care inflation.
(A) amounts to a sum lower
(B) amounts to less
(C) amounted to less
(D) amounted to lower
(E) amounted to a lower sum
C is the right one : as less is a noun here - an object of a preposition.
Hope this helps !!
Hi,
It might sound a bit basic but please can anyone clarify the differences between,
Lower.
Less.
Little.
Fewer
in terms of countable/ uncountable, in which case to use them, etc. Any quick help will be much appreciated...
Thanks a lot.
:)
less/little : it can act as an adjective,adverb and as a noun
lower/fewer : always act as an adjective
Apply this in this problem :
Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum lower than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays major role in health-care inflation.
(A) amounts to a sum lower
(B) amounts to less
(C) amounted to less
(D) amounted to lower
(E) amounted to a lower sum
C is the right one : as less is a noun here - an object of a preposition.
Hope this helps !!
Hi,
It might sound a bit basic but please can anyone clarify the differences between,
Lower.
Less.
Little.
Fewer
in terms of countable/ uncountable, in which case to use them, etc. Any quick help will be much appreciated...
Thanks a lot.
:)
less/little : it can act as an adjective,adverb and as a noun
lower/fewer : always act as an adjective
Apply this in this problem :
Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum lower than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays major role in health-care inflation.
(A) amounts to a sum lower
(B) amounts to less
(C) amounted to less
(D) amounted to lower
(E) amounted to a lower sum
C is the right one : as less is a noun here - an object of a preposition.
Hope this helps !!
Hi,
It might sound a bit basic but please can anyone clarify the differences between,
Lower.
Less.
Little.
Fewer
in terms of countable/ uncountable, in which case to use them, etc. Any quick help will be much appreciated...
Thanks a lot.
:)
less/little : it can act as an adjective,adverb and as a noun
lower/fewer : always act as an adjective
Apply this in this problem :
Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum lower than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays major role in health-care inflation.
(A) amounts to a sum lower
(B) amounts to less
(C) amounted to less
(D) amounted to lower
(E) amounted to a lower sum
C is the right one : as less is a noun here - an object of a preposition.
Hope this helps !!
Hi,
It might sound a bit basic but please can anyone clarify the differences between,
Lower.
Less.
Little.
Fewer
in terms of countable/ uncountable, in which case to use them, etc. Any quick help will be much appreciated...
Thanks a lot.
:)
less/little : it can act as an adjective,adverb and as a noun
lower/fewer : always act as an adjective
Apply this in this problem :
Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum lower than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays major role in health-care inflation.
(A) amounts to a sum lower
(B) amounts to less
(C) amounted to less
(D) amounted to lower
(E) amounted to a lower sum
C is the right one : as less is a noun here - an object of a preposition.
Hope this helps !!
Hi,
It might sound a bit basic but please can anyone clarify the differences between,
Lower.
Less.
Little.
Fewer
in terms of countable/ uncountable, in which case to use them, etc. Any quick help will be much appreciated...
Thanks a lot.
:)
less/little : it can act as an adjective,adverb and as a noun
lower/fewer : always act as an adjective
Apply this in this problem :
Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum lower than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays major role in health-care inflation.
(A) amounts to a sum lower
(B) amounts to less
(C) amounted to less
(D) amounted to lower
(E) amounted to a lower sum
C is the right one : as less is a noun here - an object of a preposition.
Hope this helps !!
A certain school's admissions policy requires of both undergraduate and graduate schools that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are usually entered by female students.
A. that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are
B. that academic prerequisites for programs historically entered by male students should be the same as for a program requiring equivalent academic rigor
C. to demand academic prerequisites the same in programs historically entered by male students as in programs of equivalent academic rigor that are
D. to demand academic prerequisites the same apart from whether a program was historically entered by male students or is one demanding equivalent academic rigor
E. to demand academic prerequisites as much for programs historically entered by men as for a program demanding equivalent academic rigor
Without much ado, strike out options C, D and E - reason; the sentence is in "Command Subjunctive" form, which follows - requires + THAT + academic prerequisites + Command Subjunctive(be)
So option A and B, in option B "should" is not used in command subjunctive form.
(Above two are grammatical rules of American English!)
Regarding "those for", what is it meant by "those" in "those for"? Academic Programs,
Let X be academic prerequisite
X be the same for (Type-A) programs as for (Type-B) programs
Idiom - the same X as Y where X and Y are to be parallel - are they above? Yes
Another way, what are we comparing here in the same as idiom - programs and not academic prerequisites if we were comparing academic prerequisites we would be putting "academic prerequisites" after the same
the same X for (Type-A) programs as those(refer another version of X) for (Type-B) programs - idiomatic parallelism is maintained but sentence would not make sense (check it out by putting above in question sentence, ask yourself "what should be the same according to policy?"
P.S.
Please click "thanks" for all of my answers, friend, plzzzzz
i will completely disagree with this explanation : This are the two structures of command subjunctive :
bossy veb + that + subject + command subjunctive
I require that he be here.
you can turn the subject into the object of a the verb
Bossy verb + object +to+ command sujunctive.
I require him to be here. - "to be here" is an object complement
Both the above structure are correct.
In this sentence : requires of X - of X is not a object , its an adverb modifying the verb the verb "require" -- so "that" is apt. So A is correct as per the above templates
Both A and B (which are the only potentially correct answer choices) have common structure: requires + THAT + academic prerequisites + Command Subjunctive(be).
That being the case, as the original poster suggests, only A qualifies, because choice B is not subjunctive.
The "second" case of command subjunctive that you suggest (Bossy verb + object +to+ command sujunctive) is not applicable to either A or B. So, I am not completely sure what you are disagreeing with. Are you suggesting that choice A is not command subjunctive? If you can explain a bit more, we can take the discussion forward.
p.s. By the way, I doubt whether this "second" case of command subjunctive that you suggest, would ever be correct on GMAT. But as it is anyway not getting tested here, let us leave that discussion for some other time.
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Thanks,
Ashish
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
GMAT - 99th Percentile, MBA - ISB
What I disagree here, is the only one structure of command subjunctive taken into consideration for the verb - "require", the same applies for other verb as "ask"
According to kaplan explanation in kaplan Live premiere SC #15 - they identified both the potential form of command subjunctive for the verb "ask" - in their explanation. Actually both the structures are only applicable for few - ask, requires( as in this),urge...
So while explanation goes I think - taking only one structure into consideration - "that" - is not right. That is all.
If the same sentence is written as :
A certain school's admissions policy requires both undergraduate and graduate schools ---- then here "that" cannot be used !! so considering both the structure is important - just my personal view.
I am sorry if I have used very strong words as " completely disagree".
Both A and B (which are the only potentially correct answer choices) have common structure: requires + THAT + academic prerequisites + Command Subjunctive(be).
That being the case, as the original poster suggests, only A qualifies, because choice B is not subjunctive.
The "second" case of command subjunctive that you suggest (Bossy verb + object +to+ command sujunctive) is not applicable to either A or B. So, I am not completely sure what you are disagreeing with. Are you suggesting that choice A is not command subjunctive? If you can explain a bit more, we can take the discussion forward.
p.s. By the way, I doubt whether this "second" case of command subjunctive that you suggest, would ever be correct on GMAT. But as it is anyway not getting tested here, let us leave that discussion for some other time.
-------------------------------------------
Thanks,
Ashish
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
GMAT - 99th Percentile, MBA - ISB
What I disagree here, is the only one structure of command subjunctive taken into consideration for the verb - "require", the same applies for other verb as "ask"
According to kaplan explanation in kaplan Live premiere SC #15 - they identified both the potential form of command subjunctive for the verb "ask" - in their explanation. Actually both the structures are only applicable for few - ask, requires( as in this),urge...
So while explanation goes I think - taking only one structure into consideration - "that" - is not right. That is all.
If the same sentence is written as :
A certain school's admissions policy requires both undergraduate and graduate schools ---- then here "that" cannot be used !! so considering both the structure is important - just my personal view.
I am sorry if I have used very strong words as " completely disagree".
i will completely disagree with this explanation : This are the two structures of command subjunctive :
bossy veb + that + subject + command subjunctive
I require that he be here.
you can turn the subject into the object of a the verb
Bossy verb + object +to+ command sujunctive.
I require him to be here. - "to be here" is an object complement
Both the above structure are correct.
In this sentence : requires of X - of X is not a object , its an adverb modifying the verb the verb "require" -- so "that" is apt. So A is correct as per the above templates
which above templates?
require + object + to + command subjunctive - is this option in answer choices? is "of both" besides "requires" an object, can this preposition be an object?
some verbs take form like verb+object+to+command subjunctive, but is this form mentioned in the answer choice?
besides what do you disagree about?
What I disagree here, is the only one structure of command subjunctive taken into consideration for the verb - "require", the same applies for other verb as "ask"
According to kaplan explanation in kaplan Live premiere SC #15 - they identified both the potential form of command subjunctive for the verb "ask" - in their explanation. Actually both the structures are only applicable for few - ask, requires( as in this),urge...
So while explanation goes I think - taking only one structure into consideration - "that" - is not right. That is all.
If the same sentence is written as :
A certain school's admissions policy requires both undergraduate and graduate schools ---- then here "that" cannot be used !! so considering both the structure is important - just my personal view.
I am sorry if I have used very strong words as " completely disagree".
I did not say that that is THE ONLY subjunctive form, i said what is relevant to the question and did not wish to evaluate every grammar rule with single question.
And not only require or ask, following also take the other form which you mentioned - advise, forbid, persuade, want, and whatever comes after these is object noun; but this was unrelated to the question
In response to losing a significant part of its market share to a competitor, the soft drink company has cut costs by withholding executive bonuses, changed their advertising agency redesigned the company logo.
a. changed their advertising agency, and have
b. changing their advertising agency , as well as
c. has changed its advertising agency, and
d. and changed its advertising agency, and has
e. changed its advertising agency, and
Guys can anyone help me on this....
The Supreme Court can effectively rule on a case in two ways, either by deciding to hear the case and handing down its judjement, or rather to simplify refuse to hear the case at all.
a. either by deciding to hear the case and handing down its judgement, or rather to simplify refuse
b. either by deciding to hear the case and handing down its judgement, or by simplify refusing
c. by either deciding to hear the case and hand down its judgement or to simplify refuse
d. to hear a case and to hand down its judgement , or to refuse simply
e. either by deciding to hear the case and hand down its judgement, or the simple refuse.
Another one???
In response to losing a significant part of its market share to a competitor, the soft drink company has cut costs by withholding executive bonuses, changed their advertising agency redesigned the company logo.
a. changed their advertising agency, and have
b. changing their advertising agency , as well as
c. has changed its advertising agency, and
d. and changed its advertising agency, and has
e. changed its advertising agency, and
Guys can anyone help me on this....
Why is option A different from original sentence?
Option E, "their" is plural pronoun conflicts with singular antecedent - "the soft drink company", Among option C, D and E, option E fits parallelism well.
The Supreme Court can effectively rule on a case in two ways, either by deciding to hear the case and handing down its judjement, or rather to simplify refuse to hear the case at all.
a. either by deciding to hear the case and handing down its judgement, or rather to simplify refuse
b. either by deciding to hear the case and handing down its judgement, or by simplify refusing
c. by either deciding to hear the case and hand down its judgement or to simplify refuse
d. to hear a case and to hand down its judgement , or to refuse simply
e. either by deciding to hear the case and hand down its judgement, or the simple refuse.
Another one???
is it simplify or simply? please confirm
If its simplify, option D sounds more sensible
If its typographic mistake and its simply, I would go with option B
In response to losing a significant part of its market share to a competitor, the soft drink company has cut costs by withholding executive bonuses, changed their advertising agency redesigned the company logo.
a. changed their advertising agency, and have
b. changing their advertising agency , as well as
c. has changed its advertising agency, and
d. and changed its advertising agency, and has
e. changed its advertising agency, and
Guys can anyone help me on this....
My answer to this is option (E)
Explanation:
companyhas.....cut something........, changed something........... and redesigned something
There is no need of extra 'has' in the sentence.