GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

MBA
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Puys try this,
The frost on the windshield of Mr. James' car, which caused him a fifteen-minute delay to remove it, had formed when moisture condensed during the night.
(A) had formed when moisture condensed during the night
(B) formed when moisture was condensed during the night
(C) was formed when moisture condenses during the night
(D) had been formed when moisture condensed during the night
(E) formed when moisture condensed during the night


Yes, the OA is Option E.
3730
the confusion lies between option A and option B.. I would have marked option B owing to the fact that I would wanna avoid passive sentence..


wats the OA..??..

At the invitation of Kwame Nkrumah, W.E.B Du Bois settled in Gharla and became the editor of the Encyclopedia Africana.
a)At the invitation of
b)When he was invited by
c)An invitation coming from
d)An invitation that came from
e)After having an invitation by

Sorry for the delay..
the OA is A.
3731
Puys try this,
The frost on the windshield of Mr. James' car, which caused him a fifteen-minute delay to remove it, had formed when moisture condensed during the night.
(A) had formed when moisture condensed during the night
(B) formed when moisture was condensed during the night
(C) was formed when moisture condenses during the night
(D) had been formed when moisture condensed during the night
(E) formed when moisture condensed during the night



B - is long
C - was.. condenses is awkward
D - had been is wrong

Left with A, E.
had is good to use when one even is happening before the other in the past. ..
so E is the ans.
3732

Hi, Can anyone please tell me what SC31 is. Is it a book?

3733

Could you tell me the source of the question..??.. I dont think OA can be option E.

friend9921 Says
Yes, the OA is Option E.
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nuttyvarun Says
Could you tell me the source of the question..??.. I dont think OA can be option E.



Yes has to be A IMO
3735

In the engineering sector at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we recent graduates to get started on our careers.
A. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we
B. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
C. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact that makes it difficult for us
D. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
E. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact which makes it difficult for we

try this.. 😉

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In the engineering sector at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we recent graduates to get started on our careers.
A. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we
B. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
C. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact that makes it difficult for us
D. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
E. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact which makes it difficult for we

try this.. ;)



IMO C. Whats the OA?
3737
In the engineering sector at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we recent graduates to get started on our careers.
A. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we
B. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
C. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact that makes it difficult for us
D. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
E. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact which makes it difficult for we

try this.. ;)


E, i think.
3738

OA is option C ;)

In the engineering sector at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we recent graduates to get started on our careers.
A. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we
B. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
C. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact that makes it difficult for us
D. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
E. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact which makes it difficult for we

try this.. ;)
3739
siddharthaduggirala Says
IMO C. Whats the OA?



which here refers to "experience", this is incorrect. Also for option E, "we" at the end is unidiomatic.
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nuttyvarun Says
Could you tell me the source of the question..??.. I dont think OA can be option E.


Its from a Bell Curves mock test.

Somehow even I am not that convinced with E.

For your ref, I have posted the explanation comparing options A and E as given in the key.

Compare A to E.
The difference is whether the had + formed is necessary. The past perfect is used to clarify order when there are multiple past events, in this case there is only truly one event since "which caused him...to remove it" is part of a phrase that is not necessary to the sentence. The sentence can be said to be "the frost ... car formed when ..during the night."
3741
In the engineering sector at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we recent graduates to get started on our careers.
A. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we
B. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
C. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact that makes it difficult for us
D. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
E. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact which makes it difficult for we

try this.. ;)


I will go with c. Whats the official answer............
3742
Puys try this,
The frost on the windshield of Mr. James' car, which caused him a fifteen-minute delay to remove it, had formed when moisture condensed during the night.
(A) had formed when moisture condensed during the night
(B) formed when moisture was condensed during the night
(C) was formed when moisture condenses during the night
(D) had been formed when moisture condensed during the night
(E) formed when moisture condensed during the night


i will go with D. Whats the OA....
3743
amar_sinha Says
i will go with D. Whats the OA....


Mate we are fighting to get the OA changed...but just to let you know , for sure D is not the answer as you are going passive by choosing D...
Had Been frosted ... BY WHAT????
Incomplete...

Need to have past perfect because frosting has to happen before it caused the subject to remove it ...hence necessity to form a sequence in the 2 past events....
For sure..Past perfect is required but not passive form....

Now OA was given E...but we think it should be A...

Puys at best...
3744
In the engineering sector at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we recent graduates to get started on our careers.
A. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we
which is refering to experience -- wrong
B. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
which is refering to experience -- wrong
C. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact that makes it difficult for us
close but usage of us engg grads is wrong
D. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
which is refering to experience -- wrong
E. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact which makes it difficult for we -- correct.

try this.. ;)


we can eliminate option with 'experience, which' , cuz it is not the experience that is making it difficult for grads, but it is the situation/fact with out jobs, making it difficult...


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nuttyvarun Says
OA is option C ;)


y the answer can not be D?isnt saying the same thng as C and is more concise?
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guy with guts Says
y the answer can not be D?isnt saying the same thng as C and is more concise?


I guess that's becoz "which" is misplaced in option D... what is it referring to.. the job or the situation..??.. thats' where option C comes in handy and fits fine..
3747

Originally Posted by nuttyvarun View Post
In the engineering sector at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we recent graduates to get started on our careers.
A. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for we
which is refering to experience -- wrong
B. at the moment there are no jobs for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
which is refering to experience -- wrong
C. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact that makes it difficult for us
close but usage of us engg grads is wrong
D. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, which makes it difficult for us
which is refering to experience -- wrong
E. there are no jobs at the moment for those without experience, a fact which makes it difficult for we -- correct.

try this..

we can eliminate option with 'experience, which' , cuz it is not the experience that is making it difficult for grads, but it is the situation/fact with out jobs, making it difficult...




My mistake guys.
'US' is correct.
In case of object of preposition 'US' is correct.
In case Subject 'We' is correct.
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My mistake guys.
'US' is correct.
In case of object of preposition 'US' is correct.
In case Subject 'We' is correct.


I get that now :cheerio: