GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

Let's jumble up things a little to find out the answer πŸ˜‰ let's change the order and try and understand the real solution to this one..

the Syrians have never absolved the French for taking territory from them...............the Crusaders who overran their homeland

D and E out of question

A, B and C have "they never forgave" so put them in the sentence

the Syrians have never absolved the French for taking territory from them...............as they never forgave the Crusaders who overran their homeland

Comparison of actions...Use "as" hence not C

left with A and B... B doesnt support the sentence, so by the funda of elimination we got option A as answer.. ;)

let me be honest.. I started off with trying to prove that option A is incorrect and option C is correct.. but in my quest I realized that OA was indeed correct.. :

Hi puys, need ur help for the following:
1. Even as they never forgave the Crusaders who overran their homeland, the Syrians have never absolved the French for taking territory from them.
(A) Even as they never forgave
(B) While they never forgave
(C) Just like they never forgave
(D) Similarly to not forgiving
(E) In spite of their never forgiving
The Ans is A, pls explain how..
Thanks

Ya B looks good...endurance and consistency denote similar ideas and hence should be followed by a singular verb-is. The original sentence is not clear if "Iron Hourse" refers to the baseball player or his attributes of endurance and consistency.

2 things to remember for this one I guess;
Idiom
&
Parallelism

Notice the option D fitted into the OS..

Just as listening to Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous fireside chats helps students of history understand the 1930s, an era marked by incredible domestic economic distress and unparalleled foreign conflict so reading Abraham Lincoln's famous Second Inaugural Address helps students grasp the post-Civil War era, a time of immense domestic challenge and strife

match the underlined section and compare with "just as X, so Y"

compare blue section and red section separately to cite the parallelism in the final sentence.

I would have marked option D, though option C is very close to the solution but nevertheless it is unidiomatic..

what is the OA plz..??.. ;)

Varun you are rite..the answer is infact option D...
Even i marked option C but now i realise the mistake

just as x, so y ... is idiom
left with D,E
'a time' modifying 'era' is correct. hence D.

The strength of a carbon-chlorine bond is stronger than that of a carbon-bromine bond, which is in turn greater than a carbon-iodine bond.
  1. which is in turn greater than
  2. which is in turn stronger than
  3. that is in turn greater than
  4. that is in turn stronger than
  5. in turn stronger than



strength of the chlorine bond is stronger than strength of the bromine bond, ( bromine bond ) .........than a iodine bond.
Since we dont c 'that of' either in the second phrase or in any ans choice
it is bromine bond directly compared to iodine bond.

adj greater for bond, is wrong usage.

left with 3,4,5
'which is' and 'that is' are considered redundant here as there is proper noun preceding.

best ans : 5.
Hi puys, need ur help for the following:
1. Even as they never forgave the Crusaders who overran their homeland, the Syrians have never absolved the French for taking territory from them.
(A) Even as they never forgave
(B) While they never forgave
(C) Just like they never forgave
(D) Similarly to not forgiving
(E) In spite of their never forgiving

The Ans is A, pls explain how..
Thanks


C. Just like should compare nouns.
D. not parallel
E. not parallel
B. while -- imples at the same time doesnt fir here.
A. 'as' takes verbs so .. this is best ans.

i think the best answer is C it correctly compares 'They' with 'Syraians using like

Hi puys, need ur help for the following:
1. Even as they never forgave the Crusaders who overran their homeland, the Syrians have never absolved the French for taking territory from them.
(A) Even as they never forgave
(B) While they never forgave
(C) Just like they never forgave
(D) Similarly to not forgiving
(E) In spite of their never forgiving
The Ans is A, pls explain how..
Thanks


Though its always easy to explain when answer is known, as one think deeply abt the answer choice over others not so correct.
My explanation-
D/E are out bcoz of awkward structure
While is used for time specefic which is definately not the case here
just like is used for comparision,with what????
thats leaves A.
Varun you are rite..the answer is infact option D...
Even i marked option C but now i realise the mistake

:cheerio: thanks for the question .... I guess i still need to work hard on cleaning up my basics

Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992. a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.
A. a greater proportion than it was
B. a greater proportion than
C a greater proportion than they have been
D. which is greater than was so
E. which is greater than it has been


Any idea?

By sucking sap from the young twigs of the hemlock tree, tree growth is retarded bv the woolly adelgid. causing needles to change color from deep green to aravish green and to drop prematurely.
A. tree growth is retarded by the woolly adelgid. causing needles to change color from deep green to grayish green and to drop
B. tree growth is retarded by the woolly adelgid. and this causes the color of needles to change from deep green to grayish green, and their dropping
C. the woolly adelgid retards tree growth, which causes needles to change color from deep green to grayish green, and dropping
D. the woolly adelgid retards tree growth, causing needles to change color from deep green to grayish green and to drop
E. the woolly adelgid retards tree growth, and this causes the color of needles to change from deep green to grayish green, and the their dropping

To develop more accurate population forecasts, demographers have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic determinants of fertility.
A. have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic
B. have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical
C. would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical
D. would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economic
E. would have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economical


Please help.

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

K. which includes the establishment of size limits for shark catches, closing
L. which includes establishing limits to the size of sharks that can be caught, closing
M. which include the establishment of size limits for shark catches, the closing of
N. including establishing size limits for shark catches, closing O. including the establishing of limits to the size of sharks that are caught, the closing of

Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992. a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.
A.a greater proportion than it was
B.a greater proportion than
C a greater proportion than they have been
D.which is greater than was so
E.which is greater than it has been


Any idea?


D .
Whats the OA?
By sucking sap from the young twigs of the hemlock tree, tree growth is retarded bv the woolly adelgid. causing needles to change color from deep green to aravish green and to drop prematurely.
A.tree growth is retarded by the woolly adelgid. causing needles to change color from deep green to grayish green and to drop
B.tree growth is retarded by the woolly adelgid. and this causes the color of needles to change from deep green to grayish green, and their dropping
C.the woolly adelgid retards tree growth, which causes needles to change color from deep green to grayish green, and dropping
D.the woolly adelgid retards tree growth, causing needles to change color from deep green to grayish green and to drop
E.the woolly adelgid retards tree growth, and this causes the color of needles to change from deep green to grayish green, and the their dropping


D.
Whats the OA?
To develop more accurate population forecasts, demographers have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic determinants of fertility.

A.have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economic
B.have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical
C.would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economical
D.would have to know a great deal more than they do now about the social and economic
E.would have to know a great deal more than now about the social and economical


Please help.



B .
Whats the OA?
A study by the Ocean Wildlife Campaign urged states to undertake a number of remedies to reverse a decline in the shark population, > state waters for shark fishing during pupping season, and requiring commercial fishers to have federal shark permits.

K. which includes the establishment of size limits for shark catches, closing
L. which includes establishing limits to the size of sharks that can be caught, closing
M. which include the establishment of size limits for shark catches, the closing of
N. including establishing size limits for shark catches, closing O. including the establishing of limits to the size of sharks that are caught, the closing of


L seems to be the best.
Whats the OA?

n medieval times, Libya was the principal corridor > Europe and Africa.

A. for the transmission of goods by merchants between
B. in which the transmission of merchants' goods took place among
C. where the transmission of merchants' goods occurred between
D. which was transmitting merchants' goods among
E. through which merchants' goods were transmitted between

n medieval times, Libya was the principal corridor > Europe and Africa.

A. for the transmission of goods by merchants between
B. in which the transmission of merchants' goods took place among
C. where the transmission of merchants' goods occurred between
D. which was transmitting merchants' goods among
E. through which merchants' goods were transmitted between



E is best but please post correct answers to ur previous questions

Here I would have marked option E.

Libya was the principal corridor _____ Europe and Africa.
A. for the transmission of goods by merchants between
- Awkward & wordy
B. in which the transmission of merchants' goods took place among
- "among" is used for comparing more than 2 entities. Incorrect usage in here.
C. where the transmission of merchants' goods occurred between
- "where" confuses the reader with pronouns of a place. But this is not correct contextually.
D. which was transmitting merchants' goods among
- Incorrect meaning to the sentence
E. through which merchants' goods were transmitted between
- Looks good. Correct usgae of "between" and meaning of the sentence is retained.

wat is the OA?? ;)

n medieval times, Libya was the principal corridor > Europe and Africa.

A. for the transmission of goods by merchants between
B. in which the transmission of merchants' goods took place among
C. where the transmission of merchants' goods occurred between
D. which was transmitting merchants' goods among
E. through which merchants' goods were transmitted between