"would have taken" instead of "would take" would make no sense in this sentence. Please read my explanation i just posted.
VIKX SaysThat is what exactly i thought with the same explaination :)
Folks plz try this one:-
Organized in 1966 by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Breeding Bird Survey uses annual roadside counts along established routes for monitoring of population changes of as many as. or of more than 250 bird species, including 180 songbirds.
(A) for monitoring of population changes of as many as, or of
(B) to monitor population changes of as many, or
(C) to monitor changes in the populations of
(D) that monitors population changes of
(E) that monitors changes in populations of as many as, or
My answer is B
Reason: to monitor is more direct(active) than 'for monitoring of'
also 'of' is used once after population changes hence should not be used again.
My question :
14. Before George Eliot became the popular and
respected novelist known as George Eliot, she
was an anonymous translator and essayist of
formidably far-ranging scholarship.
(A) Before George Eliot became the popular
and respected novelist known as George
Eliot, she was
(B) Before she had been the popular and
respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
(C) George Eliot has been the popular and
respected novelist, George Eliot, after
such time as she was
(D) Before George Eliot became the popular
and respected novelist, George Eliot, she
was
(E) George Eliot, before she was the popular
and respected novelist, George Eliot, had
been
I went with D but got it wrong!!! 😞
Folks plz try this one:-
Organized in 1966 by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Breeding Bird Survey uses annual roadside counts along established routes for monitoring of population changes of as many as. or of more than 250 bird species, including 180 songbirds.
(A) for monitoring of population changes of as many as, or of
(B) to monitor population changes of as many, or
(C) to monitor changes in the populations of
(D) that monitors population changes of
(E) that monitors changes in populations of as many as, or
call between C/D...has to be C...
1) need changes in populationS..
2) 'that' is referring to established routes in D, instead the sentence meant to refer : "annual roadside counts"
means annual roadside counts was used to monitor and not the path...
cheers
got to be C
D & E are to be ignored because of "that".
A is wordy and awkward
B is unidiomatic. If you try to complete the sentence it becomes "as many 250 birds". "as" is missing between "many" and "250". Ignored.
Folks plz try this one:-
Organized in 1966 by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Breeding Bird Survey uses annual roadside counts along established routes for monitoring of population changes of as many as. or of more than 250 bird species, including 180 songbirds.
(A) for monitoring of population changes of as many as, or of
(B) to monitor population changes of as many, or
(C) to monitor changes in the populations of
(D) that monitors population changes of
(E) that monitors changes in populations of as many as, or
Folks plz try this one:-
Organized in 1966 by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Breeding Bird Survey uses annual roadside counts along established routes for monitoring of population changes of as many as. or of more than 250 bird species, including 180 songbirds.
(A) for monitoring of population changes of as many as, or of
(B) to monitor population changes of as many, or
(C) to monitor changes in the populations of
(D) that monitors population changes of
(E) that monitors changes in populations of as many as, or
Hi Vikx,
My vote is for option-B.
Subject-Verb agreement.clear parallelism,proper references.
Folks plz try this one:-
Organized in 1966 by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Breeding Bird Survey uses annual roadside counts along established routes for monitoring of population changes of as many as. or of more than 250 bird species, including 180 songbirds.
(A) for monitoring of population changes of as many as, or of
(B) to monitor population changes of as many, or
(C) to monitor changes in the populations of
(D) that monitors population changes of-
(E) that monitors changes in populations of as many as, or
if we look meticulously.. I believe we can get the clue -the singular and plural ...
Breeding Bird survey--singular
annual roadside counts--plural
its the breeding survey that monitor using annual roadside counts-- so it will be monitors.
I will go with option D.
Pls post the OA.
:cheers:
My question :
14. Before George Eliot became the popular and
respected novelist known as George Eliot, she
was an anonymous translator and essayist of
formidably far-ranging scholarship.
(A) Before George Eliot became the popular
and respected novelist known as George
Eliot, she was
(B) Before she had been the popular and
respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
(C) George Eliot has been the popular and
respected novelist, George Eliot, after
such time as she was
(D) Before George Eliot became the popular
and respected novelist, George Eliot, she
was
(E) George Eliot, before she was the popular
and respected novelist, George Eliot, had
been
I went with D but got it wrong!!! :(
My vote is for option-B.
Past perfect follows by past tense
IMO E
There are 2 past events here: "GE was translator" and "GE became popular"
"GE was translator" took place in time before "GE became popular"
Correct sentence should be able to show this distinction with usage of "had been" for "GE was translator" and simple past "became popular" for
"GE became popular"
Only E does so. Plz confirm the OA.
My answer is B
Reason: to monitor is more direct(active) than 'for monitoring of'
also 'of' is used once after population changes hence should not be used again.
My question :
14. Before George Eliot became the popular and
respected novelist known as George Eliot, she
was an anonymous translator and essayist of
formidably far-ranging scholarship.
(A) Before George Eliot became the popular
and respected novelist known as George
Eliot, she was
(B) Before she had been the popular and
respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
(C) George Eliot has been the popular and
respected novelist, George Eliot, after
such time as she was
(D) Before George Eliot became the popular
and respected novelist, George Eliot, she
was
(E) George Eliot, before she was the popular
and respected novelist, George Eliot, had
been
I went with D but got it wrong!!! :(
My answer is B
Reason: to monitor is more direct(active) than 'for monitoring of'
also 'of' is used once after population changes hence should not be used again.
My question :
14. Before George Eliot became the popular and
respected novelist known as George Eliot, she
was an anonymous translator and essayist of
formidably far-ranging scholarship.
(A) Before George Eliot became the popular
and respected novelist known as George
Eliot, she was
(B) Before she had been the popular and
respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
(C) George Eliot has been the popular and
respected novelist, George Eliot, after
such time as she was
(D) Before George Eliot became the popular
and respected novelist, George Eliot, she
was
(E) George Eliot, before she was the popular
and respected novelist, George Eliot, had
been
I went with D but got it wrong!!! :(
IMO : Option A
B,C,D and E - All have George Elliot as George Elliot. But the key here is George Elliot is "known as" George Elliot...which is there only in the original sentence. George cant be George, She came to be known as George.
Nice one. OA Please.
Folks plz try this one:-
Organized in 1966 by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Breeding Bird Survey uses annual roadside counts along established routes for monitoring of population changes of as many as. or of more than 250 bird species, including 180 songbirds.
(A) for monitoring of population changes of as many as, or of
(B) to monitor population changes of as many, or
(C) to monitor changes in the populations of
(D) that monitors population changes of
(E) that monitors changes in populations of as many as, or
IMO: Option C
There is an action involved here. So answer must have "to". "to monitor" is preferred GMAT usage over others for such items. Between B and C, C is clearer and concise.
I would have been more comfortable if populations remained singular. But on close observation, we are talking about "bird species" and each one can have a population. So "populations" is not wrong afterall.
IMO: Option C
There is an action involved here. So answer must have "to". "to monitor" is preferred GMAT usage over others for such items. Between B and C, C is clearer and concise.
I would have been more comfortable if populations remained singular. But on close observation, we are talking about "bird species" and each one can have a population. So "populations" is not wrong afterall.
Hi,
Here population of "bird species" are getting referred, hence its singular and the word "population" can be plural only on contextual.
couple of modest ones :)
Many critics reproved the curator's bold decision to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement.
A. to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement
B. to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than by art movement
C. to organize the exhibit according to chronological order rather than according to art movement
D. that organized the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement
E. that organized the exhibit by chronological order rather than by art movement
Some restaurants in Kenya offer dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles not normally served in restaurants in other parts of the world.
A. dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles not normally served
B. dishes made with the meat, not normally served, of giraffes and gazelles
C. dishes, being made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles, not normally served
D. dishes of the meat of giraffes and gazelles which are not normally served
E. dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles, dishes not normally served
couple of modest ones :)
Many critics reproved the curator's bold decision to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement.
A. to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement
B. to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than by art movement
C. to organize the exhibit according to chronological order rather than according to art movement
D. that organized the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement
E. that organized the exhibit by chronological order rather than by art movement
Some restaurants in Kenya offer dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles not normally served in restaurants in other parts of the world.
A. dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles not normally served
B. dishes made with the meat, not normally served, of giraffes and gazelles
C. dishes, being made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles, not normally served
D. dishes of the meat of giraffes and gazelles which are not normally served
E. dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles, dishes not normally served
Hi,
My answer is in color.
1) Its 3-2 split, tense and clear parallelism.
2) Comma separated sentence clearly makes way for clear parallelism.
couple of modest ones :)
Many critics reproved the curator's bold decision to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement.
A. to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement
B. to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than by art movement
C. to organize the exhibit according to chronological order rather than according to art movement
D. that organized the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement
E. that organized the exhibit by chronological order rather than by art movement
Some restaurants in Kenya offer dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles not normally served in restaurants in other parts of the world.
A. dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles not normally served
B. dishes made with the meat, not normally served, of giraffes and gazelles
C. dishes, being made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles, not normally served
D. dishes of the meat of giraffes and gazelles which are not normally served (dangeling)
E. dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles, dishes not normally served
I guess, We have only E left with elimination startegy
OA please....
My vote is for option-B.
Past perfect follows by past tense
Ponds bhai, you got it Half-Wrong, yes there are 2 sentences in here...but the clause with the perfect one has to be occuring first in the past...
Offcourse the person can not be famous before earning that fame...
Has to be E
couple of modest ones :)
Many critics reproved the curator's bold decision to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement.
A. to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement
B. to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than by art movement
C. to organize the exhibit according to chronological order rather than according to art movement
D. that organized the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement
E. that organized the exhibit by chronological order rather than by art movement
Some restaurants in Kenya offer dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles not normally served in restaurants in other parts of the world.
A. dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles not normally served-seems gazelles are getting served.
B. dishes made with the meat, not normally served, of giraffes and gazelles--of giraffes and gazelles in restaurants is awkward construction
C. dishes, being made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles, not normally served--awkward
D. dishes of the meat of giraffes and gazelles which are not normally served--dishes of meat is awkward
E. dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles, dishes not normally served--unambiguous as dishes are getting served in second part
q-1
left with option B and E.
Eliminate option B as parallelism is not achieved.
option E.parallelism by x.. by y
rather than--used when we have choices..either x or y.
q-2
option E
Please serve ..srry
share the OAs.
My answers in Navy Blue !!!
couple of modest ones :)
Many critics reproved the curator's bold decision to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement.
A. to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement
B. to organize the exhibit in chronological order rather than by art movement
C. to organize the exhibit according to chronological order rather than according to art movement
D. that organized the exhibit in chronological order rather than art movement : Parallelism and "exhibit in" is correct usage.
E. that organized the exhibit by chronological order rather than by art movement
Some restaurants in Kenya offer dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles not normally served in restaurants in other parts of the world.
A. dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles not normally served
B. dishes made with the meat, not normally served, of giraffes and gazelles
C. dishes, being made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles, not normally served
D. dishes of the meat of giraffes and gazelles which are not normally served
E. dishes made with the meat of giraffes and gazelles, dishes not normally served: Explains the meaning better than others. All other options are ambigious
Kindly tellme why the following sentence is wrong
"It improves the chances of manipulating emotions in an appropriate manner"
Kindly tellme why the following sentence is wrong
"It improves the chances of manipulating emotions in an appropriate manner"
Dangling here