GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

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nirjharv Says
Answer with method please...


a) growing number of people who purchase plane tickets online, airline executives are convinced that, just as one third of bank customers still prefer human tellers to automatic teller machines, many travelers will
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Most Companies pay at least twice as much to full-time employees, if the value of benefits, sick days, and paid vacation days are included in earnings,than to part time employees, whose hourly wages are often higher than those of their full-time colleagues.

a.)are included in earnings,than
b.)are included in earnings,as
c.) is included in earnings, than they pay
d.) is included in earnings, as is paid
e.) is included in earnings, as they pay

My confusion is between "than they pay" and "as they pay".

e) suits best
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Coronary angiography, a sophisticated method for diagnosing coronary disease involving the introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart, is now administered selectively, because it uses x-rays to observe cardiac function.

a.) for diagnosing coronary disease involving the introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart, is now administered selectively, because it uses
b.) for diagnosing coronary disease involving the introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart, is now administered selectively, because of using
c.)for diagnosing coronary disease involves the introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart and is now administered selectively, because it uses
d.) to diagnose coronary disease that involves the introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart, is now administered selectively, because it uses
e.)to diagnose coronary disease involving the introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart which is now administered selectively, uses

my main concern here is what we should select for diagnosing or to diagnose .

My take in bold
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Where once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English - speaking members by supporting the imposition of an alien tax on immigrant workers, after 1897 the united Mine workers made a determined effort to enlist Italians and slaves in its ranks.

a.) Where once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English - speaking members by supporting
b.) Where once the union had acquiesced to its English - speaking prejudices for the support of
c.) While once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English - speaking members in support of
d.) While once the union acquiesced to its English - speaking members prejudices in supporting
e.) While once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English - speaking members in its supporting of

My confusion here is whether "where" or "while" is better

I think its c)
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Freedman's survey showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than do people living in big cities.

a.) no happier than do people living
b.) not any happier than do people living
c.) not happier than do people who live
d.) no happier than are people who are living
e.) not as happy as are people who live

I'm not sure abt this
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My pick is: a.) for diagnosing coronary disease involving the introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart, is now administered selectively, because it uses

"for diagnosing" explains the purpose of the method



Hi Jason

Can you please explain me why we can not use to diagnose.
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Vaibhav, I reckon Ashish is right. Picking "method for diagnosing" over "method to diagnose" is a tough call since this baby "method" is an abstract noun and may be followed by either of the two . That said, I am sure GMAT will give us other reasons to eliminate such choices.

Hi Jason

Can you please explain me why we can not use to diagnose.

This should not really concern you in this sentence, since the two choices (option D and option E) that use to diagnose have quite grave issues.

Both D and E seem to suggest the the disease involves introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart; while we know that it is Coronary angiography that involves introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart.

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Ashish
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
GMAT - 99th Percentile, MBA - ISB
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vaibhavwadhera Says
My answer is e

The answer should be d) since past is being discussed here and it's most precise and crisp presentation of the author's intent.

In the mid-1920s the Hawthrone Works of the Western Electric Company was the scene of an intensive series of experiments that would investigate changes in working conditions as to their effects on workers' performance.
a) same as original
b) investigating the effects that changes in working conditions would have on workers' performance
c) for investigating what the effects on workers' performance are that changes in working conditions would cause
d) that investigated changes in working conditions' effects on workers' performance
e) to investigate what the effects changes in working conditions would have on workers' performance
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JasonS Says
The correct idiom here is as much as... hence the correct choice is e.)


The correct answer is e
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JasonS Says
The correct idiom here is as much as... hence the correct choice is e.)

This should not really concern you in this sentence, since the two choices (option D and option E) that use to diagnose have quite grave issues.

Both D and E seem to suggest the the disease involves introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart; while we know that it is Coronary angiography that involves introduction of a dye into the arteries of the heart.

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Thanks,
Ashish
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
GMAT - 99th Percentile, MBA - ISB
Hard work..works!!


Thanks for you explanation...
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Hi Guys,

can someone throw some light on the Subjunctive Mood, it is being difficult to grasp this concept. I know this is off the track question for this thread but i didnt find the appropriate thread to ask the question related to sentence correction part.

thanks !
Nitin

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Stars like the sun can continue to shine steadily for billions of years because its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which titanic releases of energy result in the loss of only tiny amounts of mass.

(A) its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which

(B) nuclear fusion produces its light and heat, in which

(C) nuclear fusion produces their light and heat, where

(D) its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, where

(E) their light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which

Help required!!!

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Stars like the sun can continue to shine steadily for billions of years because its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which titanic releases of energy result in the loss of only tiny amounts of mass.

(A) its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which

(B) nuclear fusion produces its light and heat, in which

(C) nuclear fusion produces their light and heat, where

(D) its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, where

(E) their light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which

Help required!!!



According to me, the answer is e.
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vaibhavwadhera Says
According to me, the answer is e.


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The argument that the dominant form of family structure today is not the nuclear family, but rather it is a family which is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families, the amount of vertical and horizontal communication between family subunits, and the extent to which family members offer assistance to one another.

(A) family, but rather it is a family which is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(B) family, but is instead a family that is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: three-generational families exist

(C) family, which has been modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(D) family but a modified extended family is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(E) family, but also a modified and extended family, is based on a number of facts: three-generational families exist

How do BCE violate parallelism?

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The argument that the dominant form of family structure today is not the nuclear family, but rather it is a family which is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families, the amount of vertical and horizontal communication between family subunits, and the extent to which family members offer assistance to one another.

(A) family, but rather it is a family which is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(B) family, but is instead a family that is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: three-generational families exist

(C) family, which has been modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(D) family but a modified extended family is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(E) family, but also a modified and extended family, is based on a number of facts: three-generational families exist

How do BCE violate parallelism?


is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families, the amount of vertical and horizontal communication between family subunits, and the extent to which family members offer assistance to one another.

the list after the colon, has nouns starting the sentence. B and E violate that by modifying the sentence to something else.

A and C does not violate parallelism, though they alter the intent. Is the answer D?
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The argument that the dominant form of family structure today is not the nuclear family, but rather it is a family which is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families, the amount of vertical and horizontal communication between family subunits, and the extent to which family members offer assistance to one another.

(A) family, but rather it is a family which is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(B) family, but is instead a family that is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: three-generational families exist

(C) family, which has been modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(D) family but a modified extended family is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(E) family, but also a modified and extended family, is based on a number of facts: three-generational families exist

How do BCE violate parallelism?



My take
Option D
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Hi,

Can someone please explain this parallelism question to me?

Incorrect: After the typhoon, the citizens of the county were left without food, power and huge bills for reconstructing their houses.


Correct: After the typhoon, the citizens of the county were left without food, without power, and with huge bills for reconstructing their houses.

Correct: After the typhoon, the citizens of the county were left without food and power and with huge bills for reconstructing their houses.

How can we explain the correct choices?

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Hi,

Can someone please explain this parallelism question to me?

Incorrect: After the typhoon, the citizens of the county were left without food, power and huge bills for reconstructing their houses.


Correct: After the typhoon, the citizens of the county were left without food, without power, and with huge bills for reconstructing their houses.

Correct: After the typhoon, the citizens of the county were left without food and power and with huge bills for reconstructing their houses.

How can we explain the correct choices?


Incorrect: After the typhoon, the citizens of the county were left without food, power and huge bills for reconstructing their houses.

the above sentence incorrrectly applies without as a modifier to food, power and bills.

While the actual question *might* want you to imply that without is a modifier for food and power and with as a modifier for bills.


Correct: After the typhoon, the citizens of the county were left without food and power and with huge bills for reconstructing their houses.


P.S: It is actually ridiculous to discuss just the answers w/o a proper question. I assumed a hell lot here!
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The argument that the dominant form of family structure today is not the nuclear family, but rather it is a family which is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families, the amount of vertical and horizontal communication between family subunits, and the extent to which family members offer assistance to one another.

(A) family, but rather it is a family which is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(B) family, but is instead a family that is modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: three-generational families exist

(C) family, which has been modified and extended, is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(D) family but a modified extended family is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

(E) family, but also a modified and extended family, is based on a number of facts: three-generational families exist

How do BCE violate parallelism?


OA - D) family but a modified extended family is based on a number of facts: the existence of three-generational families

A - incorrect - ambiguous it
B, C, E - incorrect - violating parallelism

is what the explanation says .... how?