here, pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards incorrectly modifies the "land"
But instead we want "pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards" to modify NOT the land but the return to communal ownership of land
I hope that helps ;)
Well, Its really the superb one...
Lot of things here... 1. If we allow comma, the last sentence must be a modifier , modifying the land.. 2. if we don't allow comma, sentence must be complete and follow the sequencing of the occureneces of the past both events..
A, B,...out ..
I'll kick out C as well...because land was not repected by sapinards...but the columbian form of ownership was respected..
IMO...E)..proper sequencing of the past 2 events..and modifier respected by modifying the columbian form of ownership
my take: E
A - Wordy B - Wordy C - the comma seems like it sets off a series with the conjunction 'and' (A, B, C - comma is unnecessary as the last part is a restrictive phrase) D - in which is inappropiate
Amsey, While i agree with you answer, I dont think it's the idiom which is an issue here. I see nothing wrong with "issue to " if used at right place. For example:
I took the issue to the pricipal. I found an issue with this proposal.
Both are correct. Aren't they?
Coming back to this setence, you can not take the issue to an instruction!! There was an issue with the instruction which the owner took and blah blah..
Issue WITH is right idiom..
come to B and E..
has to be B)...an issue with AND an alternate one
Originally Posted by friend9921 View Post The book's previous owner had taken an issue to the original instruction and had written an alternate one. a) taken an issue to b) taken an issue with c) taken issue d) taken issue to e) taken issue with
1.Although the coordination of monetary policy can help facilitate the orderly financing of existing imbalances, it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant in the absence of an appropriate fiscal adjustment. (A) it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant Sentence is showing a probability but in the underlined portion, "their size is significant.." is very assertive. Plus, "it" doesnt seem to refer to anything. (B) it is unlikely that the size of their effect would be significant "would be" is used correctly but again "it" doesnt seem to refer to anything. (C) affecting their sizes are not likely to be significant "Affecting their size" is not parallel with "the coordination of monetary". Verb vs noun (D) the significance of their effect on its size is unlikely distorted meaning (E) its effect on their size is not likely to be significant best of all
The book's previous owner had taken an issue to the original instruction and had written an alternate one. a) taken an issue to b) taken an issue with c) taken issue d) taken issue to e) taken issue with
Correct idiom is take issue with someone/something
A - wrong form of verb 'to be' - is (it is unlikely ......is significant ) B - 'would be' doesn't go with 'can help' C - subject verb agreement D - changes meaning
OA is indeed E. Amsey too got it right. But can you please elaborate a bit more on why a) is wrong?.
Past assessments of the Brazilian rain forest have used satellite images to tally deforested areas, where farmers and ranchers have clear-cut and burned all the trees, but such work has not addressed either logging, which is the removal of only selected trees, as well as surface fires, burning down individual trees but do not denude the forest.
A. which is the removal of only selected trees, as well as surface fires, burning B. which removes only selected trees, or surface fires that burn C. which removes only selected trees, along with surface fires that burn D. removing only selected trees, or surface fires, burning E. removing only selected trees, as well as surface fires that burn
The greatest road system built in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending from northern Ecuador through Peru to Southern Chile.
A. Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending B. Columbus was the Incan highway, over 2,500 miles in length, and extended C. Columbus, the Incan highway, which was over 2,500 miles in length and extended D. Columbus, the Incan highway, being over 2,500 miles in length, was extended Columbus, the Incan highway was over 2,500 miles long, extending
Floating in the waters of the equatorial Pacific, an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long-term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect global climate. A. atmosphere, interactions that affect B. atmosphere, with interactions affecting C. atmosphere that affects D. atmosphere that is affecting E. atmosphere as affects
Everyone is providing the explanation regarding the answers which does not fit,though they are not sayin why we choose "E". The best reason is,if you look properly we have an idiom phrase that goes like "Proposed....That" and hence E is the right choice...
Hope my explanation is true.
Cheers
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At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards. (A) land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards (B) land, a form of ownership of the pre-Columbians and respected by the Spaniards (C) land, respected by the Spaniards and a pre-Columbian form of ownership (D) land in which a pre-Columbian form of ownership was respected by the Spaniards (E) land that had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
At the time of the Mexican agrarian revolution, the most radical faction, that of Zapata and his followers, proposed a return to communal ownership of land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards. (A) land, to what had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards (B) land, a form of ownership of the pre-Columbians and respected by the Spaniards (C) land, respected by the Spaniards and a pre-Columbian form of ownership (D) land in which a pre-Columbian form of ownership was respected by the Spaniards (E) land that had been a pre-Columbian form of ownership respected by the Spaniards
Past assessments of the Brazilian rain forest have used satellite images to tally deforested areas, where farmers and ranchers have clear-cut and burned all the trees, but such work has not addressed either logging, which is the removal of only selected trees, as well as surface fires, burning down individual trees but do not denude the forest.
A. which is the removal of only selected trees, as well as surface fires, burning B. which removes only selected trees, or surface fires that burn C. which removes only selected trees, along with surface fires that burn D. removing only selected trees, or surface fires, burning E. removing only selected trees, as well as surface fires that burn
The greatest road system built in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending from northern Ecuador through Peru to Southern Chile.
A. Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending B. Columbus was the Incan highway, over 2,500 miles in length, and extended C. Columbus, the Incan highway, which was over 2,500 miles in length and extended D. Columbus, the Incan highway, being over 2,500 miles in length, was extended E. Columbus, the Incan highway was over 2,500 miles long, extending
Floating in the waters of the equatorial Pacific, an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long-term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect global climate. A. atmosphere, interactions that affect B. atmosphere, with interactions affecting C. atmosphere that affects D. atmosphere that is affecting E. atmosphere as affects
I think the underlined modifier portion after the comma is qualifying "communal ownership" which might be a the then form of owning land..rest same should not E be the best option?..
The greatest road system built in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending from northern Ecuador through Peru to Southern Chile.
A. Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending B. Columbus was the Incan highway, over 2,500 miles in length, and extended C. Columbus, the Incan highway, which was over 2,500 miles in length and extended D. Columbus, the Incan highway, being over 2,500 miles in length, was extended E. Columbus, the Incan highway was over 2,500 miles long, extending Dearth, I don't we can be using the continuous form of the verb extend..extending..it should rather be extended... applying other rules of modifier we see that b--over 2,500 miles in length, is wrongly placed..distorts the meaning......the subject of the sentence is the "greatest road".. D...being..GMAT does not wants us to unnecessarily use "be" verb forms.. C...seems fine to me.. shortly.. try to cut short the sentence..the greatest road, the indian road, which was .....extended.. These are my thoughts..what's the OA..
"It is very likely that there will be rain today"???
IS this sentence can't stand alone? / is "IT" here is dangling?
I am not sure whether 'it is unlikely' is justified in this sentence because here it can cause a pronoun reference error... I discarded the option on the basis of 'to be' form as one error is enough to discard an option :)
on a more general note.. i think a sentence is correct if it says
"It is likely that the economy will rise" ..but is kind of wordy.. we could say "the economy is likely to rise"
Past assessments of the Brazilian rain forest have used satellite images to tally deforested areas, where farmers and ranchers have clear-cut and burned all the trees, but such work has not addressed either logging, which is the removal of only selected trees, as well as surface fires, burning down individual trees but do not denude the forest.
A. which is the removal of only selected trees, as well as surface fires, burning B. which removes only selected trees, or surface fires that burn C. which removes only selected trees, along with surface fires that burn D. removing only selected trees, or surface fires, burning E. removing only selected trees, as well as surface fires that burn
The greatest road system built in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending from northern Ecuador through Peru to Southern Chile.
A. Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending B. Columbus was the Incan highway, over 2,500 miles in length, and extended C. Columbus, the Incan highway, which was over 2,500 miles in length and extended D. Columbus, the Incan highway, being over 2,500 miles in length, was extended Columbus, the Incan highway was over 2,500 miles long, extending
Floating in the waters of the equatorial Pacific, an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long-term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect global climate. A. atmosphere, interactions that affect B. atmosphere, with interactions affecting C. atmosphere that affects D. atmosphere that is affecting E. atmosphere as affects
Floating in the waters of the equatorial Pacific, an array of buoys collects and transmits data on long-term interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect global climate. A. atmosphere, interactions that affect B. atmosphere, with interactions affecting C. atmosphere that affects D. atmosphere that is affecting E. atmosphere as affects
Darth, In this sentence I think the subject of the main phrase .."interactions" need not be repeated again at the at the start of the modifier modifier.. A...interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, interactions that affect global climate The sentence is in present indefinite form....keeping this throughout I think we can safely bank on C ..atmosphere that affects....that is antecedent to interactions.. What's the OA..
