Guys:
Studies reveal that the mohenjodaro monuments in india are nearly 6000 years as old as any of their supposed Mediterranean predecessors.
A.as old as any of their supposed
B.older than any of there supposed
C.as old as their supposed
D.older than any of their supposedly
E.as old as their supposedly
Scientists have dated sharp-edged flakes of stone found in the fine-grained sediments of a dry riverbed in the Afar region of Ethiopia to between 2.52 and 2.60 million years ago, pushing back by more than 150,000 years the earliest date when it is known that humans made stone tools.
A. when it is known that humans made
B. at which it is known that humans had made
C. at which humans are known to have made
D. that humans are known to be making
E. of humans who were known to make
IMO A.
I think its safe enough to choose "when" because date/time is involved. Detailed explanation in red.
Imo A.
E. date of humans is incorrect
D.to be making is present continuous
C.To have made present perfect, wrong
B. had made does not have a companion simple past to indicate the sequence
Puys please post the OA and expln
you just got entangled in the GMAT trap..
to me it seems that "when" in option A is modifying "it is".. and hence makes it an incoherent sentence..
You are right. I got trapped terribly
My answer wasnt convincing to me either. I looked around for this problem. Apparantly "at which" can be used for date!!!
Please do post explanation if you have any.
well.. the OA is option C..
C. at which humans are known to have made
I dont have any solid explanation for this.. but after knowing the OA, it suddenly sounds better than any other options..
Hi Varun,
is there any expln provided in the source? If yes, then please post the expln here so that we can reason further.:lookround:
...this has "wrong" written all over it.well.. the OA is option C..
C. at which humans are known to have made
I dont have any solid explanation for this.. but after knowing the OA, it suddenly sounds better than any other options..
Hi Varun,
is there any expln provided in the source? If yes, then please post the expln here so that we can reason further.:lookround:
My answer to this is E.
Guys:
Studies reveal that the mohenjodaro monuments in india are nearly 6000 years as old as any of their supposed Mediterranean predecessors.
A.as old as any of their supposed
B.older than any of their supposed
C.as old as their supposed
D.older than any of their supposedly
E.as old as their supposedly
People in the north central region of the United States use certain utterances that distinguish their speech from other regions.
A. distinguish their speech from
B.distinguishes their manner of speaking from
C. distinguish their speech from that of
D. distinguish the way they speak from
E. distinguishes their speech from those of
People in the north central region of the United States use certain utterances that distinguish their speech from other regions.
A. distinguish their speech from
B.distinguishes their manner of speaking from
C. distinguish their speech from that of
D. distinguish the way they speak from
E. distinguishes their speech from those of
Guys:
Studies reveal that the mohenjodaro monuments in india are nearly 6000 years as old as any of their supposed Mediterranean predecessors.
A.as old as any of their supposed
B.older than any of their supposed
C.as old as their supposed
D.older than any of their supposedly
E.as old as their supposedly
See the corrected option...
OA is B
got to be C
the closest one is E but it uses plural form of "those of" for singular speech and hence ignored.
People in the north central region of the United States use certain utterances that distinguish their speech from other regions.
A. distinguish their speech from
B.distinguishes their manner of speaking from
C. distinguish their speech from that of
D. distinguish the way they speak from
E. distinguishes their speech from those of
People in the north central region of the United States use certain utterances that distinguish their speech from other regions.
A. distinguish their speech from
B.distinguishes their manner of speaking from
C. distinguish their speech from that of
D. distinguish the way they speak from
E. distinguishes their speech from those of
A, C, D - 'as old as' is wrong as it tends to say that the ages of the monuments are same. when the phrase 'nearly 6000 years' intends to say one is 'older' than the other.
Now b/w B and D
the difference is '....supposed' and '.....supposedly'
both supposed and supposedly modify 'Mediterranean monuments (an adjective)'
Hence B should not be the right answer.
Guys please let me know where I am going wrong.
supposed - adjective (modifies only nouns) & Adjectives
supposedly - adverb ( modifies verb,adv)
Beg to differ...
adjectives only modify nouns.
He is much superior than you...
what is your take on it?
1.Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
(A) Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
(B) Although he is as gifted, if not more gifted, than many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and with his poetry remaining unpublished.
(C) Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry.
(D) Despite his being gifted, if not more gifted than his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry.
(E) Being a gifted as, or more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
2.Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.
(A) superficial such as when each of the three major networks
(B) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks
(C) superficial if the three major networks all
(D) superficial whenever each of the three major networks
(E) superficial, as when the three major networks each
3.Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the research report indicates that both younger and the older people approve of governmental appropriations for Social Security.
(A) Younger and the older people
(B) Younger people and the older
(C) The younger and the older people
(D) Younger and older people
(E) People who are younger and those who are older
4.Although Napoleon's army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.
(A) they had in their previous campaigns
(B) their previous campaigns had had
(C) they had for any previous campaign
(D) in their previous campaigns
(E) for any previous campaign
puys.. 2days quota..
1.Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
(A) Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
(B) Although he is as gifted, if not more gifted, than many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and with his poetry remaining unpublished.
(C) Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry.
(D) Despite his being gifted, if not more gifted than his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry.
(E) Being a gifted as, or more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
Tough choice between a and c. here c has a more parallel structure and meaning. In C the meaning comes as because he is modest he will not publish his poetry.
2.Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.
(A) superficial such as when each of the three major networks
(B) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks
(C) superficial if the three major networks all
(D) superficial whenever each of the three major networks
(E) superficial, as when the three major networks each
broad cast is plural, so we need a plural subj, IMo C
3.Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the research report indicates that both younger and the older people approve of governmental appropriations for Social Security.
(A) Younger and the older people
(B) Younger people and the older
(C) The younger and the older people
(D) Younger and older people
(E) People who are younger and those who are older
IMO D. Only D has two parallel elements. Younger and older.
4.Although Napoleons army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.
(A) they had in their previous campaigns
(B) their previous campaigns had had
(C) they had for any previous campaign
(D) in their previous campaigns
(E) for any previous campaign
Here we have army so all plural pronouns are ruled out. Only E remains.
puys.. 2days quota..
C
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d
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1.although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
(a) although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
(b) although he is as gifted, if not more gifted, than many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and with his poetry remaining unpublished.
(c) although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry.
(d) despite his being gifted, if not more gifted than his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry.
(e) being a gifted as, or more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
2.although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be superficial such as when each of the three major networks broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.
(a) superficial such as when each of the three major networks
(b) superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks
(c) superficial if the three major networks all
(d) superficial whenever each of the three major networks
(e) superficial, as when the three major networks each
3.although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the research report indicates that both younger and the older people approve of governmental appropriations for social security.
(a) younger and the older people
(b) younger people and the older
(c) the younger and the older people
(d) younger and older people
(e) people who are younger and those who are older
4.although napoleons army entered russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.
(a) they had in their previous campaigns
(b) their previous campaigns had had
(c) they had for any previous campaign
(d) in their previous campaigns
(e) for any previous campaign
puys.. 2days quota..