GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

Could any provide answers to the following questions:

1. A study by the Ocean Wildlife Campaign urged states to undertake a number of remedies to reverse a decline in the shark population, which includes the establishment of size limits for shark catches, closing state waters for shark fishing during pupping season, and requiring commercial fishers to have federal shark permits.

  1. which includes the establishment of size limits for shark catches, closing
  2. which includes establishing limits to the size of sharks that can be caught, closing
  3. which include the establishment of size limits for shark catches, the closing of
  4. including establishing size limits for shark catches, closing
  5. including the establishing of limits to the size of sharks that are caught, the closing of
2. Antarctica receives more solar radiation than does any other place on Earth, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice capis reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels of the oceans would rise 250 feet and engulf most of the worlds great cities.


  1. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,
  2. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,
  3. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else
  4. reflective, so that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, or
  5. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; if it did

4. Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less, get better gas mileage, allow passengers to get in and out more easily, and have a smoother ride.

A.Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less,
B.Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, they cost less,
C.Minivans carry as many as seven passengers, in comparison with most sport utility vehicles, and have a lower cost, they
D.Minivans, carrying as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less,
E.Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles the cost is lower, and they

1. Answer is D. Why not B or E?
2. Answer is B. Why not C?
4. Answer is D why not A?


i have higlighted stuff in bold to make u understand ..
answer for 1 is D because its not clear what does which refer to
moreover size limits is unclear size limit of what..shark or something else
2 is B due to parallelism
4 is D nt A as A is wrongly formed.. and is used twice

Please bear with me for attaching screen shots of the questions...anyways please provide the valid explanations to the questions too...thanks in advance

naveen_petrucci Says
Please bear with me for attaching screen shots of the questions...anyways please provide the valid explanations to the questions too...thanks in advance

pls paste the screen shots to a word doc and upload it.......

Hi ashish, i have attached the screenshots in a word document

Another one



I just ate dinner at a fancy restaurant, where it is customary to give a tip to the waiter of between 12% and 18%. If an acceptable payment for a meal including tip would be no less than $40.88, how much did the meal cost before the tip?


a )$34.64




b) $35.55



c) $36.50



d) $39.00




e) $38.28

Another one



I just ate dinner at a fancy restaurant, where it is customary to give a tip to the waiter of between 12% and 18%. If an acceptable payment for a meal including tip would be no less than $40.88, how much did the meal cost before the tip?


a )$34.64




b) $35.55



c) $36.50



d) $39.00




e) $38.28


It should be posted in 'quant' section... anyways.. the answer is B.

X + X *(12/100) = 40.88 .. solving for X --> $36.5

X + X *(18/100) = 40.88 . solving for X --> $34.644

so only B is in between
naveen_petrucci Says
Please bear with me for attaching screen shots of the questions...anyways please provide the valid explanations to the questions too...thanks in advance



really bad screenshots..

galileo one has to be third..
A is totally incorrect
X ,has not done something.. ,on hearing ,.. , it can be done quickly did ...,he ..
the sentence has to end with he

for email one..
A .. uses will...incorrect..was in correct.. didn't see the third one..
naveen_petrucci Says
Hi ashish, i have attached the screenshots in a word document


1. Galileo...

Here 3 is the right answer.

'On hearing' should be avoided..
And the sentences which use.."he heard" are grammatically wrong..
So 3 is the best one..

2. Not read...
3. Last option is correct..
It should be "Cite as an obstacle"

Hi trustrajib and Varun, i also thought the answer for Galelio to be c , but the OA is A. Am stumped as to why it is A :(


@ Varun

OA for Question 3 is C.

Hi trustrajib and Varun, i also thought the answer for Galelio to be c , but the OA is A. Am stumped as to why it is A :(


@ Varun

OA for Question 3 is C.


Please provide the explanation if it is there in the source...
It should be posted in 'quant' section... anyways.. the answer is B.

X + X *(12/100) = 40.88 .. solving for X --> $36.5

X + X *(18/100) = 40.88 . solving for X --> $34.644

so only B is in between


Hi Guys,
Don't post question snot related to sentence correction. Moderator will not agree to this πŸ˜‰
1. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.
(A) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
(B) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
(C) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,
(D)
Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
(E) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
Can someone tell me the answer alongwith the explanation. I am confused between answer choices B and C.
Thanx!


Is the answer C ?
1. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.
(A) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,
(B) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
(C) A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,
(D)
Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that
(E) Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that

Can someone tell me the answer alongwith the explanation. I am confused between answer choices B and C.

Thanx!


Answer seems to be C. Why you think its gonna be B, it sounds bit confusing......
It should be posted in 'quant' section... anyways.. the answer is B.

X + X *(12/100) = 40.88 .. solving for X --> $36.5

X + X *(18/100) = 40.88 . solving for X --> $34.644

so only B is in between

Why cant the answer be either a or c since the total meal cost comes to $40.88 on both the cases.
krajkumar6 Says
Why cant the answer be either a or c since the total meal cost comes to $40.88 on both the cases.


It was said between 12 to 18.. never mentioned including., so the tip must be more than (but not equal to) 12 and less than 18 (not equal to).. so the answer must not be equal to either A or C - but should be between these two which is B.

P.S: Even I thought the answer to be 'C' initially - but then reread the question :-).

The correct form of the sentence is:
A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published, reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.

But this option is not present....
guyz ur views on this plz.

thanks

Hi trustrajib and Varun, i also thought the answer for Galelio to be c , but the OA is A. Am stumped as to why it is A :(


@ Varun

OA for Question 3 is C.


sorry naveen.. i didthe stuff from screeshots..

galileo
the meaning of the setence changed from A to C
A is fine in itself.

about 3

cite as an obstacle for congress to pass it / to congressional passage the concern

what is this it..
pass it. is it some ball .. what is being passed is unclear.. here
In 1922, when Truman was almost forty years old, he was living in his mother-in-laws house, watching the haberdashery store he opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and he faced a future with no visible prospects.
(A) opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and he faced
(B) opened three years earlier go bankrupt and faced
(C) had opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and he was facing
(D) had opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and facing
(E) was opening three years earlier going bankrupt, and facing

I would go with D (parallelism + meaning) but I 'm not 100% sure. Some suggestions? tks.
In 1922, when Truman was almost forty years old, he was living in his mother-in-laws house, watching the haberdashery store he opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and he faced a future with no visible prospects.
(A) opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and he faced
(B) opened three years earlier go bankrupt and faced
(C) had opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and he was facing
(D) had opened three years earlier go bankrupt, and facing
(E) was opening three years earlier going bankrupt, and facing
I would go with D (parallelism + meaning) but I 'm not 100% sure. Some suggestions? tks.


D - it is!! according to me too.
In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(A) In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(B) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in assessing the problems that they face.
(C) A question that is irrelevant in assessing the problems that rural migrant workers face is whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor.
(D) In an assessment of the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.
(E) The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in an assessment of the problems that they face.
Pls. post explanations for the answer given, tks in advance, Paki