861). Those who enter marathons soon learn that, to succeed in these grueling competitive events, runners must be in excellent condition, have unshakable self-confidence, and, most important of all, know how to pace yourself.
(A) know how to pace yourself
(B) is knowing how to pace yourself
(C) know how to pace themselves
(D) you must pace yourself
(E) they must know how to pace themselves
862). Those with a cynical turn of mind might speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, might not have started the rumor that caused its competitor to declare bankruptcy.
(A) speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, might not have started
(B) speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, had not started
(C) speculate if, in its eagerness for profit, the new corporation started
(D) wonder as to whether, in its eagerness for profit, the new corporation did not start
(E) wonder whether the new corporation, eager for profit, had started
Answers:
861). OA - C
A, B, D - incorrect - yourself is wrong
E - incorrect - violates parallelism
862). OA - E
A, B, C - incorrect - use of if - for whether vs if visit the link below
http://gmat-grammar.blogspot.com/2006/07/whether-vs-if.html
Friday, June 29, 2007
SC's Question number - 863 , 864
863). Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.
(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of
(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging
(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of
(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
864). Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.
(A) Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.
(B) Out of every four, three automobile owners in the United States also owns a bicycle.
(C) Bicycles are owned by three out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States.
(D) In the United States, three out of every four automobile owners owns bicycles.
(E) Out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States, bicycles are also owned by three
Answers:
863). OA - B
A, E - incorrect - pronoun error - ..term(singular)....they (plural)
C, D - incorrect - changes the meaning
864). OA - A
B, D - incorrect - violating subject verb agreement - three out of every four(plural)......owns(singular verb)
C - incorrect - Passive
E - incorrect - changes the meaning by changing bicycle ( singular) to bicycles ( plural)
(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of
(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging
(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of
(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
864). Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.
(A) Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.
(B) Out of every four, three automobile owners in the United States also owns a bicycle.
(C) Bicycles are owned by three out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States.
(D) In the United States, three out of every four automobile owners owns bicycles.
(E) Out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States, bicycles are also owned by three
Answers:
863). OA - B
A, E - incorrect - pronoun error - ..term(singular)....they (plural)
C, D - incorrect - changes the meaning
864). OA - A
B, D - incorrect - violating subject verb agreement - three out of every four(plural)......owns(singular verb)
C - incorrect - Passive
E - incorrect - changes the meaning by changing bicycle ( singular) to bicycles ( plural)
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
(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
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
SC's Question number - 867 , 868
867). To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright cwith the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.
(A) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.
(B) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is comparing the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.
(C) Comparing the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice.
(D) Comparing the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is like comparing the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice.
(E) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare a fine wine's bouquet with ordinary grape juice's bouquet.
868). To ensure consistently high quality in its merchandise, the chain of retail stores became involved in every aspect of their suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as the profit margins of those suppliers.
(A) their suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as
(B) its suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as
(C) their suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment but also
(D) its suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment but also
(E) their suppliers' operations, dictating the number of stitches, the width of the hem in every garment, and
Answers:
867). OA - A
B, C - incorrect - Correct idiom - to compare X is to compare Y
D - incorrect - comparing the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice
E - incorrect - the final comparison is awkward
868). OA - D
A, B, C - incorrect - unidiomatic - right idiom - not only ... but also
E - incorrect - Subject verb agreement - The chain of retail stores(singular).....their(plural)
(A) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.
(B) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is comparing the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with that of ordinary grape juice.
(C) Comparing the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice.
(D) Comparing the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is like comparing the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice.
(E) To compare the lightning-fast genius of playwright Tom Stoppard with the pedestrian efforts of some of his contemporaries is to compare a fine wine's bouquet with ordinary grape juice's bouquet.
868). To ensure consistently high quality in its merchandise, the chain of retail stores became involved in every aspect of their suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as the profit margins of those suppliers.
(A) their suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as
(B) its suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as
(C) their suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment but also
(D) its suppliers' operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment but also
(E) their suppliers' operations, dictating the number of stitches, the width of the hem in every garment, and
Answers:
867). OA - A
B, C - incorrect - Correct idiom - to compare X is to compare Y
D - incorrect - comparing the exquisite bouquet of a fine wine with ordinary grape juice
E - incorrect - the final comparison is awkward
868). OA - D
A, B, C - incorrect - unidiomatic - right idiom - not only ... but also
E - incorrect - Subject verb agreement - The chain of retail stores(singular).....their(plural)
Monday, June 18, 2007
SC's Question number - 869 , 870
869). To help preserve ancient Egyptian monuments threatened by high water tables, a Swedish engineering firm has proposed installing pumps, perhaps solar powered, to lower the underground water level and dig trenches around the bases of the stone walls.
(A) to lower the underground water level and dig trenches
(B) to lower the underground water level and to dig trenches
(C) to lower the underground water level and digging trenches
(D) that lower the underground water level and that trenches be dug
(E) that lower the underground water level and trench digging
870). To maintain a high demand for their product, the manufacturers first took over the marketing and sales functions previously performed by outside agents; next, they began changing their advertising campaigns monthly to keep pace with the rapid changes in consumers’ lives.
(A) they began changing
(B) this began changing
(C) the former began changing
(D) to begin changing
(E) to change
Answers:
869). OA - C - Parallelism -- ........proposed installing pumps,........and digging trenches
A, B, D, E - incorrect - violating parallelism
B - incorrect - illogically suggests that the pumps are going to dig trenches
870). OA - A - they clearly refers to manufacturers - ..... the manufacturers first took over the marketing and sales functions previously performed by outside agents; next, they began changing their advertising campaigns
B - incorrect - no referent for this
C - incorrect - ..the former....their
D, E - incorrect - we need an independent clause here
(A) to lower the underground water level and dig trenches
(B) to lower the underground water level and to dig trenches
(C) to lower the underground water level and digging trenches
(D) that lower the underground water level and that trenches be dug
(E) that lower the underground water level and trench digging
870). To maintain a high demand for their product, the manufacturers first took over the marketing and sales functions previously performed by outside agents; next, they began changing their advertising campaigns monthly to keep pace with the rapid changes in consumers’ lives.
(A) they began changing
(B) this began changing
(C) the former began changing
(D) to begin changing
(E) to change
Answers:
869). OA - C - Parallelism -- ........proposed installing pumps,........and digging trenches
A, B, D, E - incorrect - violating parallelism
B - incorrect - illogically suggests that the pumps are going to dig trenches
870). OA - A - they clearly refers to manufacturers - ..... the manufacturers first took over the marketing and sales functions previously performed by outside agents; next, they began changing their advertising campaigns
B - incorrect - no referent for this
C - incorrect - ..the former....their
D, E - incorrect - we need an independent clause here
Friday, June 15, 2007
SC's Question number - 871 , 872
871). To read of Abigail Adams' lengthy separation from her family, her difficult travels, and her constant battles with illness is to feel intensely how harsh life was even for the so-called aristocracy of Revolutionary times.
(A) To read of
(B) Reading about
(C) Having read about
(D) Once one reads of
(E) To have read of
872). To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually instilling the notion that many of those who are just called "needy" actually have adequate resources; such a conclusion is unwarranted.
(A) To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually instilling the notion
(B) To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is instilling the notion gradually
(C) To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually to instill the notion Edited : To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is to gradually instill the notion (split infinitive - but acceptable)
OR
Edited: To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is to instill gradually the notion
(D) Speaking habitually of the "truly needy" is to instill the gradual notion
(E) Speaking habitually of the "truly needy" is instilling the gradual notion
Answers:
871). OA - A - Parallelism - to read of X ...... is to feel Y
B, C, D, E - incorrect - violating parallelism
872). None of the choices seem to be correct - However given OA - C - Parallelism - To speak.....to instill - in case this choice is edited as pointed above.
A, B, D - incorrect - violating parallelism
E - incorrect - changes the meaning by illogically suggesting that the notion is gradual. Further gradually is an adverb, not an adjective as used in this choice.
(A) To read of
(B) Reading about
(C) Having read about
(D) Once one reads of
(E) To have read of
872). To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually instilling the notion that many of those who are just called "needy" actually have adequate resources; such a conclusion is unwarranted.
(A) To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually instilling the notion
(B) To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is instilling the notion gradually
(C) To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is gradually to instill the notion Edited : To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is to gradually instill the notion (split infinitive - but acceptable)
OR
Edited: To speak habitually of the "truly needy" is to instill gradually the notion
(D) Speaking habitually of the "truly needy" is to instill the gradual notion
(E) Speaking habitually of the "truly needy" is instilling the gradual notion
Answers:
871). OA - A - Parallelism - to read of X ...... is to feel Y
B, C, D, E - incorrect - violating parallelism
872). None of the choices seem to be correct - However given OA - C - Parallelism - To speak.....to instill - in case this choice is edited as pointed above.
A, B, D - incorrect - violating parallelism
E - incorrect - changes the meaning by illogically suggesting that the notion is gradual. Further gradually is an adverb, not an adjective as used in this choice.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
SC's Question number - 873 , 874
873). To spread the word about mortgage servicers, a fact sheet that outlines one's legal rights if you get caught in a mortgage serving mess has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission.
(A) a fact sheet that outlines one's legal rights if you get caught in a mortgage serving mess has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission
(B) an outline of one's legal rights has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission if one gets caught up in a mortgaging mess on a fact sheet
(C) should you get caught in a mortgaging mess, a fact sheet outlining your legal rights has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission
(D) there is a fact sheet put together by the Federal Trade Commission, which outlines one's legal rights in a mortgage servicing mess
(E) the Federal Trade Commission has put together a fact sheet that outlines your legal rights if you get caught in a mortgage servicing mess
874). Today, because of improvements in agricultural technology, the same amount of acreage produces double the apples that it has in 1910.
(A) double the apples that it has
(B) twice as many apples as it did
(C) as much as twice the apples it has
(D) two times as many apples as there were
(E) a doubling of the apples that it did
Answers:
873). OA - E
A, B, C - incorrect - modifier error
D - incorrect - wordy - there is
874). OA - B
A - incorrect - wrongly substitutes the adjective double for twice; uses that without a clear referent
C - incorrect - wordy; use of much wrong; use of has incorrect
D - incorrect - wordy - there were
E - incorrect - illogically that refers to a doubling; illogically asserts that the doubling occurred in 1910
(A) a fact sheet that outlines one's legal rights if you get caught in a mortgage serving mess has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission
(B) an outline of one's legal rights has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission if one gets caught up in a mortgaging mess on a fact sheet
(C) should you get caught in a mortgaging mess, a fact sheet outlining your legal rights has been put together by the Federal Trade Commission
(D) there is a fact sheet put together by the Federal Trade Commission, which outlines one's legal rights in a mortgage servicing mess
(E) the Federal Trade Commission has put together a fact sheet that outlines your legal rights if you get caught in a mortgage servicing mess
874). Today, because of improvements in agricultural technology, the same amount of acreage produces double the apples that it has in 1910.
(A) double the apples that it has
(B) twice as many apples as it did
(C) as much as twice the apples it has
(D) two times as many apples as there were
(E) a doubling of the apples that it did
Answers:
873). OA - E
A, B, C - incorrect - modifier error
D - incorrect - wordy - there is
874). OA - B
A - incorrect - wrongly substitutes the adjective double for twice; uses that without a clear referent
C - incorrect - wordy; use of much wrong; use of has incorrect
D - incorrect - wordy - there were
E - incorrect - illogically that refers to a doubling; illogically asserts that the doubling occurred in 1910
Monday, June 11, 2007
SC's Question number - 875 , 876
875). Today’s technology allows manufacturers to make small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their production history.
(A) small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their
(B) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were at any time in their
(C) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those at any other time in
(D) more fuel-efficient small cars than those at any other time in their
(E) more fuel-efficient small cars now than at any time in
876). Too old to bear arms himself, Frederick Douglass served as a recruiting agent, traveled through the North to exhort Black men to join the Union army
(A) traveled through the North to exhort
(B) and he traveled through the North and exhorted
(C) and traveling through the North exhorted
(D) traveling through the North and exhorted
(E) traveling through the North and exhorting
Answers:
875). OA - C
A, E - incorrect - redundancy error - Today's technology..now
B - incorrect - wrongly suggests that small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were implies that the fuel efficiency of the same cars is being compared at different times in their production history
D - incorrect - changes the meaning - More fuel-efficient small cars are currently manufactured now than ever before
876). OA - E
A - incorrect - and is needed to link the two action "served" and "traveled"
B - incorrect - repeated use of and
C, D - incorrect - violating parallelism - .....traveling...extorted....
(A) small cars more fuel-efficient now than at any time in their
(B) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were at any time in their
(C) small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those at any other time in
(D) more fuel-efficient small cars than those at any other time in their
(E) more fuel-efficient small cars now than at any time in
876). Too old to bear arms himself, Frederick Douglass served as a recruiting agent, traveled through the North to exhort Black men to join the Union army
(A) traveled through the North to exhort
(B) and he traveled through the North and exhorted
(C) and traveling through the North exhorted
(D) traveling through the North and exhorted
(E) traveling through the North and exhorting
Answers:
875). OA - C
A, E - incorrect - redundancy error - Today's technology..now
B - incorrect - wrongly suggests that small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were implies that the fuel efficiency of the same cars is being compared at different times in their production history
D - incorrect - changes the meaning - More fuel-efficient small cars are currently manufactured now than ever before
876). OA - E
A - incorrect - and is needed to link the two action "served" and "traveled"
B - incorrect - repeated use of and
C, D - incorrect - violating parallelism - .....traveling...extorted....
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
SC's Question number - 877 , 878
877). Traveling the back roads of Hungary, in 1905 Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, and they were armed only with an Edison phonograph and insatiable curiosity.
(A) Traveling the back roads of Hungary, in 1905 Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, and they were armed only
(B) In 1905, Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, traveling the back roads of Hungary, began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, and they were only armed
(C) In 1905 Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, traveling the back roads of Hungary armed only
(D) Having traveled the back roads of Hungary, in 1905 Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology; they were only armed
(E) Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, in 1905 began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, traveling the back roads of Hungary, arming themselves only
878). Trying to learn some of the basics of programming is the same as to tinker with a car when one is a teenager: some people end up going to engineering school, and others, twenty years later, remember nothing of the experience.
(A) the same as to tinker with a car when one is a teenager
(B) similar to a teenager tinkering with a car
(C) like tinkering with a car as a teenager
(D) the same as a teenager tinkering with a car
(E) like the teenager's tinkering with a car
Answers:
877). OA - C
A, B - incorrect - not clear what 'they' refers to - Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly or the back roads of Hungary
D - incorrect - changes the meaning - 'having traveled' suggests that the traveling is not finished yet and is still ongoing.
E - incorrect - suggests wrongly that they chose to equip themselves only with "an Edison phonograph" and "insatiable curiosity"
878). Given ans A but I feel must be C
Trying is the subject here. Use of like is correct here trying and tinkering are acting as Gerund here.
(A) Traveling the back roads of Hungary, in 1905 Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, and they were armed only
(B) In 1905, Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, traveling the back roads of Hungary, began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, and they were only armed
(C) In 1905 Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, traveling the back roads of Hungary armed only
(D) Having traveled the back roads of Hungary, in 1905 Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology; they were only armed
(E) Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, in 1905 began their pioneering work in ethnomusicology, traveling the back roads of Hungary, arming themselves only
878). Trying to learn some of the basics of programming is the same as to tinker with a car when one is a teenager: some people end up going to engineering school, and others, twenty years later, remember nothing of the experience.
(A) the same as to tinker with a car when one is a teenager
(B) similar to a teenager tinkering with a car
(C) like tinkering with a car as a teenager
(D) the same as a teenager tinkering with a car
(E) like the teenager's tinkering with a car
Answers:
877). OA - C
A, B - incorrect - not clear what 'they' refers to - Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly or the back roads of Hungary
D - incorrect - changes the meaning - 'having traveled' suggests that the traveling is not finished yet and is still ongoing.
E - incorrect - suggests wrongly that they chose to equip themselves only with "an Edison phonograph" and "insatiable curiosity"
878). Given ans A but I feel must be C
Trying is the subject here. Use of like is correct here trying and tinkering are acting as Gerund here.
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 ....
(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 ....
Sunday, June 03, 2007
SC's Question number - 881 , 882
881). Two week notice being given to employers before leaving a job is the generally accepted protocol.
(A) Two week notice being given to employers before leaving
(B) Giving notice to employers of two weeks before having to leave
(C) Two week's notice to give to employers before leaving
(D) Giving notice to employers two weeks before leaving
(E) To give two weeks' worth of notice before having to leave
882). Under a provision of the Constitution that was never applied, Congress has been required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do it by the legislatures of two-thirds of the states.
(A) was never applied, Congress has been required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do it
(B) was never applied, there has been a requirement that Congress call a convention for consideration of possible amendments to the document when asked to do it formally
(C) was never applied, whereby Congress is required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when asked to do it formally
(D) has never been applied, whereby Congress is required to call a convention to consider possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do so
(E) has never been applied, Congress is required to call a convention to consider possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do so
Answers:
881). OA - D
A, C - incorrect - says two weeks notice itself is a protocol
B - incorrect - misplaced modifier - two weeks should modify notice
E - incorrect - two weeks notice is more concise than two weeks' worth of notice
882). (OG 10th Ques No - 41) - OA - E
OE: Choices A, B, C, and D contain tense errors (the use of was never applied with has been required in A, for example), unidiomatic expressions (call... for considering), and uses of a pronoun (it) with no noun referent. By introducing the subordinating conjunction whereby, C and D produce sentence fragments. Only E, the best choice, corrects all of these problems. The predicate has never been applied refers to a span of time, from the writing of the Constitution to the present, rather than to a past event (as was does), and the phrase is required
indicates that the provision still applies. The phrase call... to consider is idiomatic, and to do so can substitute grammatically for it.
(A) Two week notice being given to employers before leaving
(B) Giving notice to employers of two weeks before having to leave
(C) Two week's notice to give to employers before leaving
(D) Giving notice to employers two weeks before leaving
(E) To give two weeks' worth of notice before having to leave
882). Under a provision of the Constitution that was never applied, Congress has been required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do it by the legislatures of two-thirds of the states.
(A) was never applied, Congress has been required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do it
(B) was never applied, there has been a requirement that Congress call a convention for consideration of possible amendments to the document when asked to do it formally
(C) was never applied, whereby Congress is required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when asked to do it formally
(D) has never been applied, whereby Congress is required to call a convention to consider possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do so
(E) has never been applied, Congress is required to call a convention to consider possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do so
Answers:
881). OA - D
A, C - incorrect - says two weeks notice itself is a protocol
B - incorrect - misplaced modifier - two weeks should modify notice
E - incorrect - two weeks notice is more concise than two weeks' worth of notice
882). (OG 10th Ques No - 41) - OA - E
OE: Choices A, B, C, and D contain tense errors (the use of was never applied with has been required in A, for example), unidiomatic expressions (call... for considering), and uses of a pronoun (it) with no noun referent. By introducing the subordinating conjunction whereby, C and D produce sentence fragments. Only E, the best choice, corrects all of these problems. The predicate has never been applied refers to a span of time, from the writing of the Constitution to the present, rather than to a past event (as was does), and the phrase is required
indicates that the provision still applies. The phrase call... to consider is idiomatic, and to do so can substitute grammatically for it.
SC's Question number - 883 , 884
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)
(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)
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
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