GMAT Prep Question:
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses.
A. Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
B. Galileo had not invented the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument having been made,
C. Galileo, even though he had not invented the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
D. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made,
E. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument being made, he
Thanks Ponds Bhai for the explanation.
My queries are-
"has disclosed" is better than "disclosed"--
consider the below mentioned sentences
The party is in danger,X disclosed the information.
OR
the party is in danger,X has disclosed the information.
Now,please let me know which one seems to be more precise and logical.
Also please point out the parallelism.
Hoping that i've understood what u're looking for, here's my explanation:
Option B structure is "ABC, disclosed XYZ"
ABC = information
XYZ = the source who discloses the info
Has disclosed and disclosed, both can be correct, thgough in this case the option with HAS DISCLOSED has other problems.
waiting for Ponds' commennts
It should be "has disclosed".
Has/ have + past participle is present perfect form used for past actions with results in the present unfinished action.
However, more suitable usage would be
"The party is in danger "as" X has disclosed the information.
:)
--khilesh
GMAT Prep Question:
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses.
A. Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
B. Galileo had not invented the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument having been made,
C. Galileo, even though he had not invented the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
D. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made,
E. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument being made, he
My options is D
Kindly comment on the Ans
Hoping that i've understood what u're looking for, here's my explanation:
Option B structure is "ABC, disclosed XYZ"
ABC = information
XYZ = the source who discloses the info
Has disclosed and disclosed, both can be correct, thgough in this case the option with HAS DISCLOSED has other problems.
waiting for Ponds' commennts
Hi Ujjaval,
In above mentioned example given by Vyom,
The party is in danger,X disclosed the information.
OR
the party is in danger,X has disclosed the information.
Definitely "disclosed" is better than "has disclosed".
But in previous Question posted by Vyom,
If you will see that sentence in totality Seven out of every ten school age children years in Ghana suffer from anemia,the head of the nutrition unit of the Ghana health Service has disclosed.
It looks in present perfect, that anemia event is happening is confirmed
so, that's the reason i hit on first line of my explanation this "has disclosed" factor compared to past tense word "disclosed"
Hope this is clear !
Cheers !
:cheers:
One more..
Puys,
Please specify which option is precise and why , along with the explanation.
Although larson Pass is not often blocked,it is so difficult to navigate that is considered a serious safety hazard by the local mountaineers.
A. it is so difficult to navigate that is considered a serious safety hazard
B. So difficult is to navigate as to be considered a serious safety hazard
Puys,
Please specify which option is precise and why , along with the explanation.
Although larson Pass is not often blocked,it is so difficult to navigate that is considered a serious safety hazard by the local mountaineers.
A. it is so difficult to navigate that is considered a serious safety hazard
B. So difficult is to navigate as to be considered a serious safety hazard
One more..
Puys,
Please specify which option is precise and why , along with the explanation.
Although larson Pass is not often blocked,it is so difficult to navigate that is considered a serious safety hazard by the local mountaineers.
A. it is so difficult to navigate that is considered a serious safety hazard
B. So difficult is to navigate as to be considered a serious safety hazard
Is it A????
Which option is more precise and why-Please provide detailed explanation?
Seven out of every ten school age children years in Ghana suffer from anemia,the head of the nutrition unit of the Ghana health Service has disclosed.
A. Seven out of every ten school age children years in Ghana suffer from anemia,the head of the nutrition unit of the Ghana health Service has disclosed.
B. Out of every ten children in the school age years in Ghana,seven suffer from anemia,disclosed the head of the nutrition unit of the Ghana Health Service.
OA is A.
Puys-Thanks for the discussion.
thnx 4 epln dude.. i was near 2 d ans but was bit confused between d & e.
Go 4 'A'.It can be explnd in this way...
Both d choices represent use of idioms:
So X that Y &
So X as to be Y...But choice B drags dis part of sentence into a passive...also use of 'it' in choice 'A' makes d sentence more clear coz 'it' modifies d Larson pass .
My options is D
Kindly comment on the Ans
Any1 reply to this plzzzz
One more..
Puys,
Please specify which option is precise and why , along with the explanation.
Although larson Pass is not often blocked,it is so difficult to navigate that is considered a serious safety hazard by the local mountaineers.
A. it is so difficult to navigate that is considered a serious safety hazard
B. So difficult is to navigate as to be considered a serious safety hazard
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Hi Vyom,
My take is for B.
- Giving clarity about parallelism.
- In option-A, use of word "it" is misleading to larson pass.
- Word "that" is not joining the sentence smoothly.
Cheers !
:cheers:
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Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses.
A. Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
B. Galileo had not invented the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument having been made,
C. Galileo, even though he had not invented the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
D. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made,
E. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument being made, he
My answer :Option B.
--khilesh
A. Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
B. Galileo had not invented the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument having been made,
C. Galileo, even though he had not invented the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
D. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made,
E. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument being made, he
My answer :Option B.
--khilesh
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses.
A. Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
B. Galileo had not invented the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument having been made,
C. Galileo, even though he had not invented the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
D. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made,
E. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument being made, he
My answer :Option B.
--khilesh
I thght D and is B the rt ans
can u explain ur move
I was going through one editorial today and saw the following sentence which I thght to be incorrect, as these are the lines of a news paper i dont think it cud be wrong can nay1 comment on this plzzzzzzzzzz
The sentence is
{
British foreign secretary David Miliband , who launched the "conversation" with a nehruvian quote that he thought represented a version of the "end of history " thesis ", must have surely flinched at the survey's finding that the commonwealth is "least valued at great britian"
}
I have highlighted the area where the continuity doesnt seems to be going smoothely, Kindly assist
If u want to know the source of it this is from the Hindu (date july 24 page 9 Article "A sports body headed by barack obama?" para 4 first line)
Anyone kindly explain
GMAT Prep Question:
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses.
A. Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
B. Galileo had not invented the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument having been made,
C. Galileo, even though he had not invented the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
D. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made,
E. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument being made, he
I would opt A..
In B, having been is present perfect which is always wrong on GMAT and is also passive..
E has being which is wrong as well..
OA pls?
One more..
Puys,
Please specify which option is precise and why , along with the explanation.
Although larson Pass is not often blocked,it is so difficult to navigate that is considered a serious safety hazard by the local mountaineers.
A. it is so difficult to navigate that is considered a serious safety hazard
B. So difficult is to navigate as to be considered a serious safety hazard
OA is A.
I opted for B as the Idiom so X as to be Y seems more convincing.
About the modifier it(pronoun modifier) I am not sure whether the modifier use is correct.
Puys pls throw some more light by providing rules or explanation.I am unable to get the concept involved here.
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses.
A. Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he--correct.Use of had been(instrument already made in the past)
B. Galileo had not invented the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument having been made,--awkward construction-having been(tense is past)
C. Galileo, even though he had not invented the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he--even though wrongly placed
D. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made,--he(pronoun) is missing
E. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument being made, he--awkward use of being
Please find my comments inline.
Please confirm the OA and post the explanation too.
Here we need to maintain the central idea of the sentence and also make sure that the past tense is maintained in the sentence.. without impacting the parallelism.
_____________ quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses.
"built".. in past.. but this simple past.."device" is singular
Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument being made, he quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses.
I would have marked option E
plz share the OA ;)
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses.
A. Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
B. Galileo had not invented the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument having been made,
C. Galileo, even though he had not invented the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he
D. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made,
E. Even though galileo did not invent the telescope, but when he heard, in 1609, of such an optical instrument being made, he
My answer :Option B.
--khilesh
This is a correct sentence.. "..launched the "conversation" with a nehruvian quote that he thought represented.."
"that" is used whenever expressing qoute, anxiety, happiness, wish, desire, etc.. its all mentioned in Manhattan SCG.. u might wanna try that.. ;)
I was going through one editorial today and saw the following sentence which I thght to be incorrect, as these are the lines of a news paper i dont think it cud be wrong can nay1 comment on this plzzzzzzzzzz
The sentence is
{
British foreign secretary David Miliband , who launched the "conversation" with a nehruvian quote that he thought represented a version of the "end of history " thesis ", must have surely flinched at the survey's finding that the commonwealth is "least valued at great britian"
}
I have highlighted the area where the continuity doesnt seems to be going smoothely, Kindly assist
If u want to know the source of it this is from the Hindu (date july 24 page 9 Article "A sports body headed by barack obama?" para 4 first line)
Anyone kindly explain