OA is E , but I dont have any explanations tried to find in other Forums but never got any convincing Explanations , Experts please
@dudeabhi011 said:Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot,she was an anonymous translator and essayist of formidably far-ranging scholarship.(A) Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot,she was(B) Before she had been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was(C) George Eliot has been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, after such timeas she was(D) Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was(E) George Eliot, before she was the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, had been
D
Some Surveys on the use of graphics in business presentations indicate that proposals incorporating graphics stand a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals without graphics.
A.) a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals
B.) a twenty percent better chance of approval in comparison with those
C.) a likelihood they will be approved twenty percent greater than those
D.) a twenty percent greater likelihood of approval as compared to proposals
E.) twenty percent more likelihood of being approved than do those
@dudeabhi011 said:OA is E , but I dont have any explanations tried to find in other Forums but never got any convincing Explanations , Experts please
@dudeabhi011 I have taken a look on various forums , the official answer given is A. I too have the confusion why the answer can not be D.
@vaibhavwadhera
Some Surveys on the use of graphics in business presentations indicate that proposals incorporating graphics stand a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals without graphics.
A.) a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals
B.) a twenty percent better chance of approval in comparison with those
C.) a likelihood they will be approved twenty percent greater than those
D.) a twenty percent greater likelihood of approval as compared to proposals
E.) twenty percent more likelihood of being approved than do those
D- as correct Idiom is As compared to ....
OA please
A.) a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals
B.) a twenty percent better chance of approval in comparison with those
C.) a likelihood they will be approved twenty percent greater than those
D.) a twenty percent greater likelihood of approval as compared to proposals
E.) twenty percent more likelihood of being approved than do those
D- as correct Idiom is As compared to ....
OA please
@vaibhavwadhera
@dudeabhi011 said:@vaibhavwadheraSome Surveys on the use of graphics in business presentations indicate that proposals incorporating graphics stand a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals without graphics.A.) a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposalsB.) a twenty percent better chance of approval in comparison with thoseC.) a likelihood they will be approved twenty percent greater than thoseD.) a twenty percent greater likelihood of approval as compared to proposalsE.) twenty percent more likelihood of being approved than do thoseD- as correct Idiom is As compared to ....OA please
But D has "stand more likelihood" which doesn't make sense - in this kind of context it should be "stand a chance".
Also would rather have of "being approved" than of "approval" since approval is an act of a person not for an object and the person should be mentioned ideally. (
I would stick with the original A itself.
Edited for clarity - mis-stated my position
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Also would rather have of "being approved" than of "approval" since approval is an act of a person not for an object and the person should be mentioned ideally. (
I would stick with the original A itself.
Edited for clarity - mis-stated my position
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@dudeabhi011 said:Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot,she was an anonymous translator and essayist of formidably far-ranging scholarship.(A) Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot,she was(B) Before she had been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was(C) George Eliot has been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, after such timeas she was(D) Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was(E) George Eliot, before she was the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, had been
@dudeabhi011 said:OA is E , but I dont have any explanations tried to find in other Forums but never got any convincing Explanations , Experts please
I don't agree with E. Both D and E I find to be cumbersome of construction thanks to the comma before George Eliot (which should be part of the previous phrase)
For example if I say
"A R Rehman, before he became the famous composer A R Rehman, was known as Dileep Kumar"
it is better than
"A R Rehman, before he became the famous composer, A R Rehman, was known as Dileep Kumar"
...say both sentences out loud, sounding the punctuation, and you will see the difference.
(B "had been" and C "after such time" are awkward constructions which I would not go with)
For this reason I will go for A
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For example if I say
"A R Rehman, before he became the famous composer A R Rehman, was known as Dileep Kumar"
it is better than
"A R Rehman, before he became the famous composer, A R Rehman, was known as Dileep Kumar"
...say both sentences out loud, sounding the punctuation, and you will see the difference.
(B "had been" and C "after such time" are awkward constructions which I would not go with)
For this reason I will go for A
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scrabbler
@Abhisbisht The answer is E as its clear that the bistate is a comparision on duplication...all other option support the view only the last one explaines why it can't be done.
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Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot,she was an anonymous translator and essayist of formidably far-ranging scholarship.(A) Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot,she was(B) Before she had been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was(C) George Eliot has been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, after such timeas she was(D) Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was(E) George Eliot, before she was the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, had been
Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot,she was an anonymous translator and essayist of formidably far-ranging scholarship.(A) Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot,she was(B) Before she had been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was(C) George Eliot has been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, after such timeas she was(D) Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was(E) George Eliot, before she was the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, had been
The answer is E....as always when you write a pointer or a paerson to whom a sentence signifies..the next phrase has to be related to the person...see option E >>George Eliot, before SHE....so the pronoun follows the subject....hence is perfectly allright.
@snaval1 also see the sirst sentence and all others...allways remeber...pronoun will follow the subject and not the subject to follow the pronoun...
ex:
Before she had been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
she follows george>>>wrong
geroge will follow she>>right
Plausible though it sounds, the weakness of the hypothesis is that it does not incorporate all relevant evidence.
(A) Plausible though it sounds, the weakness of the hypothesis
(B) Even though it sounds plausible, the weakness of the hypothesis
(C) Though plausible, the hypothesis €™ weakness
(D) Though the hypothesis sounds plausible, its weakness
(E) The weakness of the hypothesis which sounds plausible
Can someone help me with the OA?
(A) Plausible though it sounds, the weakness of the hypothesis
(B) Even though it sounds plausible, the weakness of the hypothesis
(C) Though plausible, the hypothesis €™ weakness
(D) Though the hypothesis sounds plausible, its weakness
(E) The weakness of the hypothesis which sounds plausible
Can someone help me with the OA?
Art museums do not usually think of their collections as capital or consider the interest income that would be generated if a portion of the capital would have been invested in another form.
(A) be generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(B) have been generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(C) be generated if a portion of the capital were
(D) be generated if a portion of the capital was
(E) be generated if a portion of the capital had been
Also with this one! 😃
(A) be generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(B) have been generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(C) be generated if a portion of the capital were
(D) be generated if a portion of the capital was
(E) be generated if a portion of the capital had been
Also with this one! 😃
@abhinavchitre Art museums do not usually think of their collections as capital or consider the interest income that would be generated if a portion of the capital would have been invested in another form.
(A) be generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(B) have been generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(C) be generated if a portion of the capital were
(D) be generated if a portion of the capital was
(E) be generated if a portion of the capital had been
would be induces a subjunctive form and were should be used here IMO so C is correct OA please
(A) be generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(B) have been generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(C) be generated if a portion of the capital were
(D) be generated if a portion of the capital was
(E) be generated if a portion of the capital had been
would be induces a subjunctive form and were should be used here IMO so C is correct OA please
@abhinavchitre said:Plausible though it sounds, the weakness of the hypothesis is that it does not incorporate all relevant evidence.(A) Plausible though it sounds, the weakness of the hypothesis(B) Even though it sounds plausible, the weakness of the hypothesis(C) Though plausible, the hypothesis €™ weakness(D) Though the hypothesis sounds plausible, its weakness(E) The weakness of the hypothesis which sounds plausibleCan someone help me with the OA?
A may be ???
its really weird one
its really weird one
@dudeabhi011 Hey Abhinav! good evening! .. i believe C can also be the answer for the SC "Plausible.... " Let me know your views on that! . I feel the construction is much sound and simple!
Which books to use for SC?
Im thinking of starting with the SC section in the Manhattan- foundations of GMAT verbal and then moving onto the MGMAT SC (im sure the MGMAT SC will refer to me questions in the OG)
Are these books fine? What about aristotle?
@EducationAisle This question is in 1000 sc's set! and Thanks a lot for the answer! by the way this is a great thread for the newbies on PG! and preparing on GMAT! 😃
Should one buy a separate grammar book for SC? and if so then which one?
Use of "which" and "that"
The single most important difference between the two is that "which" is non-essential and "that" is essential, depending on the fact whether the modifier is essential or not essential for the sentence to make sense.
The single most important difference between the two is that "which" is non-essential and "that" is essential, depending on the fact whether the modifier is essential or not essential for the sentence to make sense.
Basically "that" introduces a relative clause that is essential to the sentence and is not introduced with a comma, while "which" introduces a relative clause that is non-essential to the sentence and must be introduced with a comma.
A restrictive clause is one which is essential to the meaning of a sentence – if it's removed, the meaning of the sentence will change. A non-restrictive clause can be left out without changing the meaning of a sentence.
For instance:
Pratik's shirt that is purple looks very attractive.
Pratik's shirt that is purple looks very attractive.
Pratik's shirt, which is blue, looks very attractive.
Semi automatic washing machines, which are found in many households, are often uncomfortable to operate.
The first sentence uses that – suggesting Pratik owns more than one shirt (and even implying his other shirts might not be so attractive).
If we remove the clause “that is purple”, the sentence becomes “Pratik's shirt looks very attractive”. Clearly the meaning of the sentence changes as we do not know which one of Pratik's shirts is very attractive.
However, the second sentence using “which” just tells us that Pratik's shirt is purple. We can take the clause out without losing any essential information: “Pratik's shirt looks very attractive”.
Similarly, in the third sentence the “which” clause separated by comma is non essential information and the sentence would work even without it.
Please note that non-restrictive clauses are either in brackets or have a comma before and after them (or only before them if they come at the end of a sentence)
Besides the key difference sighted above, there are other key points one should know about the usage of “which” and “that”, specially on the GMAT.
On the GMAT "which" and "that" are never used to refer to human beings; instead "who" is used to refer to humans.
When “which” is used as a non essential modifier, it is always preceded by a comma. Usually, "which" touches the noun it is intended to modify and this noun is placed just before “comma+which” construction. However, there is an exception to this rule mostly if prepositional phrases are used before “comma+ which” construction and the “subject of the prepositional phrase” is the only eligible antecedent.
Consider the following sentence:
The presentation on the emerging markets, which was informative, has really sparked interest in the investors.
However, the second sentence using “which” just tells us that Pratik's shirt is purple. We can take the clause out without losing any essential information: “Pratik's shirt looks very attractive”.
Similarly, in the third sentence the “which” clause separated by comma is non essential information and the sentence would work even without it.
Please note that non-restrictive clauses are either in brackets or have a comma before and after them (or only before them if they come at the end of a sentence)
Besides the key difference sighted above, there are other key points one should know about the usage of “which” and “that”, specially on the GMAT.
On the GMAT "which" and "that" are never used to refer to human beings; instead "who" is used to refer to humans.
When “which” is used as a non essential modifier, it is always preceded by a comma. Usually, "which" touches the noun it is intended to modify and this noun is placed just before “comma+which” construction. However, there is an exception to this rule mostly if prepositional phrases are used before “comma+ which” construction and the “subject of the prepositional phrase” is the only eligible antecedent.
Consider the following sentence:
The presentation on the emerging markets, which was informative, has really sparked interest in the investors.
In the above example, “which” cannot modify emerging markets, which is the noun directly preceding the comma. There are couple of reasons for that. First, “which was…” is singular but emerging markets is plural. Second, markets themselves cannot be informative; instead the correct antecedent is “the presentation”.
Also when using “that” modifier, we can have a group of stuff between the “ noun” and “that” as long as the meaning is still clear from context.
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Dear All,
I have a query regarding SC preparation, appreciate your help.
I am currently strugging with SC and preparing from manhattan SC guide.
Want to know, how relevant the 3 advance chapters are which are given at the end.
Will you recommend to study initial chapters first and then start giving mock tests along with these advance chapters.
Cheers