GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

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1.According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.
(A) if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it
(B) if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it
(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest
(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest--correct use of 'as X as Y'
(E) failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or products as that of the lowest.
2.According to United States Air Force officials, a cannon shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate what kind of damage can result when jets fly into a flock of large birds.
(A) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful to demonstrate
(B) shooting dead chickens at airplanes has proved itself helpful as a demonstration of
(C) shooting dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful as demonstrating
(D) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes proves itself helpful to demonstrate
(E) that shoots dead chickens at airplanes has proved helpful in demonstrating-Parallelism + correct sentence formation



need help..:drinking:


My answers are marked in bold.
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Almost all saying D and E.

Now can anyone post the OA?

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Sorry for late replying... ans. are C & E respectively...need sm expln

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sdt83 Says
Sorry for late replying... ans. are C & E respectively...need sm expln


yupp.. throw some light on first question please... i thought the answer is D.

Please explain how it is C.
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I got a few. Plz try and justify ur picks.

1. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
a. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
b. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.--pronoun which clearly refers to 4000 years
c. Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes in the animal.
d. Having descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
e. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes in the animal.


2. Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.
a. from the laying of private television cables on public land
b. from laying private television cables on the public land
c. by the laying of private television cables on the public's land
d. from private television cables being laid on public land
e. by laying private television cables on land that was public

3. According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981
b. twice as many as 1981
c. double the figure for 1981
d. double what it was in 1981
e. a number double that of 1981s

4. In 1860, the Philological Society launched its effort to create a dictionary more comprehensive than the world had ever seen; although the project would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been born.
a. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been
b. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was being
d. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was about to be

5. One study found that although government policy and the industrial sector in which a company operates can influence its productivity and financial strength, management decisions have at least as great an impact on a companys performance.
a. management decisions have at least as great an impact
b. decisions by management have a great impact
c. manager decisions impact greatly
d. decisions by a companys management impact greatly
e. what a companys management decides has a greater impact


my answers are marked in bold.
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Puys.. smbody pz explain 1st one...
Here's another one...
1.Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured the preparation of great quantities of ceremonial food, the wearing of many layers of colorful clothing adorned with silver, and the recounting of traditional tribal jokes and stories.
(A) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured
(B) Festivals were held in Aho, a Kiowa matriarchs home, which featured
(C) Aho, who was a Kiowa matriarch in her home, held festivals featuring
(D) In her home, Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals that featured
(E) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home that featured


post expln too

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Puys.. smbody pz explain 1st one...
Here's another one...
1.Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured the preparation of great quantities of ceremonial food, the wearing of many layers of colorful clothing adorned with silver, and the recounting of traditional tribal jokes and stories.
(A) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they (Wrong)featured
(B) Festivals were held in Aho, a Kiowa matriarchs home, which featured (PAssive)
(C) Aho, who was a Kiowa matriarch in her home, held festivals featuring (Absurd + wrong parallelism..Need featured)
(D) In her home, Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals that featured.
(This is right , tense Wise)
(E) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home that featured (That seems to refer Home, which didn't feature...its the Festivals which featured the preparation etc...WRONG)


post expln too



IMO: D, please post the OA
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Hey thats correct..well explained too.. thanks

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amsey1382 Says
IMO: D, please post the OA


My opinion : D ...

Well Explained Dude... You Rock... Surely you will be getting 740+.

HAPPY STUDYING.
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Hey puys..
I'd posted a reply to the 2 ques.. guess a few of u missed!!
here you go -

OA's ->> C, D
28. The brother of the Titanic's captain asked after the sinking:what should his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage?

C) what would his life have been if he had not been lured into that last, fateful voyage

(C) Choice C supplies the correct verb for this sentence: 'would' (use the conditional form of a verb when discussing possibilities). The other choices either introduce additional errors or change the original meaning.
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30. The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.

A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
The original sentence (A) suffers from faulty parallelism. The second occurrence of 'from' should be deleted to restore the proper parallelism between the phrases 'the host's' and 'the diplomat's.' At the same time, the word 'both' is redundant in light of the words 'the other' at the end of the sentence, thereby confusing the meaning of the sentence.


B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.
remedies the original sentence's problems but presents a usage problem. The phrase 'each other' should refer to only two persons or things. Because the potential number of 'citizens' (guests) might exceed two, 'one another' should be used instead.


C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another.
suggests that the country itself (rather than a person) seats its citizens. The construction also creates ambiguity as to what the rules require.


D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country.
remedies the original sentence's faulty parallelism by reconstructing the phrase, using the subjunctive form ('that be')

E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens.
is faulty in two respects. It includes the word 'to' twice; the second occurrence is redundant and should be omitted. Also, the use of double possessive adjectives ('diplomat's' and 'country's') is improper.

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Can someone explain ->>

Fifty milliliters of Sodium Chloride solution {were/was} added in the second step of the experiment.

What should be the correct form of verb here and why??

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Can someone explain ->>

Fifty milliliters of Sodium Chloride solution {were/was} added in the second step of the experiment.

What should be the correct form of verb here and why??


was is the correct use.
The qualifier here is countable.(50 milliliters)
if the qualifier is non countable use plural form.
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Sorry for late response and thanks for attempting. Below are OAs:

1. E
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A

I got a few. Plz try and justify ur picks.

1. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
a. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
b. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
c. Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes in the animal.
d. Having descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
e. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes in the animal.


2. Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.
a. from the laying of private television cables on public land
b. from laying private television cables on the public land
c. by the laying of private television cables on the public's land
d. from private television cables being laid on public land
e. by laying private television cables on land that was public

3. According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981
b. twice as many as 1981
c. double the figure for 1981
d. double what it was in 1981
e. a number double that of 1981s

4. In 1860, the Philological Society launched its effort to create a dictionary more comprehensive than the world had ever seen; although the project would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been born.
a. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been
b. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was being
d. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was about to be

5. One study found that although government policy and the industrial sector in which a company operates can influence its productivity and financial strength, management decisions have at least as great an impact on a companys performance.
a. management decisions have at least as great an impact
b. decisions by management have a great impact
c. manager decisions impact greatly
d. decisions by a companys management impact greatly
e. what a companys management decides has a greater impact
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Sorry for late response and thanks for attempting. Below are OAs:

1. E
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A


Seems like, i've got all of them wrong...:-(

I don't have any issues as long as I can understand what mistake i did.

Can some one clarify following:

2. Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.
a. from the laying of private television cables on public land
b. from laying private television cables on the public land
c. by the laying of private television cables on the public's land
d. from private television cables being laid on public land
e. by laying private television cables on land that was public

I understood that the benefit follows (BY/FROM) ..
benefit - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
it came to A/D, we can kick out the D because of Being...So A wins..
Can some one enlighten when BY is preferred over From..

I could not understand:
3. According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981
b. twice as many as 1981
c. double the figure for 1981
d. double what it was in 1981
e. a number double that of 1981s
why C is preferred over D???...one thing which come to mind is IT REFERS TO WHAT????, IS that right??
Didn't understand rest of them as well...
4. In 1860, the Philological Society launched its effort to create a dictionary more comprehensive than the world had ever seen; although the project would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been born.
a. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been - wrong sequencing
b. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was being
d. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was about to be

>> Lets come to B and E straightway...
I'll go with B..(Not sure though..)

5. One study found that although government policy and the industrial sector in which a company operates can influence its productivity and financial strength, management decisions have at least as great an impact on a companys performance.
a. management decisions have at least as great an impact
b. decisions by management have a great impact
c. manager decisions impact greatly
d. decisions by a companys management impact greatly
e. what a companys management decides has a greater impact
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I would have marked;
1. C
2. E

please lemme know the OA ;)

sdt83 Says
Sorry for late replying... ans. are C & E respectively...need sm expln


well.. I tried some expln.. check the post on prev page 😉 or simply follow the link below

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/gmat-and-related-discussions/20698-gmat-sentence-correction-discussions-462.html#post1616743
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1.According to the Better Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.
(A) if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it
-- wrong : it has no reference.
(B) if one fails to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it
-- wrong : it has no reference.
(C) failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest
-- contender
(D) failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest
looks good
(E) failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or products as that of the lowest.
--wrong : that of lowest is wrong usage here

need help..:drinking:


my ans and exp in red
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I got a few. Plz try and justify ur picks.

1. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
a. Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
b. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
c. Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes in the animal.
d. Having descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
e. The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes in the animal.


2. Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.
a. from the laying of private television cables on public land
b. from laying private television cables on the public land
c. by the laying of private television cables on the public's land
d. from private television cables being laid on public land
e. by laying private television cables on land that was public

3. According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981
b. twice as many as 1981
c. double the figure for 1981
d. double what it was in 1981
e. a number double that of 1981s
-- that of and 1981's is redundant

4. In 1860, the Philological Society launched its effort to create a dictionary more comprehensive than the world had ever seen; although the project would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been born.
a. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been
b. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was being
d. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was about to be

5. One study found that although government policy and the industrial sector in which a company operates can influence its productivity and financial strength, management decisions have at least as great an impact on a companys performance.
a. management decisions have at least as great an impact
b. decisions by management have a great impact
c. manager decisions impact greatly
d. decisions by a companys management impact greatly
e. what a companys management decides has a greater impact


my ans in red
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Puys.. smbody pz explain 1st one...
Here's another one...
1.Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured the preparation of great quantities of ceremonial food, the wearing of many layers of colorful clothing adorned with silver, and the recounting of traditional tribal jokes and stories.
(A) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured
-- 'they' is awkward
(B) Festivals were held in Aho, a Kiowa matriarchs home, which featured
(C) Aho, who was a Kiowa matriarch in her home, held festivals featuring
(D) In her home, Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals that featured
festivals that featured looks good
(E) Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home that featured
-- home that featured is wrong


post expln too


my exp and ans in red
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These are from MG and I have added comments in red to the extent I understood their explanation.

Seems like, i've got all of them wrong...:-(

I don't have any issues as long as I can understand what mistake i did.

Can some one clarify following:

2. Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.
a. from the laying of private television cables on public land
b. from laying private television cables on the public land
c. by the laying of private television cables on the public's land
d. from private television cables being laid on public land
e. by laying private television cables on land that was public

I understood that the benefit follows (BY/FROM) ..
benefit - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
it came to A/D, we can kick out the D because of Being...So A wins..
Can some one enlighten when BY is preferred over From..
"It is the derive from( not benefit from/by) which is playing the role here. Obvioulsy derive by is incorrect"
I could not understand:
3. According to the National Science Foundation, in 2003 there were 198,113 female science and engineering graduate students, almost 42% of the graduate students in those fields, twice as much as 1981.
a. twice as much as 1981
b. twice as many as 1981
c. double the figure for 1981
d. double what it was in 1981
e. a number double that of 1981s
why C is preferred over D???...one thing which come to mind is IT REFERS TO WHAT????, IS that right??
yes "it" is dangling
Didn't understand rest of them as well...
4. In 1860, the Philological Society launched its effort to create a dictionary more comprehensive than the world had ever seen; although the project would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been born.
a. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been - wrong sequencing
b. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
c. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was being
d. would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was
e. took more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary was about to be

>> Lets come to B and E straightway...
I'll go with B..(Not sure though..)

5. One study found that although government policy and the industrial sector in which a company operates can influence its productivity and financial strength, management decisions have at least as great an impact on a companys performance.
a. management decisions have at least as great an impact
b. decisions by management have a great impact
c. manager decisions impact greatly
d. decisions by a companys management impact greatly
e. what a companys management decides has a greater impact

gov policy and indus sector (both nouns) have to be in parallel and in contrast with mgmnt decisions. For ex B,C, and C solve the problem of parallelism but fail to show a contrast.
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Can someone explain ->>

Fifty milliliters of Sodium Chloride solution {were/was} added in the second step of the experiment.

What should be the correct form of verb here and why??


milliliters is unit of measurement ..
we are not treating each milliliter individually ..
.. was is correct usage..