883). Under Napoleon the French were not able to organize an adequate supply system, and it was a major cause of the failure of their invasion of Russia.
(A) Under Napoleon the French were not able to organize an adequate supply system, and it
(B) The French being unable to organize an adequate supply system under Napoleon
(C) For the French under Napoleon, to be unable to organize an adequate supply system
(D) The inability of the French under Napoleon to organize an adequate supply system
(E) The French inability under Napoleon of organizing an adequate supply system
884). Under the new corporate insurance policy, when an employer is charged for damages to a third party wholly or largely as a result of actions by an employee, he is entitled to recoup the amount of the damages.
(A) he is entitled to recoup
(B) the employer is entitled to recoup
(C) he or she is entitled to recoup
(D) he is entitled to recoup for
(E) the employer is entitled to recoup for
Answers:
883). OA - D
A - incorrect - ambiguous it
B - incorrect - use of being
C - incorrect - awkward - For....., to be....
E - incorrect - unidiomatic ability of (incorrect) - ability to (correct)
884). OA - B
A, C, D - incorrect - he is ambiguous - can refer to both employee or employer
E - incorrect - unidiomatic - recoup for - recoup your losses (correct) - recoup for your losses (incorrect)
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Saturday, June 02, 2007
SC's Question number - 885 , 886
885). Under the restructuring, the huge organization that operates the company's basic businesses will be divided into five groups, each with its own executive .
(A) each with its own executive
(B) all having their own executive
(C) each having their own executive
(D) with its own executive for each
(E) every one with an executive of their own
886). Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency is required either to approve individual state plans for controlling the discharge of wastes into underground water or that they enforce their own plan for states without adequate regulations.
(A) that they enforce their
(B) for enforcing their
(C) they should enforce their
(D) it should enforce its
(E) to enforce its
Answers:
885). OA - A
B - incorrect - their is ambiguious - can refer to either five groups or company's basic businesses.
C - incorrect - their (plural).....each group (singular)
D - incorrect - would have been correct if it was: “with its own executive” with no comma before the phrase
E - incorrect - everyone (singular).....their (plural)
886). OA - E - parallelism - ...either to approve......or to enforce...
A, B, C - incorrect - the Environmental Protection Agency (singular).....their (plural)
D - incorrect - violating parallelism
(A) each with its own executive
(B) all having their own executive
(C) each having their own executive
(D) with its own executive for each
(E) every one with an executive of their own
886). Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency is required either to approve individual state plans for controlling the discharge of wastes into underground water or that they enforce their own plan for states without adequate regulations.
(A) that they enforce their
(B) for enforcing their
(C) they should enforce their
(D) it should enforce its
(E) to enforce its
Answers:
885). OA - A
B - incorrect - their is ambiguious - can refer to either five groups or company's basic businesses.
C - incorrect - their (plural).....each group (singular)
D - incorrect - would have been correct if it was: “with its own executive” with no comma before the phrase
E - incorrect - everyone (singular).....their (plural)
886). OA - E - parallelism - ...either to approve......or to enforce...
A, B, C - incorrect - the Environmental Protection Agency (singular).....their (plural)
D - incorrect - violating parallelism
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.
(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.
Friday, June 01, 2007
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:
(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".
(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
(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
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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
(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
Gmat Sentence Correction - 105 , 106, 107, 108
105). A shy, religious-minded publisher who had married a duke’s daughter, Harold Macmillan’s rise to the position of Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many, though Churchill had since the 1930s been extolling Macmillan’s courage.
(A) Harold Macmillan’s rise to the position of Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many
(B) Harold Macmillan’s rise in 1957 to the position of Prime Minister surprised many
(C) Harold Macmillan’s becoming Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many
(D) Harold Macmillan surprised many by rising to the position of Prime Minister in 1957
(E) the position of Prime Minister attained by Harold Macmillan in 1957 surprised many
106). A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(A) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(B) Considered to be a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, genmai-cha is a special green tea that contains brown rice, virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(C) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered a gourmet delicacy by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(D) Most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea which contains brown rice, as a delicacy virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(E) Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea that contains brown rice, a gourmet delicacy.
107). A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if calves exercise and associated with other calves, they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do those raised in confinement.
(A) associated with other calves, they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do
(B) associated with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight quicker than
(C) associate with other calves, they required less medication and will gain weight quicker than do
(D) associate with other calves, they have required less medication and will gain weight more quickly than do
(E) associate with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight more quickly than
108). A substance derived from the Madagascar periwinkle, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, is cultivated in China as part of a program to integrate traditional herbal medicine into a contemporary system of health care.
(A) A substance derived from the Madagascar periwinkle, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
(B) A derivative, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, of the Madagascar periwinkle,
(C) A Madagascar periwinkle derivative, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
(D) The Madagascar periwinkle has a derivative which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, that
(E) The Madagascar periwinkle, a derivative of which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
Answers:
105). OA - D - A shy, religious-minded publisher who had married a duke’s daughter rightly modifies Harold Macmillan.
A, B, C, E - incorrect - misplaced modifier error.
106). OA - C - consider + noun is the correct idiom
A - incorrect - "consider as" unidiomatic
B - incorrect - "consider to be" unidiomatic
D - incorrect - wrongly suggests that brown rice is the delicacy
E - incorrect - dangling modifier problem "Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese"
107). OA - E - only choice maintaining parallelism - A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if calves exercise and associate with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight more quickly than those raised in confinement. ----- excercise...associate....require
108) OA - E -
A - incorrect - suggests wrongly that the substance is cultivated
B, C, D - incorrect - suggests wrongly that the derivative is cultivated -- derivative cannot be cultivated.
(A) Harold Macmillan’s rise to the position of Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many
(B) Harold Macmillan’s rise in 1957 to the position of Prime Minister surprised many
(C) Harold Macmillan’s becoming Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many
(D) Harold Macmillan surprised many by rising to the position of Prime Minister in 1957
(E) the position of Prime Minister attained by Harold Macmillan in 1957 surprised many
106). A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(A) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(B) Considered to be a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, genmai-cha is a special green tea that contains brown rice, virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(C) A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered a gourmet delicacy by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(D) Most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea which contains brown rice, as a delicacy virtually unavailable outside Yokohama.
(E) Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese consider genmai-cha, a special green tea that contains brown rice, a gourmet delicacy.
107). A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if calves exercise and associated with other calves, they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do those raised in confinement.
(A) associated with other calves, they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do
(B) associated with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight quicker than
(C) associate with other calves, they required less medication and will gain weight quicker than do
(D) associate with other calves, they have required less medication and will gain weight more quickly than do
(E) associate with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight more quickly than
108). A substance derived from the Madagascar periwinkle, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, is cultivated in China as part of a program to integrate traditional herbal medicine into a contemporary system of health care.
(A) A substance derived from the Madagascar periwinkle, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
(B) A derivative, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, of the Madagascar periwinkle,
(C) A Madagascar periwinkle derivative, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
(D) The Madagascar periwinkle has a derivative which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, that
(E) The Madagascar periwinkle, a derivative of which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
Answers:
105). OA - D - A shy, religious-minded publisher who had married a duke’s daughter rightly modifies Harold Macmillan.
A, B, C, E - incorrect - misplaced modifier error.
106). OA - C - consider + noun is the correct idiom
A - incorrect - "consider as" unidiomatic
B - incorrect - "consider to be" unidiomatic
D - incorrect - wrongly suggests that brown rice is the delicacy
E - incorrect - dangling modifier problem "Though virtually unavailable outside Yokohama, most Japanese"
107). OA - E - only choice maintaining parallelism - A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if calves exercise and associate with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight more quickly than those raised in confinement. ----- excercise...associate....require
108) OA - E -
A - incorrect - suggests wrongly that the substance is cultivated
B, C, D - incorrect - suggests wrongly that the derivative is cultivated -- derivative cannot be cultivated.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
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) 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
(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
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
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) 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
Saturday, April 28, 2007
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
(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
SC's Question number - 903 , 904
903). Unlike the United States, Japanese unions appear reluctant to organize lower-paid workers.
(A) Unlike the United States, Japanese unions appear reluctant to organize
(B) Unlike those in the United States, Japanese unions appear reluctant to organize
(C) In Japan, unlike the United States, unions appear reluctant to organize
(D) Japanese unions, unlike the United States, appear reluctant to organize
(E) Japanese unions, unlike those in the United States, appear reluctant about organizing
904). Unlike the United States, where farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka are concentrated in the monsoon months, June to September, and the skies are generally clear for the rest of the year.
(A) Unlike the United States, where farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka
(B) Unlike the United States farmers, who can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka
(C) Unlike those of the United States, where farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, most parts of Sri Lanka's rains
(D) In comparison with the United States, whose farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka
(E) In the United States, farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, but in most parts of Sri Lanka the rains
Answers:
903). OA - B - correct idiom - reluctant to. Further those represents unions in the United States
A, D - incorrect - wrong comparison
C - incorrect - In Japan must be followed by in the United States. (preposition in cannot follow the preposition unlike)
E - incorrect - unidiomatic - reluctant about wrong - reluctant to is the correct idiom
904). OA - E - (Official guide 1oth - ques number 193) - right comparison between conditions in the United States and those in most parts of Sri Lanka.
In comparative structures (unlike X, Y ...; in comparison with X, Y..) X and Y must be both logically and grammatically parallel)
A, B, C, D - incorrect - violating logical parallelism
B - incorrect - compares farmers in United States with rains in Sri Lanka
D - incorrect - compares United States with farmers
(A) Unlike the United States, Japanese unions appear reluctant to organize
(B) Unlike those in the United States, Japanese unions appear reluctant to organize
(C) In Japan, unlike the United States, unions appear reluctant to organize
(D) Japanese unions, unlike the United States, appear reluctant to organize
(E) Japanese unions, unlike those in the United States, appear reluctant about organizing
904). Unlike the United States, where farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka are concentrated in the monsoon months, June to September, and the skies are generally clear for the rest of the year.
(A) Unlike the United States, where farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka
(B) Unlike the United States farmers, who can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka
(C) Unlike those of the United States, where farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, most parts of Sri Lanka's rains
(D) In comparison with the United States, whose farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, the rains in most parts of Sri Lanka
(E) In the United States, farmers can usually depend on rain or snow all year long, but in most parts of Sri Lanka the rains
Answers:
903). OA - B - correct idiom - reluctant to. Further those represents unions in the United States
A, D - incorrect - wrong comparison
C - incorrect - In Japan must be followed by in the United States. (preposition in cannot follow the preposition unlike)
E - incorrect - unidiomatic - reluctant about wrong - reluctant to is the correct idiom
904). OA - E - (Official guide 1oth - ques number 193) - right comparison between conditions in the United States and those in most parts of Sri Lanka.
In comparative structures (unlike X, Y ...; in comparison with X, Y..) X and Y must be both logically and grammatically parallel)
A, B, C, D - incorrect - violating logical parallelism
B - incorrect - compares farmers in United States with rains in Sri Lanka
D - incorrect - compares United States with farmers
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Gmat Sentence Correction - 103 , 104
103). A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.
(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes
(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come
(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes
(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come
104). Modern critics are amused by early scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as an ethnographic treatise.
(A) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as
(B) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as if
(C) scholars, categorizing of Tacitus's Germania as
(D) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania as
(E) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania if
Answers:
103). OA - E
A, B, C - incorrect - Dioxins are countable - hence many is right.
D - incorrect - changes the meaning. Further we need that after and to keep the restrictive nature of the dioxins
104). OA - A
B - incorrect - as if wrong - need a pronoun after if
C, D, E - incorrect - modifier error - Modern critics are amused by the categorization, not by the scholars
(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes
(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come
(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes
(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come
104). Modern critics are amused by early scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as an ethnographic treatise.
(A) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as
(B) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as if
(C) scholars, categorizing of Tacitus's Germania as
(D) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania as
(E) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania if
Answers:
103). OA - E
A, B, C - incorrect - Dioxins are countable - hence many is right.
D - incorrect - changes the meaning. Further we need that after and to keep the restrictive nature of the dioxins
104). OA - A
B - incorrect - as if wrong - need a pronoun after if
C, D, E - incorrect - modifier error - Modern critics are amused by the categorization, not by the scholars
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
SC's Question number - 905 , 906
905). Unlike their counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never embraced revolutionary ideologies calling for the ultimate transformation of the economic order.
(A) Unlike their counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never
(B) Unlike that of their counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never
(C) Unlike its counterpart in other Western democracies, the American labor movement never have
(D) Unlike that of its counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement never has
(E) Unlike its counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never
906). Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same, all patients receiving hearts or other organs must take antirejection drugs for the rest of their lives.
(A) Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same
(B) Besides transplants involving identical twins with the same genetic endowment
(C) Unless the transplant involves identical twins who have the same genetic endowment
(D) Aside from a transplant between identical twins with the same genetic endowment
(E) Other than transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same
Answers:
905). OA - E - best of all
A, B - incorrect - American labor movement (singular)...their (plural)
C - incorrect - American labor movement (singular)...have (plural)
D - incorrect - use of that of is wrong
906). OA - C - Right comparison
A, B, D, E - incorrect - wrong comparison - seem to compare transplants to all patients
(A) Unlike their counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never
(B) Unlike that of their counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never
(C) Unlike its counterpart in other Western democracies, the American labor movement never have
(D) Unlike that of its counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement never has
(E) Unlike its counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never
906). Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same, all patients receiving hearts or other organs must take antirejection drugs for the rest of their lives.
(A) Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same
(B) Besides transplants involving identical twins with the same genetic endowment
(C) Unless the transplant involves identical twins who have the same genetic endowment
(D) Aside from a transplant between identical twins with the same genetic endowment
(E) Other than transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same
Answers:
905). OA - E - best of all
A, B - incorrect - American labor movement (singular)...their (plural)
C - incorrect - American labor movement (singular)...have (plural)
D - incorrect - use of that of is wrong
906). OA - C - Right comparison
A, B, D, E - incorrect - wrong comparison - seem to compare transplants to all patients
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Gmat Sentence Correction - 101 , 102
101). Nuclear fusion is the force that powers the sun, the stars, and hydrogen bombs, merging the nuclei of atoms and not splitting them, as in nuclear reactors.
(A) merging the nuclei of atoms and not splitting them, as in nuclear reactors.
(B) merging the nuclei of atoms rather than splitting them apart, like nuclear reactors.
(C) merging the nuclei of atoms rather than splitting them apart, like nuclear reactors do.
(D) and merges the nuclei of atoms but does not split them apart, as is done in nuclear reactors.
(E) and merges the nuclei of atoms, unlike nuclear reactors that split them apart.
102). The particular design of muscles and bones in the neck and limbs of the turtle allow that it can draw in its exposed parts such that anattacker can find nothing but hard shell to bite.
(A) allow that it can draw in its exposed parts such that
(B) allow it to draw in its exposed parts, and so
(C) allows for it to draw in its exposed parts and that
(D) allows that it can draw in its exposed parts, and so
(E) allows it to draw in its exposed parts, so that
Answers:
101). OA - C
A - incorrect - use of and is wrong; Further - This choice implies that the Fusion process in the Sun is merging whereas the Fusion process in Reactors are splitting. But, splitting in not nuclear fusion, it is fission. Only one process is discussed here, whereas the comparison is between 2 processes.
B - incorrect - same reason as above - illogically suggests as if nuclear reactors are splitted apart as well
D - incorrect - ambiguous they; Further use of 3 conjunctions and..and..but - wordy
E - incorrect - ambiguous they; Also is wrongly comparing Nuclear fusion (a phenomenon) to Nuclear reactors (an object).
(A) merging the nuclei of atoms and not splitting them, as in nuclear reactors.
(B) merging the nuclei of atoms rather than splitting them apart, like nuclear reactors.
(C) merging the nuclei of atoms rather than splitting them apart, like nuclear reactors do.
(D) and merges the nuclei of atoms but does not split them apart, as is done in nuclear reactors.
(E) and merges the nuclei of atoms, unlike nuclear reactors that split them apart.
102). The particular design of muscles and bones in the neck and limbs of the turtle allow that it can draw in its exposed parts such that anattacker can find nothing but hard shell to bite.
(A) allow that it can draw in its exposed parts such that
(B) allow it to draw in its exposed parts, and so
(C) allows for it to draw in its exposed parts and that
(D) allows that it can draw in its exposed parts, and so
(E) allows it to draw in its exposed parts, so that
Answers:
101). OA - C
A - incorrect - use of and is wrong; Further - This choice implies that the Fusion process in the Sun is merging whereas the Fusion process in Reactors are splitting. But, splitting in not nuclear fusion, it is fission. Only one process is discussed here, whereas the comparison is between 2 processes.
B - incorrect - same reason as above - illogically suggests as if nuclear reactors are splitted apart as well
D - incorrect - ambiguous they; Further use of 3 conjunctions and..and..but - wordy
E - incorrect - ambiguous they; Also is wrongly comparing Nuclear fusion (a phenomenon) to Nuclear reactors (an object).
102). IMO - E
A, B - incorrect - design(singular) ...allow(plural)
C - incorrect - awkward - ..and that..
D - incorrect - unidiomatic - allows that it can
Friday, April 13, 2007
SC's Question number - 907 , 908
907). 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
908). Upset by the recent downturn in production numbers during the first half of the year, the possibility of adding worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting.
(A) the possibility of adding worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting
(B) the addition of worker incentives was raised as a possibility by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting
(C) added worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting as a possibility
(D) the board of directors raised at its quarterly meeting the possibility of worker incentives being added
(E) the board of directors, at its quarterly meeting, raised the possibility of adding worker incentives
Answers:
A, B, C - incorrect - modifier error - 2nd clause must begin with board of directors
D - incorrect - use of being (passive)
(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
908). Upset by the recent downturn in production numbers during the first half of the year, the possibility of adding worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting.
(A) the possibility of adding worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting
(B) the addition of worker incentives was raised as a possibility by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting
(C) added worker incentives was raised by the board of directors at its quarterly meeting as a possibility
(D) the board of directors raised at its quarterly meeting the possibility of worker incentives being added
(E) the board of directors, at its quarterly meeting, raised the possibility of adding worker incentives
Answers:
907). OA - E - maintaining parallelism - ...in which X .. in which Y .. in which Z
A - incorrect - violating parallelism - ... in which X, and Y, and Z.
B - incorrect - violating parallelism - ... in which X, where Y, and where Z.
C - incorrect - violating parallelism - ... in which X, for Y, and Z.
D - incorrect - violating parallelism - ... in which X, Y, for Z.
908). OA - EA, B, C - incorrect - modifier error - 2nd clause must begin with board of directors
D - incorrect - use of being (passive)
SC's Question number - 909 , 910
909). Urban officials want the census to be as accurate and complete as possible for the reason that the amount of low-income people in a given area affect the distribution of about fifty billion dollars a year in federal funds.
(A) for the reason that the amount of low-income people in a given area affect
(B) for the reason because the amount of low-income people in a given area effects
(C) in that the amount of low-income people in given areas effect
(D) because the number of low-income people in a given area affects
(E) because the numbers of low-income people in given areas effects
910). Using a Doppler ultrasound device, fetal heartbeats can be detected by the twelfth week of pregnancy.
(A) Using a Doppler ultrasound device, fetal heartbeats can be detected by the twelfth week of pregnancy.
(B) Fetal heartbeats can be detected by the twelfth week of pregnancy, using a Doppler ultrasound device.
(C) Detecting fetal heartbeats by the twelfth week of pregnancy, a physician can use a Doppler ultrasound device.
(D) By the twelfth week of pregnancy, fetal heart-beats can be detected using a Doppler ultrasound device by a physician.
(E) Using a Doppler ultrasound device, a physician can detect fetal heartbeats by the twelfth week of pregnancy.
Answers:
909). OA - D
A, B, C - incorrect - amount of low income people - low income people is a countable noun hence use number. Amount is used with uncountable nouns.
E - incorrect - effects is wrong. It should be affect.
910). OA - Using a Doppler ultrasound device correctly modifies physician.
A, B - incorrect - illogically suggests that fetal heartbeats are using a Doppler ultrasound device.
C - incorrect - changes the meaning of the sentence - wrongly implies that while detecting fetal heartbeats a physician can use Doppler ultrasound device.
D - incorrect - Passive
(A) for the reason that the amount of low-income people in a given area affect
(B) for the reason because the amount of low-income people in a given area effects
(C) in that the amount of low-income people in given areas effect
(D) because the number of low-income people in a given area affects
(E) because the numbers of low-income people in given areas effects
910). Using a Doppler ultrasound device, fetal heartbeats can be detected by the twelfth week of pregnancy.
(A) Using a Doppler ultrasound device, fetal heartbeats can be detected by the twelfth week of pregnancy.
(B) Fetal heartbeats can be detected by the twelfth week of pregnancy, using a Doppler ultrasound device.
(C) Detecting fetal heartbeats by the twelfth week of pregnancy, a physician can use a Doppler ultrasound device.
(D) By the twelfth week of pregnancy, fetal heart-beats can be detected using a Doppler ultrasound device by a physician.
(E) Using a Doppler ultrasound device, a physician can detect fetal heartbeats by the twelfth week of pregnancy.
Answers:
909). OA - D
A, B, C - incorrect - amount of low income people - low income people is a countable noun hence use number. Amount is used with uncountable nouns.
E - incorrect - effects is wrong. It should be affect.
910). OA - Using a Doppler ultrasound device correctly modifies physician.
A, B - incorrect - illogically suggests that fetal heartbeats are using a Doppler ultrasound device.
C - incorrect - changes the meaning of the sentence - wrongly implies that while detecting fetal heartbeats a physician can use Doppler ultrasound device.
D - incorrect - Passive
SC's Question number - 911 , 912
911). Using the techniques employed by genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism has been developed by laboratory scientists to aid in cleaning up oil spills by digesting the oil.
(A) Using the techniques employed by genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism has been developed by laboratory scientists to
(B) Using the techniques employed by genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism that was developed by laboratory scientists will
(C) Using the techniques of genetic engineering, laboratory scientists have developed a new species of microorganism to
(D) Employing the techniques of genetic engineering there has been a development by laboratory scientists of a new species of microorganism that will
(E) Employing the techniques of genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism that was developed by laboratory scientists will
912). Very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest in ceiling fans began when the energy crisis in 1974 forced homeowners to look for alternative methods of heating and cooling.
(A) Very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest in ceiling fans began
(B) The renewed interest in ceiling fans, which were very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, began
(C) After they were very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest in ceiling fans was beginning
(D) Ceiling fans were very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, with renewed interest beginning in them
(E) From 1900 until the 1920's ceiling fans were very popular, and now the renewed interest in them has begun
(A) Using the techniques employed by genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism has been developed by laboratory scientists to
(B) Using the techniques employed by genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism that was developed by laboratory scientists will
(C) Using the techniques of genetic engineering, laboratory scientists have developed a new species of microorganism to
(D) Employing the techniques of genetic engineering there has been a development by laboratory scientists of a new species of microorganism that will
(E) Employing the techniques of genetic engineering, a new species of microorganism that was developed by laboratory scientists will
912). Very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest in ceiling fans began when the energy crisis in 1974 forced homeowners to look for alternative methods of heating and cooling.
(A) Very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest in ceiling fans began
(B) The renewed interest in ceiling fans, which were very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, began
(C) After they were very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest in ceiling fans was beginning
(D) Ceiling fans were very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, with renewed interest beginning in them
(E) From 1900 until the 1920's ceiling fans were very popular, and now the renewed interest in them has begun
Answers:
911). OA - C
A, B, E - incorrect - misplaced modifier - Using the techniques of genetic engineering should modify laboratory scientists.
D - incorrect - wordy - there has...
912). OA - B - which correctly refers to ceiling fans
A,C,D,E - incorrect - modifier error - Very popular from 1900 until the 1920’s should modify the ceiling fans and not the renewed interest.
Monday, April 02, 2007
SC's Question number - 913, 914
913). Violence in the stands at soccer matches has gotten so pronounced in several European countries that some stadiums have adopted new rules that aim to identify fans of visiting teams and that seat them in a separate area.
(A) to identify fans of visiting teams and that seat them
(B) to identify fans of visiting teams and seat them
(C) to identify fans of visiting teams for seating
(D) at identifying fans of visiting teams so as to seat them
(E) at identifying fans of visiting teams and that seat them
914). Virtually undisturbed for the last three centuries on their starkly beautiful islands near the edge of the Arctic Circle, the inhabitants of the Lofotens have evolved folkways and a life-style that bring warmth to their harsh environment.
(A) the inhabitants of the Lofotens have evolved folkways and a life-style that bring warmth
(B) the inhabitants of the Lofotens have evolved folkways and a life-style that brings warmth
(C) evolving folkways and a life-style were evolved by the Lofotens inhabitants to bring warmth
(D) evolving folkways and a life-style brought warmth to the Lofotens' inhabitants as well as
(E) warmth-bringing folkways and life-styles have been evolved by the inhabitants of the Lofotens
Answers:
913). OA - B - maintains parallelism - to identify fans of visiting teams and seat them. Correct idiom aim to + verb
A - incorrect - no clear referent for that
C - incorrect - violating paralelism - to identify.....for parallelism
D - incorrect - wordy - so as to seat them - further correct form is So X as to B.
E - incorrect - wrong idiom use - further violating parallelism - at identifying ...and that seat them
914). OA - A
B - incorrect - subject verb agreement - Plural subject (folkways and a life-style) ...singular verb (brings)
C, D, E - incorrect - misplaced modifier.
NOTE: Aim at / aim to
Aim to (idiom) meaning - Try or intend to do something, as in We aim to please, or She aims to fly to California. This term derives from aim in the sense of "direct the course of something," such as an arrow or bullet.
Aim at (idiom) meaning - Direct a missile or criticism at something or someone. In his last speech the President took aim at the opposition leader.
(A) to identify fans of visiting teams and that seat them
(B) to identify fans of visiting teams and seat them
(C) to identify fans of visiting teams for seating
(D) at identifying fans of visiting teams so as to seat them
(E) at identifying fans of visiting teams and that seat them
914). Virtually undisturbed for the last three centuries on their starkly beautiful islands near the edge of the Arctic Circle, the inhabitants of the Lofotens have evolved folkways and a life-style that bring warmth to their harsh environment.
(A) the inhabitants of the Lofotens have evolved folkways and a life-style that bring warmth
(B) the inhabitants of the Lofotens have evolved folkways and a life-style that brings warmth
(C) evolving folkways and a life-style were evolved by the Lofotens inhabitants to bring warmth
(D) evolving folkways and a life-style brought warmth to the Lofotens' inhabitants as well as
(E) warmth-bringing folkways and life-styles have been evolved by the inhabitants of the Lofotens
Answers:
913). OA - B - maintains parallelism - to identify fans of visiting teams and seat them. Correct idiom aim to + verb
A - incorrect - no clear referent for that
C - incorrect - violating paralelism - to identify.....for parallelism
D - incorrect - wordy - so as to seat them - further correct form is So X as to B.
E - incorrect - wrong idiom use - further violating parallelism - at identifying ...and that seat them
914). OA - A
B - incorrect - subject verb agreement - Plural subject (folkways and a life-style) ...singular verb (brings)
C, D, E - incorrect - misplaced modifier.
NOTE: Aim at / aim to
Aim to (idiom) meaning - Try or intend to do something, as in We aim to please, or She aims to fly to California. This term derives from aim in the sense of "direct the course of something," such as an arrow or bullet.
Aim at (idiom) meaning - Direct a missile or criticism at something or someone. In his last speech the President took aim at the opposition leader.
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