Declining revenues resulting from a decrease in business travel are going to force many airline companies to increase price.
Kaplan says 'declining revenues' is a plural subject so plural verb 'are' required...
But i read in Manhattan SC that 'the subject of a sentence is an entire phrase or clause, these subjects are always singular and require singular verb forms'(page 32)
Manhattan gives an eg: Having good friends is a wonderful thing.
Pls anyone clarify whether subject is singular or plural.
One should be able to spot the subject in a sentence.... Consider, Declining revenues resulting from a decrease in business travel are going to force many airline companies to increase price.
What is/are going to force many airline companies to increase price? The answer to this question is Declining revenues, which is nothing but the subject of the sentence... Thus the verb 'are'...
Consider, Having good friends is a wonderful thing.
What is a wonderful thing? The answer to this question is 'Having xyz...'. The number(singular or plural) of xyz soes not matter.... Since 'Having' is singular, the verb should be singular id est 'is'.
1.A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom. (A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom (B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him (C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him (D) some Black's returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom (E) some Black's return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
1.A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom. (A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom (B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him (C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him (D) some Blacks returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom (E) some Blacks return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
i think we can eliminate D, E because of black's not blacks. C, which was..which is akward. B, in this freedom to him might be blacks returning or the land ..so it is ambigous. I think the ans is A
i think we can eliminate D, E because of black's not blacks. C, which was..which is akward. B, in this freedom to him might be blacks returning or the land ..so it is ambigous. I think the ans is A
Many tks. Reddy.Harikisho! Can you explain why "symbolizing" modifies land or return in choice C?
Here we need to pay more attention to the difference between "that" and "which".
Take a look at this -->
(There is a subtle but important difference between the use of that and which in a sentence, and it has to do primarily with relevance. Grammarians often use the terms "restrictive" and "non-restrictive" when it comes to relative clauses. A relative clause provides additional information about the nounit describes, but it may be considered relevant or irrelevant to the overall point of the sentence. In other words, a restrictive relative clause, which often begins with that, is usually considered essential or restrictive. Relative clauses beginning with which may contain non-essential information and would be considered non-restrictive.)
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1.Until quite recently, American presidents lived in a world in which the public and private realms of their lives were largely separate, and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and Americans judged national leaders without receiving, or expecting, intimate information about them. (A) and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and (B) where the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and where (C) for the press cooperated to maintain the distinction and (D) the press cooperated to maintain the distinction, for (E) in which the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and in which
2.Water and resource management problems will be at the head of the legislature's list of concerns for the coming session. (A) Water and resource management problems (B) Problems of managing water and resources (C) Problems in the management of water and other resources (D) Problems of water and other resource management (E) Resource management problems, including water
Hi.. can you plz help me with these questions?! Thanks a ton!
1.Until quite recently, American presidents lived in a world in which the public and private realms of their lives were largely separate, and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and Americans judged national leaders without receiving, or expecting, intimate information about them. (A) and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and (B) where the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and where (C) for the press cooperated to maintain the distinction and (D) the press cooperated to maintain the distinction, for (E) in which the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and in which
2.Water and resource management problems will be at the head of the legislatures list of concerns for the coming session. (A) Water and resource management problems (B) Problems of managing water and resources (C) Problems in the management of water and other resources (D) Problems of water and other resource management (E) Resource management problems, including water
1)A. ",and" is used at the end of a series of related actions. It should not be used twice. So A is ruled out B.where the press? where should point to a place. Here its use is awkward C.X and Y where X ,Y should be parallel. Americans judged is not parallel with cooperated to maintain also the series is not terminated properly D.some facts about Americans are mentioned they should be put in a series which should be terminated properly. ",for Americans-- modifies the press cooperated" which is illogical E.in which X, in which Y ,and in which Z is grammatical and parallel I think the answer is E
2)A. what does it mean when we say water problem? ambiguous B.I think problems of managing is not idiomatic C.Correct D.problems of water? E. including water cannot modify resource management problems. I think the answer is C
1.Until quite recently, American presidents lived in a world in which the public and private realms of their lives were largely separate, and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and Americans judged national leaders without receiving, or expecting, intimate information about them. (A) and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and (B) where the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and where (C) for the press cooperated to maintain the distinction and (D) the press cooperated to maintain the distinction, for (E) in which the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and in which
I think the answer should be A.. Use of where, for, no cojunction, in which seem inappropriate..
2.Water and resource management problems will be at the head of the legislature's list of concerns for the coming session. (A) Water and resource management problems (B) Problems of managing water and resources (C) Problems in the management of water and other resources (D) Problems of water and other resource management (E) Resource management problems, including water
1.Until quite recently, American presidents lived in a world in which the public and private realms of their lives were largely 2.Water and resource management problems will be at the head of the legislatures list of concerns for the coming session.
1.Until quite recently, American presidents lived in a world in which the public and private realms of their lives were largely separate, and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and Americans judged national leaders without receiving, or expecting, intimate information about them. (A) and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and (B) where the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and where (C) for the press cooperated to maintain the distinction and (D) the press cooperated to maintain the distinction, for (E) in which the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and in which
The answer should be A....
2.Water and resource management problems will be at the head of the legislatures list of concerns for the coming session. (A) Water and resource management problems (B) Problems of managing water and resources (C) Problems in the management of water and other resources (D) Problems of water and other resource management (E) Resource management problems, including water
I am confused between C & A .I find C to be wordy.... btw, whats wrong with A?????
2.Water and resource management problems will be at the head of the legislatures list of concerns for the coming session. (A) Water and resource management problems (B) Problems of managing water and resources (C) Problems in the management of water and other resources (D) Problems of water and other resource management (E) Resource management problems, including water
I am confused between C & A .I find C to be wordy.... btw, whats wrong with A?????
Answer this : What will be at the head of legislatures list of concerns? As per Option A, the answer is Water and resource management problems. This changes the intended meaning of the sentence. The sentence wishes to convey that problems in management related to water and other resources. This meaning is brought forth by Option C.
1.Until quite recently, American presidents lived in a world in which the public and private realms of their lives were largely separate, and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and Americans judged national leaders without receiving, or expecting, intimate information about them. (A) and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and (B) where the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and where (C) for the press cooperated to maintain the distinction and (D) the press cooperated to maintain the distinction, for (E) in which the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and in which
The answer should be A....
2.Water and resource management problems will be at the head of the legislatures list of concerns for the coming session. (A) Water and resource management problems (B) Problems of managing water and resources (C) Problems in the management of water and other resources (D) Problems of water and other resource management (E) Resource management problems, including water
I am confused between C & A .I find C to be wordy.... btw, whats wrong with A?????
Hi, Could somebody help me in choosing between "seems like"/"seemed like" and "looks like"/"looked like"?
Though in the Manhattan SC guide- they say when to use the expressions, they dont quite distinguish between the two. For ex: He seemed like a nice guy at first. Can we rephrase the above example as follows: He looked like a nice guy at first. Though it might not sound correct, whats the rule?
Hi friends, I have my GMAT two weeks from now. I have been taking the cat tests for practice and have found one trend: SC always lets me down. I end up marking half the SC Qs wrong.
Since I dont have much time left. please suggest how can i mitigate the damage. I read manhattan SC pdf, attempted og11,og10.
Each time I analyse the exam and find misrable SC score, I quickly get into SC revision; but that has not helped much.
What else can i do to mend it? I dont even have a good set of SCs left to practice. Started with 1000 SC Qs, but they dont have explainations.
I definately want to improve my SC strike rate. please help me out.
Guys I found a mistake in the answer of question # 2 of the 1000SC. It says A but in the OG 11 question #62 says D. So now I have a doubt in the followinbg sentence. But after further analysis I think that the answer in 100SC is correct. A recent study of ancient clay deposits has provided new evidence supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other creatures some 65 million years ago. (A) supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that (B) supporting the theory that global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact (C) that supports the theory of global forest fires that were ignited by a meteorite impact and that (D) in support of the theory that global forest fires were ignited by a meteorite impact and that (E) of support for the theory of a meteorite impact that ignited global forest fires and
Guys I found a mistake in the answer of question # 2 of the 1000SC. It says A but in the OG 11 question #62 says D. So now I have a doubt in the followinbg sentence. But after further analysis I think that the answer in 100SC is correct. A recent study of ancient clay deposits has provided new evidence supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other creatures some 65 million years ago. (A) supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that (B) supporting the theory that global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact (C) that supports the theory of global forest fires that were ignited by a meteorite impact and that (D) in support of the theory that global forest fires were ignited by a meteorite impact and that (E) of support for the theory of a meteorite impact that ignited global forest fires and
i think D is correct.
in A,C and E, theory of global forest fires...in this 'global forest fires' sounds like the title of the theory, but its not. if u replace 'of' with 'that' it will makes sense. 'that' follows explanation of the theory.
between B and D, B doesn't have 'that' at the end which is essential to explain the 'effect' of the theory. i hope this helps.
Hi.. Can someone plz help me with these questions?
Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention to sustain the state's economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves.
(A) fund, with the intention to sustain the state's economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves. (B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the state's economy after they have exhausted their oil reserves (C) fund intended to sustain the state's economy after oil reserves are exhausted (D) fund intended to sustain the state's economy after exhausting its oil reserves (E) fund that they intend to sustain the state's economy after oil reserves are exhausted
Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(A) Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising. (B) Consumer and producer prices have been rising,as have interest rates. (C) As interest rates are rising, so have consume and producer prices. (D) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, like interest rates do. (E) Consumer and producer prices, as interest rates,have been rising.
Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper.
(A) Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper. (B) Promotions, retirements, and other actions which have been approved at the May meeting of the board of directors along with deaths,with be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper. (C) To be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper are the promotions, retirements,deaths, and other actions which were approved at the board of directors' May meeting. (D) Meeting in May, the promotions, retirements,and other actions approved by the board of directors, including obituaries, will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper. (E) The July 15 issue of the company paper will report on promotions, retirements, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting; the paper will also include obituaries.
Hi.. Can someone plz help me with these questions?
Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention to sustain the state's economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves.
(A) fund, with the intention to sustain the state's economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves. (B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the state's economy after they have exhausted their oil reserves (C) fund intended to sustain the state's economy after oil reserves are exhausted (D) fund intended to sustain the state's economy after exhausting its oil reserves (E) fund that they intend to sustain the state's economy after oil reserves are exhausted
Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising.
(A) Similar to rising interest rates, consumer and producer prices have been rising. (B) Consumer and producer prices have been rising,as have interest rates. (C) As interest rates are rising, so have consume and producer prices. (D) Consumer and producer prices have been rising, like interest rates do. (E) Consumer and producer prices, as interest rates,have been rising.
Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper.
(A) Promotions, retirements, deaths, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper. (B) Promotions, retirements, and other actions which have been approved at the May meeting of the board of directors along with deaths,with be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper. (C) To be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper are the promotions, retirements,deaths, and other actions which were approved at the board of directors' May meeting. (D) Meeting in May, the promotions, retirements,and other actions approved by the board of directors, including obituaries, will be reported in the July 15 issue of the company paper. (E) The July 15 issue of the company paper will report on promotions, retirements, and other actions approved by the board of directors at its May meeting; the paper will also include obituaries.