SC's Question number - 703 , 704

703). The British sociologist and activist Barbara Wootton once noted as a humorous example of income maldistribution that the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo was earning annually exactly what she then earned as director of adult education for London.

(A) that the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo was earning

(B) that the elephant, giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo, had been earning

(C) that there was an elephant giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo, and it earned

(D) the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo and was earning

(E) the elephant giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo and that it earned

704). The brochure notes that in the seminar the importance that communication is a two-way process will be emphasized.

(A) importance that communication is a two-way process will be emphasized

(B) importance of communication as a two-way process will be emphasized

(C) importance of communication being a two-way process will be the emphasis

(D) fact will be emphasized that communication is a two-way process and of importance

(E) emphasis will be that communication being a two-way process is important

Answers:

703). (OG 10th Ques no - 258) - OA - A -

OE:
A - correct - Choice A, the best answer, uses the idiomatic construction noted... that and clearly focuses on the salient information-- a comparison of annual earnings.
B - incorrect - the structure of noted... that the elephant, giving rides ..., had been earning falsely implies that the reader already knows about the elephant--that is, that the existence of this particular elephant is not new information. Also, the past perfect had been improperly places the elephant's
earning in the past, prior to Wootton's; consistent verb tense is needed to show that the actions are simultaneous.
C - incorrect - may be faulted for distortion of meaning and diminished clarity because it suggests that the point of Wootton's example was the elephant's very existence; comparative earnings are presented (after and) as incidental detail.
D - incorrect - is awkward and inexact; the whole circumstance that Wootton "noted" is best expressed in a clause that begins with that.
E - incorrect - does not use the idiomatic construction noted that x;
therefore, and that it earned has no parallel construction to which it can be joined.

In simple words:

B - incorrect - past perfect tense not required

C - incorrect - ambiguous it. Wordy - there was

D, E - incorrect - unidiomatic - right idiomatic usage is noted .... that

704). OA - B - idiomatic - importance of

A, D - incorrect - awkward, unidiomatic

C, E - incorrect - use of being

SC's Question number - 709 , 710

709). The Coast Guard recently redesigned channel markers in the Chesapeake Bay to accommodate large numbers of ospreys, whose huge nests formerly obstructed the lights.

(A) numbers of ospreys, whose huge nests

(B) numbers of ospreys, their huge nests

(C) amounts of ospreys, the huge nests of which

(D) nests of ospreys they

(E) numbers of ospreys, and their huge nests


710). The colorization of black-and-white films by computers is defended by those who own the film rights, for the process can mean increased revenues for them; many others in the film industry, however, contend that the technique degrades major works of art, which they liken to putting lipstick on a Greek statue.

(A) which they liken to putting lipstick on a Greek statue

(B) which they liken to a Greek statue with lipstick put on it

(C) which they liken to lipstick put on a Greek statue

(D) likening it to a Greek statue with lipstick put on it

(E) likening it to putting lipstick on a Greek statue


Answers:

709). OA - A

B, D - incorrect - sentence fragment. Editing Comma Splice

C - incorrect - ospreys is countable thus use of amount is wrong

E - incorrect - distorts the meaning

710). (OG 1oth Ques nno - 229) - OA - E - correctly and logically compares the technique of colorization to the act of putting lipstick on a Greek statue.

A, B, and C - incorrect - wrong comparison - the relative pronoun which refers not to the technique but to the noun phrase immediately preceding it, major works of art. As a result, these works are compared to putting lipstick on ... in A, to a Greek statue in B, and to lipstick in C.

D - incorrect - illogically compares the technique to a Greek statue.

SC's Question number - 725 , 726

725). The decisions of John Marshall, the fourth chief justice, have had a greater influence than any chief justice in history.

(A) than any chief justice in history

(B) historically than any other chief justice

(C) than have those of any chief justice in history

(D) in history as any other chief justice has had

(E) than those of any other chief justice in history

726).The delinquency rates on mortgages for office buildings, hotels, shopping malls, and other commercial properties held by the nation’s insurance companies in recent months have increased sharply, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the next three years.

(A) in recent months have increased sharply, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the next three years

(B) have increased sharply in recent months, leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loans could double over the next three years

(C) have increased sharply in recent months, leading to predictions that doubling of foreclosures on these types of loans could occur over the next three years

(D) has increased sharply in recent months, and lead to predictions that over the next three years doubling of foreclosures on this type of loan could occur

(E) in recent months has increased sharply, and this leads to predictions that foreclosures on that type of loan in the next three years could double


Answers:

725). OA - E - The decisions of....than those of...

A, B, C, D - incorrect - wrong comparison

726). OA - B

A - incorrect - modifier error

C - incorrect - wordy

D, E - incorrect - subject verb agreement - .....rates(plural).....has(singular)....

SC's Question number - 729 , 730

729). The development of a new jumbo rocket that is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and at a lower cost.

(A) The development of a new jumbo rocket that is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and at a lower cost.

(B) The development of a new jumbo rocket is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration and be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit at a lower cost than the space shuttle.

(C) The new development of a jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit at a lower cost than the space shuttle.

(D) A newly developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle can, and at a lower cost.

(E) A newly developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and to cost less.


730). The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian—vegetables, fresh cheese, oatmeal, and meal cakes, and meat rarely.

(A) and meat rarely

(B) and meat was rare

(C) with meat as rare

(D) meat a rarity

(E) with meat as a rarity


Answers:

729). (OG 11th Ques no - 103) - OA - D

A- incorrect - the subject should be the rocket, not its development; verb can is needed after space shuttle to create a correct comparison; that should be replaced by which and the clause should be set off with comma

B, C - incorrect - the subject should be the rocket, not its development; verb can is needed after space shuttle to create a correct comparison

E - incorrect - verb can is needed after space shuttle to create a correct comparison; to cost less is confusing because it seems parallel to deliver

730). (OG 10th Ques no - 104) - OA - E

OE: The best answer here must qualify the statement made in the main clause. The diet... was largely vegetarian: it cannot be treated as part of the list of vegetarian foods. In other words, the best answer must logically and
grammatically attach to the main clause when the list is omitted. Clearly phrased, grammatically linked, and idiomatically sound, choice E is best.

A - incorrect - fails this test: The diet. . . was largely vegetarian, and meat rarely

B - incorrect - the wording is imprecise and ambiguous--for example, it could mean that meat was scarce, or that it was not well done or medium

C - incorrect - is unidiomatic

D - incorrect - fails also, because it lacks a function word such as with to link it to the main clause

SC's Question number - 733 , 734

733). The distribution of mass within the core of the Earth, like the mantle that surrounds the core, has been deduced from the orbital behavior of the Earth and the motions of satellites controlled by the gravity of the Earth.

(A) the mantle that surrounds the core

(B) that within the mantle surrounding the core

(C) that of the mantle surrounding the core

(D) the mantle the core surrounds

(E) the distribution of mass within the mantle that surrounds the core

734). The domesticated camel, which some scholars date around the twelfth century B.C., was the key to the development of the spice trade in the ancient world.

(A) The domesticated camel, which some scholars date

(B) The domesticated camel, which some scholars having thought to occur

(C) Domesticating the camel, dated by some scholars at

(D) The domestication of the camel, thought by some scholars to have occurred

(E) The camel’s domestication, dated by some scholars to have been

Answers:

733). OA - B - right comparison - comparing the distribution of mass within the core and that within the mantle surrounding the core

A - incorrect - wrongly compares the distribution of mass within the core of the earth to the mantle

C - incorrect - wrongly compares distribution of mass within the core of the Earth to the distribution of the mantle

D - incorrect - wrongly compares distribution of mass to the mantle

E - incorrect - wordy

734). OA - D

A, B - incorrect - illogically suggest that camel instead of process of domesticating the camel was the key

C - incorrect - modifier error

E - incorrect - wrong structure. Correct structure: noun+be verb+noun/adjective
Beautiful explanation by Erin here

SC's Question number - 823 , 824

823). The Rorschzch test is gaining new respect as a diagnostic tool because it takes only one hour to expose behavior and thought processes that may be unlikely to emerge in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviewing

(A) that may be unlikely to emerge in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviewing

(B) whose emergence is unlikely in other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviews

(C) that might not emerge in other procedures or in weeks of ordinary interviews

(D) that may not emerge under other procedures or weeks of ordinary interviews

(E) unlikely not to emerge during weeks of ordinary interviewing or in other procedures

824). The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse

(A) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

(B) Because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse, the rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than the rules are less stringent in local elections than the rules are in national elections.

(C) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than national elections because they typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse.

(D) Because local elections typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse than national elections, the rules that govern local political contributions are less stringent than national contributions.

E) The rules that govern political contributions are less stringent in local elections than they are in national elections because local elections typically involve smaller amounts of money and present less opportunity for abuse


Answers: 823). OA - C - parallelism - unlikely to emerge in X or in Y

A - incorrect - redundancy error. Also violating parallelism

B - incorrect - passive

D - incorrect - use of emerge under is not appropriate here

E - incorrect - double negative...unlikely and not

824). OA - E

A, B - incorrect - pronoun error

C, D - incorrect - wrong comparison

SC's Question number - 841 , 842

841). The unprecedented increases in the prime lending rate this year has probably been brought about by business community's uncertainty about the President's position on the budget deficit.

(A) in the prime lending rate this year has

(B) this year in the prime lending rate has

(C) this year in the prime lending rate having

(D) in the prime lending rate this year had

(E) in the prime lending rate this year have

842). The unskilled workers at the Allenby plant realized that their hourly rate of $4.11 to $4.75 was better than many nearby factory wages.

(A) many nearby factory wages

(B) many wages in nearby factories

(C) what are offered by many nearby factories

(D) it is in many nearby factories

(E) that offered by many nearby factories


Answers:

41). OA - E

A, B - incorrect - subject verb agreement..unprecedented increases(plural) ...has(singular)

C - incorrect - awkward

D - incorrect - wrong tense

42). OA - E

A - incorrect - awkward - nearby factory wages

B - incorrect - wrongly comparing hourly rate with many wages

C - incorrect subject verb agreement ...rate(singular)...are(plural)...

D - incorrect - wrong tense

SC's Question number - 843 , 844

843). The use of chemical pesticides in this country is equally extensive or more so than ten years ago.

(A) equally extensive or more so than ten years ago

(B) equal to or more extensive than ten years ago

(C) as extensive as ten years ago or more

(D) equal to, if not more, than ten years ago

(E) as extensive as it was ten years ago, if not more so

844). The use of gravity waves, which do not interact with matter in the way electromagnetic waves do, hopefully will enable astronomers to study the actual formation of black holes and neutron stars.

(A) in the way electromagnetic waves do, hopefully will enable

(B) in the way electromagnetic waves do, will, it is hoped, enable

(C) like electromagnetic waves, hopefully will enable

(D) like electromagnetic waves, would enable, hopefully

(E) such as electromagnetic waves do, will, it is hoped, enable

Answers:

843). OA - E

A, B, C, D - incorrect - comparing extensive use to ten years

844). OA - B

A - incorrect - use of hopefully wrong

C, D - incorrect - wrong comparison - comparing interaction of gravity waves with electromagnetic waves

E - incorrect - use of such as is wrong. Also wrong comparison

Note: Use of the word hopefully is always wrong on GMAT.
Hopefully is an adverb meaning "in a hopeful way" and can only modify another adverb, verb or adjective. When we want to express a statement about what is desired, "it is hoped" is always better usage than "hopefully"

SC's Question number - 865 , 866

865). Through the years, the exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee has attracted an international following of discerning consumers.
(A) the exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee has

(B) the coffee of Kenya, with its exquisitely subtle and superbly rich flavors, have

(C) the exquisitely subtle, superbly rich flavors of Kenyan coffee are what has

(D) Kenyan coffee's superb richness and exquisite subtlety of flavor has

(E) the exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee have


866). Tiny quantities of more than thirty rare gases, most of them industrial by-products, threaten to warm the Earth's atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide during the next fifty years.

(A) to warm the Earth's atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide during the next fifty years

(B) to warm the Earth's atmosphere even more rapidly over the next fifty years than carbon dioxide will

(C) during the next fifty years to warm the Earth's atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide

(D) a warming of the Earth's atmosphere during the next fifty years even more rapid than carbon dioxide's

(E) a warming of the Earth's atmosphere even more rapid than carbon dioxide's will be over the next fifty years


Answers:

865). OA - E - exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee have

A, B, D - incorrect - violating subject verb agreement

C - incorrect - awkward; wordy

866). OA - B - Right comparison between the act of tiny particles of rare gases and the act of carbodioxide

A - incorrect - compares 'Tiny quantities of more than thirty rare gases' with 'carbondioxide'. Will must be added before the next fifty years.

C, D, E - incorrect - unidiomatic - threaten to is the right idiom

SC's Question number - 879 , 880

879). Two new studies indicate that many people become obese more due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating .

(A) due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating

(B) due to their bodies burning calories too slowly than to eating too much

(C) because their bodies burn calories too slowly than that they are overeaters

(D) because their bodies burn calories too slowly than because they eat too much

(E) because of their bodies burning calories too slowly than because of their eating too much


880). Two valence states of uranium, one with a deficit of four electrons and the other one with a deficit of six, occurs in nature and contributes to the diversity of uranium's behavior.

(A) the other one with a deficit of six, occurs in nature and contributes

(B) the other one a deficit of six, occur in nature and contribute

(C) the other with a deficit of six, occurs in nature and contributes

(D) the other with a deficit of six, occur in nature and contribute

(E) one with six, occurs in nature and contributes


Answers:

879). OA - D - The members of a comparison (more X than Y) should be expressed in parallel form. D correctly uses parallel clauses introduced by because.

A, B - incorrect - use of due to is wrong here, uses due to unidiomaticaly to mean because; properly used, due to is synonymous with attributable to.

C - incorrect - violating parallelism - .....because ... than that they ....

E - incorrect - awkward, wordy - further, the word bodies need an apostrophe (bodies') since it is the logical subject of the gerund burning (that is, it answers the question, "Whose burning?")

880). OA - D

A, C, E - incorrect - subject - verb agreement - two valence electrons (plural) ..... occur (singular)...contributes (singular)

B - incorrect - redundancy error - one ..... and the other one ....

SC's Question number - 887 , 888

887). Unlike a funded pension system, in which contributions are invested to pay future beneficiaries, a pay-as-you-go approach is the foundation of Social Security.

(A) a pay-as-you-go approach is the foundation of Social Security

(B) the foundation of Social Security is a pay-as-you-go approach

(C) the approach of Social Security is pay-as-you-go

(D) Social Security's approach is pay-as-you-go

(E) Social Security is founded on a pay-as-you-go approach

888). Under the 1986 tax law, interest payments on a refinanced home loan are deductible only if the amount of the loan does not exceed the purchase price of the home, the cost of improvements, and any additional amount borrowed against the home to pay for medical or educational expenses.

(A) any additional amount borrowed against the home to pay for medical or educational expenses

(B) borrowing any additional amount against the home for payment of medical or educational expenses

(C) also borrowing any additional amount against the home to pay for medical or educational expenses

(D) any additional payment of medical or educational expenses that were borrowed against the home

(E) any additional payment borrowed against the home for medical or educational expenses

Answers:

887). OA - E - the first noun of the main clause grammatically identifies what is being compared with a funded pension system; to be logical, the comparison must be made between comparable things. Only this choice of E, the best answer, compares one kind of system of providing for retirees, the funded person system, with another such system, social security.

A, C, D - incorrect - all illogically compare the pension system with the approach taken by Social Security itself.

B - incorrect - wrongly compares pension system with foundation

888). OA - A

B, C - incorrect - violating parallelism

D - incorrect - illogically says expenses were borrowed. Instead of expenses it should be amount

E - incorrect - one cannot borrow payment. It should be amount.

SC's Question number - 889 , 890

889). Unlike a hurricane, which can be observed from within, a tornado is so small that such a study has not been practical.

(A) that such a study has not been practical

(B) that studying it that way has not been impractical

(C) for such studies as this to have been impractical

(D) as to not make such a study practical

(E) as to be impractical of study


890). Unlike a typical automobile loan, which requires a fifteen- to twenty-percent down payment, the lease-loan buyer is not required to make an initial deposit on the new vehicle.

(A) the lease-loan buyer is not required to make

(B) with lease-loan buying there is no requirement of

(C) lease-loan buyers are not required to make

(D) for the lease-loan buyer there is no requirement of

(E) a lease-loan does not require the buyer to make



Answers:

889). OA - A

"so... that..." is preferred to "so...as to..." in introducing a result/conclusion

890). OA - E

A, B, C, D - incorrect - comparing lease loan with lease loan buyers or lease loan buying

NOTE: Idiom usage
1. so.. that... --- answers why did you do that?
so + adjective/adverb/noun + that + Full Clause - e.g - He worked so hard that he fell sick.
2. so.. as to...--- answers why did you it that way?
so + adjective/adver/noun + as + Infinitive - e.g - He worked so hard as to be a rich poerson.

SC's Question number - 891 , 892

891). Unlike auto insurance, the frequency of claims does not affect the premiums for personal property coverage, but if the insurance company is able to prove excessive loss due to owner negligence, it may decline to renew the policy.

(A) Unlike auto insurance, the frequency of claims does not affect the premiums for personal property coverage

(B) Unlike with auto insurance, the frequency of claims do not affect the premiums for personal property coverage

(C) Unlike the frequency of claims for auto insurance, the premiums for personal property coverage are not affected by the frequency of claims

(D) Unlike the premiums for auto insurance, the premiums for personal property coverage are not affected by the frequency of claims

(E) Unlike with the premiums for auto insurance, the premiums for personal property coverage is not affected by the frequency of claims

892). Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many people to recognize the degree to which their analytical skills are weak.

(A) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many people to recognize the degree to which their analytical skills are weak.

(B) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, which they admit they lack, many people are disinclined to recognize that their analytical skills are weak.

(C) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, analytical skills bring out a disinclination in many people to recognize that they are weak to a degree.

(D) Many people, willing to admit that they lack computer skills or other technical skills, are disinclined to recognize that their analytical skills are weak.

(E) Many people have a disinclination to recognize the weakness of their analytical skills while willing to admit their lack of computer skills or other technical skills.

Answers:

891). OA - D

A - incorrect - illogically compares auto insurance with the frequency of claims
C - incorrect - illogically compares the frequency of claims with the premiums.
B - incorrect - violation of subject verb agreement the frequency (singular).....affect(plural). This choice is also unidiomatic - unlike with
E - incorrect - unidiomatic form of comparison - unlike with

892). OA - D

A - incorrect - illogically compares skills to a disinclination
B - incorrect - compares skills to many people
C - incorrect - illogically suggests skills bring out a disinclination. Referent of they is unclear
E - incorrect - unidiomatic - Use of while wrong - It is preferable to say that "you are disinclined to X" than "you have a disinclination to X".

SC's Question number - 893 , 894

893). Unlike Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and other expatriates, William Carlos Williams insisted that poets honor their own regions and employ specifically American rhythms.

(A) Unlike Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and other expatriates, William Carlos Williams insisted

(B) Although Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and other expatriates did not, William Carlos Williams' insistence was

(C) Contrary to Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and other expatriates, it was William Carlos Williams who insisted

(D) As opposed to what Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and other expatriates did, William Carlos Williams was to insist

(E) While Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and other expatriates did not, William Carlos Williams was insistent

894). Unlike in other transportation industries, there are no minimum standards set by government or industry for qualifying for being an engineer on a train.

(A) Unlike in other transportation industries, there are no minimum standards set by government or industry for qualifying for being

(B) Unlike other transportation industries that have minimum standards set by government or industry, there are none for qualifying to be

(C) Although the government or industry usually sets minimum standards for transportation industries, no such one has been set for qualifying as to being

(D) Although the government or industry usually sets minimum standards for transportation industries, no such standard has been set for qualifying to be

(E) Although there are usually minimum standards set by government or industry for transportation industries, there is none for qualifying and being


Answers:

893). OA - A

C - incorrect - passive. Further starts with the word "contrary" implying that William Carlos Williams was contrary to the other guys. He was not contrary to other guys, his ideas were contrary to their ideas.

894). OA - D

A - incorrect - compares transportation with standards
B - incorrect - compares transportation with standards
A, C, E - incorrect - use of Being
E - incorrect - there are, there is is considered wordy on GMAT

Gmat Sentence Correction - 109 , 110, 111, 112

109). A wildlife expert predicts that the reintroduction of the caribou into northern Minnesota would fail if the density of the timber wolf population in that region is more numerous than one wolf for every 39 square miles.

(A) would fail if the density of the timber wolf population in that region is more numerous than

(B) would fail provided the density of the timber wolf population in that region is more than

(C) should fail if the timber wolf density in that region was greater than

(D) will fail if the density of the timber wolf population in that region is greater than

(E) will fail if the timber wolf density in that region were more numerous than

110). According to a panel of health officials, there has been a great deal of confusion in the medical profession about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to health.

(A) about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to

(B) with respect to obesity being a biological disorder posing serious health risks or if it is related more to appearance than

(C) over whether or not obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition more related to appearance than to

(D) about obesity and if it is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition related to appearance more than to

(E) concerning whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition related to appearance more than

111). According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier generations.

(A) like that of earlier generations

(B) as that for earlier generations

(C) just as earlier generations did

(D) as have earlier generations

(E) as it was of earlier generations

112). According to a recent study by Rutgers University, the number of women in state legislatures has grown in every election since 1968.

(A) the number of women in state legislatures has grown

(B) the number of women who are in state legislatures have grown

(C) there has been growth in the number of women in state legislatures

(D) a growing number of women have been in state legislatures

(E) women have been growing in number in state legislatures


Answers:

109). OA - D - "would" is in general used for hypothetical or probable situations (in past). For definite prediction we should use "will".

A, B - incorrect - use of would

C - incorrect -for prediction, would/will is more appropriate - should is wrong here.

A, E - incorrect - density is a measure, it cannot be numerous. Further more numerous is unidiomatic.

110). OA - A

B - incorrect - use of being must be avoided

C - incorrect - whether or not is redundant

D - incorrect - use of if wrong here - if is used for condition

E - incorrect - more should be placed before related

111). OA - E - right comparison - According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, as it was of earlier generations

is still a goal of a majority....as it was [the goal] of earlier generations

A, B - incorrect - ambiguous that. Further lack a verb corresponding to is.

C - incorrect - use of did (verb) incorrect - did cannot correspond to is(verb)

D - incorrect - use of have (verb) incorrect - have cannot correspond to is(verb)

112). OA - A - the number...has grown

B - incorrect - the number (singular)....have grown (plural)

C - incorrect - wordy - there has

D - incorrect - 'have been' wrong tense - we need present perfect rather than past perfect progressive

E - incorrect - distorts the meaning

SC's Question number - 895 , 896

895). Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart .

(A) Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart.

(B) Unlike most warbler species, the gender of the blue-winged warbler is very difficult to distinguish.

(C) Unlike those in most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warblers are very difficult to distinguish.

(D) It is very difficult, unlike in most warbler species, to tell the male and female blue-winged warbler apart.

(E) Blue-winged warblers are unlike most species of warbler in that it is very difficult to tell the male and female apart.

896). Unlike other arachnids, which have their nerve cells evenly distributed along their bodies, the scorpion's nerve cells are clustered in its head, like a mammal's .

(A) bodies, the scorpion's nerve cells are clustered in its head, like a mammal's

(B) bodies, the scorpion's head had a cluster of nerve cells, as a mammal does

(C) body, the scorpion has a cluster of nerve cells in its head, as a mammal does

(D) body, nerve cells are clustered in the scorpion's head, like a mammal's

(E) body, a cluster of nerve cells is in the scorpion's head, like a mammal's


Answers:

895). OA - E.

A - incorrect - compares blue-winged warbler to other warbler species

B - incorrect - compares most warbler species to the gender of the blue-winged warbler

C - incorrect - antecedent of those not clear - Further correct idioms are distinguish X from Y
distinguish between X and Y
tell X and Y apart

D - incorrect - modifier error - unlike in most warbler species incorrectly modifies difficult

896). OA - C

A, B, D, E - incorrect - compares arachnids to scorpion's head/the scorpion's body

SC's Question number - 897 , 898

897). Unlike Schoenberg's twelve-tone system that dominated the music of the postwar period, Bartok founded no school and left behind only a handful of disciples.

(A) Schoenberg's twelve-tone system that dominated

(B) Schoenberg and his twelve-tone system which dominated

(C) Schoenberg, whose twelve-tone system dominated

(D) the twelve-tone system of Schoenberg that has dominated

(E) Schoenberg and the twelve-tone system, dominating

898). Unlike that of human beings, who waste away when they go without food for long periods, hibernating bears exist for months on only their excess fat.

(A) Unlike that of human beings, who waste away when they go

(B) Unlike human beings, who waste away when they go

(C) Unlike human beings, wasting away when going

(D) Dissimilar to human beings, wasting away when

(E) Lacking similarity to human beings, who waste away when


Answers:

897). OA - C - right comparison - between Schoenberg and Bartok

A, B, D, E - incorrect - wrongly compares Bartok to the twelve - tone system


898). OA - B - right comparison between human beings and hibernating bears.

A, D, E - incorrect - wrong comparison

C - incorrect - violating parallelism - ...... wasting away .....exist for months

SC's Question number - 899 , 900

899). Unlike that of the Native Americans of British Columbia, the Plains, and Southwest, those the of Puget Sound lived in relatively small, autonomous villages.

(A) Unlike that of

(B) Unlike those of

(C) Unlike

(D) In contrast to that of

(E) Dissimilar to


900). Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke too irritating to be drawn into the lungs.

(A) Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke

(B) Unlike the acid smoke of cigarettes, pipe tobacco is cured by age-old methods, yielding an alkaline smoke

(C) Unlike cigarette tobacco, which yields an acid smoke, pipe tobacco, cured by age-old methods, yields an alkaline smoke

(D) Differing from cigarettes' acid smoke, pipe tobacco's alkaline smoke, cured by age-old methods, is

(E) The alkaline smoke of pipe tobacco differs from cigarettes' acid smoke in that it is cured by age-old methods and is

Answers:

899). OA - C - those is refering to Native Americans - Unlike the Native Americans of British Columbia, the Plains, and the Southwest, the Native Americans of Puget Sound lived in relatively small, autonomous villages.

A, B, D, E - incorrect - wrong comparison - between village and people

900). OA - C

A, B - incorrect - comparing smoke with tobacco

D, E - incorrect - wrongly suggests that the smoke is cured

SC's Question number - 901 , 902

901). Unlike the lives of Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoi, and Dostoevski, subjects of other Troyat biographies, Chekhov belongs to the twentieth century, an age of fretfulness and melancholy skepticism.

(A) Unlike the lives of Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoi, and Dostoevski, subjects of other Troyat biographies, Chekhov belongs

(B) Chekhov, unlike the other Troyat biographies of Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoi, and Dostoevski, belongs

(C) The life of Chekhov, unlike the lives of the subjects of other Troyat biographies, Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoi, and Dostoevski, belongs

(D) Chekhov and his life, unlike that of the other Troyat biographies—Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoi, and Dostoevski, belong

(E) The life of Chekhov, unlike that of other Troyat biographies of Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoi, and Dostoevski, belongs

902). Unlike the Shiites, who constitute the other major branch of Islam, the Sunnites do not await the Mahdi as a messenger from God, nor do they endow him with divine qualities or immunity from failure in judgment.

(A) nor do they endow him

(B) but they do not endow him

(C) neither do they endow him

(D) and they neither endow him

(E) while endowing him neither

Answer:

901). OA - C

A - incorrect - wrong comparison - compares the lives of Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoi, ... with Chekhov

B - incorrect - wrong comparison - compares Chekov with biographies

D - incorrect - wrong comparison - compares Chekov and life with biographies. Further it's only Chekov's life that belongs, not both of them

E - incorrect - compares the life of Chekov with the life of other Troyat biographies

902). OA - A - idiomatic - not X ...nor Y

B - incorrect - use of but wrong - no reversal or contrast shown

C, D, E - incorrect - unidiomatic