According to Herbert Essame, Patton might have accomplished more had he not been held in check by his superiors, Alexander in the Mediterranean and Eisenhower n Europe.
(A) had he not been held in check by his superiors (B) had his superiors not held him in check (C) if his superiors had not held him in check (D) if he was not held in check by his superiors (E) when not held in check by his superiors
attack this one puys.
if condition does not hold good in this context. So C, D are out. Not talking about time, so When is not applicable, So E is out. B is acceptable but awkward structure.
Question:With only one percent of the world's population, the English people have dramatically altered the course of the world.
A) With B) Although accounting for C) Being D) Despite having E) As
Option B stands out and makes sense even if we reword the sentence. Option D looks nice too, but having and ..."have dramatically..." are wrong usage and awkward.
Option B stands out and makes sense even if we reword the sentence. Option D looks nice too, but having and ..."have dramatically..." are wrong usage and awkward.
IMO: Option B
option D is incorrect bcoz "English People" dont have that 1% population in discussion..so "despite having" does not fit in the context.. 😉
1) The information presented in the most recent reports indicate that turbulent times lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks. subjunctive and subj-verb indicate is subjunctive.. information indicates .. is rt usage .. eliminate 4,5 for above reasons
indicate that turbulent times lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks. --wrong verb
indicate that turbulent times should lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks. -- wrong : wrong verb
indicate that turbulent times are laying ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks. -- laying needs object .. wrong usage .. lay cannot be substitute for lie..
indicates that turbulent times lie ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks. -- correct
indicates that turbulent times are laying ahead for those who have invested only in NASDAQ stocks.
2) Cynics charge that Major League Baseball lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. seats are countable so .. fewer is correct usage ..
lobbied for stadiums with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices. -- correct
lobbied for stadiums with less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
lobbied for stadiums that had been built with fewer seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
lobbied for stadiums that had less seats to reduce supply and increase ticket prices.
lobbied for stadiums that had less seats as a means of reducing supply so they could increase ticket prices.
3) The Navy used the nuclear submarine accident off the coast of Hawaii to show that everyone must be held responsible for their actions.
everyone .. his/her is correct usage ....
to show that everyone must be held responsible for their actions.
to demonstrate their belief that everyone must be held responsible for their actions.
to demonstrate its belief that everyone must be held responsible for their actions.
to signal how no one should be able to get away with committing acts of terrible negligence.
to show that everyone must be held responsible for his actions. --correct
4) I never fail to get frustrated on the golf course: nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involving in the game. use of semicolon is correct usage here ... this is seen only 3,4
on the golf course: nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involving in the game.
on the golf course: yet nonetheless I always resolve to continue my involvement in the game.
on the golf course; nonetheless, I always resolve to continue my involvement in the game. -- correct
on the golf course; yet nonetheless I always resolve to continue being involved in the game. -- yet and nonetheless cause redundancy
on the golf course but I always still manage to find a way to resolve my self to continue my pursuit of the involvement of the game.
5) Each of the movies were great and the choice for the best one among all three was very difficult indeed. each of the movies was is correct usage.. (only 2,4) between is used in case of two items.. among in case of more than 2 items. so 2. so only
were great and choosing the best one among the three was very difficult indeed.
was great and choosing the best one among the three was very difficult indeed. --correct
were great and choosing the best one between the three was very difficult indeed.
was great and choosing the best one between the three was very difficult indeed.
were great and the choices among all three were very difficult indeed.
Question:With only one percent of the world's population, the English people have dramatically altered the course of the world. A) With B) Although accounting for C) Being D) Despite having E) As
all others alter the meaning of the sentence.. my ans in red...
According to Herbert Essame, Patton might have accomplished more had he not been held in check by his superiors, Alexander in the Mediterranean and Eisenhower n Europe.
(A) had he not been held in check by his superiors (B) had his superiors not held him in check (C) if his superiors had not held him in check (D) if he was not held in check by his superiors (E) when not held in check by his superiors
need 'superiors' just before comma coz .. superiors are mentioned just after the comma so B,C are out since this is conditional .. when is wron usage... E is out left with A,D.... i think A is correct
Originally Posted by siddharthaduggirala View Post According to Herbert Essame, Patton might have accomplished more had he not been held in check by his superiors, Alexander in the Mediterranean and Eisenhower n Europe. (A) had he not been held in check by his superiors (B) had his superiors not held him in check (C) if his superiors had not held him in check (D) if he was not held in check by his superiors (E) when not held in check by his superiors
'superiors' should be before comma as .. superiors are mentioned just after the comma so B,C are eliminated. since this is conditional .. when is wrong in E and it is eliminated. left with A,D.... A looks like a is correct choice.
Originally Posted by ponds_ggn View Post Question:With only one percent of the world's population, the English people have dramatically altered the course of the world. A) With B) Although accounting for C) Being D) Despite having E) As
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Question:
John Maynard Keynes, the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton.
a)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician b)the great economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician c)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay about another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician d)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, who was a scientist and the mathematician e)who was one of the greatest economists in the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician
Originally Posted by siddharthaduggirala View Post According to Herbert Essame, Patton might have accomplished more had he not been held in check by his superiors, Alexander in the Mediterranean and Eisenhower n Europe. (A) had he not been held in check by his superiors (B) had his superiors not held him in check (C) if his superiors had not held him in check (D) if he was not held in check by his superiors (E) when not held in check by his superiors
'superiors' should be before comma as .. superiors are mentioned just after the comma so B,C are eliminated. since this is conditional .. when is wrong in E and it is eliminated. left with A,D.... A looks like a is correct choice.
Who told u superiors should be b4 the comma???Didn't get the logic!!! D is outrightly wrong....if+was is always wrong. A seems wrong...'By his superiors' seems wordy. D and E are also wordy...B seems to be the safest bet.
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Question:
John Maynard Keynes, the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton.
a)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician b)the great economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician c)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay about another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician d)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, who was a scientist and the mathematician e)who was one of the greatest economists in the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician
in D and E...'who' is not required. Essay + about is unidiomatic...so C also goes. As far as I understand...b/w A and B....'greatest economist of the twentieth century' makes more sense rather than..'great economist of the twentieth century'. u always say 'greatest ...of all' and not 'great...of all'. So greatest + of is idiomatic. I would go for A. 😃
It should be "essay on Issac Newton", so discard option C with 'essay about'..
"the great economist of the twentieth century" this is incorrect usage of adjective.. so discard option B
"who was a scientist and the mathematician".. this is not proper since the reference to 'who' is not clear.. so discard option D
now we are left with option A and option E a)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician
e)who was one of the greatest economists in the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician
of the 2 option, the option E makes is clear that 'who' refers to JMK and that he was "one of the greatest" and not "the greatest".. this sentence comes out clear to me...
so discarding option A
I would have marked option E as my choice..
plz share the OA ;)
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Question:
John Maynard Keynes, the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton.
a)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician b)the great economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician c)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay about another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician d)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, who was a scientist and the mathematician e)who was one of the greatest economists in the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician
According to Herbert Essame, Patton might have accomplished more had he not been held in check by his superiors, Alexander in the Mediterranean and Eisenhower n Europe.
(A) had he not been held in check by his superiors (B) had his superiors not held him in check (C) if his superiors had not held him in check (D) if he was not held in check by his superiors (E) when not held in check by his superiors
attack this one puys.
OA for this ques is D.
the problem with A is- had been indicates past continuous that means Patton was continuously held for a long time.
But with D, this problem is eliminated and indicates that Patton was held for a period of time.
I hope this expln helps. This is a tricky question and seems that this type of question has a very high frequency in acual GMAT.
Please anybody answer this question with proper explaination--
Question:
John Maynard Keynes, the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton.
a)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician b)the great economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician c)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay about another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician d)the greatest economist of the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, who was a scientist and the mathematician e)who was one of the greatest economists in the twentieth century, once wrote an essay on another Cambridge genius, the scientist and mathematician
IMO A
The final choice is between A and E. Since, who was indicates passive voice, i will go with A.
well.. not sure about ur expln.. "if-then" is not applicable in the reverse cases.. so the OA might not hold good..
I mean u cant change the order for "if-then" as it would reverse the meaning of the sentence also..
and the usage "if he was" is incorrect as well..
this is tricky.. but to me it looks like a 'look-alike' of classic "if-then" SC exmaple..
According to Herbert Essame, Patton might have accomplished more ___________________, Alexander in the Mediterranean and Eisenhower n Europe. using the if-then funda that comes first to my mind.. I would have filled in the blank space with something that suits the "if-then" SC directives.. also notice the last part of the sentence.. mentions about bosses i.e "Alexander in the Mediterranean and Eisenhower n Europe" the only 2 options that stand out for me are: option A - had he not been held in check by his superiors option D - if he was not held in check by his superiors - INCORRECT use of 'was'.. the correct usage is 'were'
I would have marked option A as my answer..
what is the OA plz.. ;)
PS: The final answer is not related to if-then funda.. but the taking it as a starting point helped me nail the answer down. I hope the answer is correct..else all this bhashan would come back right on my face..
OA for this ques is D.
the problem with A is- had been indicates past continuous that means Patton was continuously held for a long time.
But with D, this problem is eliminated and indicates that Patton was held for a period of time.
I hope this expln helps. This is a tricky question and seems that this type of question has a very high frequency in acual GMAT.
I dont think this is a subjunctive mood to use "were". Subjunctive is used for hopes proposals and desires.
nope.. u r a little wayard.. "were" is used for verbs that have NOT happened/occured..
but u pointed it out correctly that "Subjunctive is used for hopes proposals and desires".. and we have to always use "that" plus "present tense" in such a scenario.. hope that helps!!
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
A. Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
B. Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
C. Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but more effective pest-control methods that were introduced in the 1880s saved the citrus industry.
D. In the 1880s, pests destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region and more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
E. In the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry from what was destroying grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region.
1. The category 1 to 5 rating known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale provides an estimate of a hurricanes potential of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as to blow away small buildings, completely destroy mobile homes, and cause severe window and door damage.
A. of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
B. to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough
C. of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
D. to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough
E. to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
2. Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools while critics denounce the tax breaks as corporate welfare that helps some localities but weakens the national economy.
A. Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award to businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools
B. Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving to be vital economic development tools
C. Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider them vital economic development tools
D. Supporters consider tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving vital economic development tools
E. Supporters of tax breaks that local governments award businesses each year to prevent them from moving consider the tax breaks to be vital economic development tools
3. Since the last election, the lobbying effort initiated by environmental organizations, homeowners, and small business owners have increased awareness of pending environmental legislation.
A. have increased awareness of pending environmental legislation
B. have increased awareness about pending legislation dealing with the environment
C. has increased awareness about pending environmental legislation
D. has increased awareness of pending environmental legislation
E. has increased awareness of environmental legislation that is still pending
