I totally disagree with the OA as C Circumnavigating the Earth in just nine days, Voyager entered the record books in 1986, becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop. (A) Circumnavigating the Earth in just nine days, Voyager entered the record books in 1986, becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop. (B) The 1986 circumnavigation in just nine days by Voyager entered the record books, becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop. (C) Entering the record books by becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop, Voyager circumnavigated the Earth in 1986; it took only nine days. (D) Voyager became the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop; it circumnavigated the earth in just nine days in 1986 and entering the record books. (E) Circumnavigating the Earth in just nine days, Voyager became the first aircraft to circle the globe; it enters the record books in 1986. Look at this. How can C be an answer? It means "Voyager" circumnavigated the Earth by entering the record book! but the fact is other way around. Besides, it says in the end "it took only 9 days". only 9 days for what? Guys, please do argue with ur opinion. BTW, what is this BellCurve thing? Never heard of it!
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I totally disagree with the OA as C Circumnavigating the Earth in just nine days, Voyager entered the record books in 1986, becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop. (A) Circumnavigating the Earth in just nine days, Voyager entered the record books in 1986, becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop. (B) The 1986 circumnavigation in just nine days by Voyager entered the record books, becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop. (C) Entering the record books by becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop, Voyager circumnavigated the Earth in 1986; it took only nine days. (D) Voyager became the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop; it circumnavigated the earth in just nine days in 1986 and entering the record books. (E) Circumnavigating the Earth in just nine days, Voyager became the first aircraft to circle the globe; it enters the record books in 1986. Look at this. How can C be an answer? It means "Voyager" circumnavigated the Earth by entering the record book! but the fact is other way around. Besides, it says in the end "it took only 9 days". only 9 days for what? Guys, please do argue with ur opinion. BTW, what is this BellCurve thing? Never heard of it!
on 2nd thoughts
here is the reasoning i can come up with...
C - modifying phrase set off by commas at the beginning modifies the subject of the main clause i.e. 'Voyager'
';it took only nine days' is correct because this is an independent clause.
B - is incorrect 'the circumnavigation' is entering the record books. D - 'entering' in the last part is wrong. E - 'enters' is a wrong.
To this day, researchers and theorists debate whether bubonic plague caused The Black Death, a pandemic that swept the world in the middle of the fourteenth century. a. whether b. whether or not c. about whether d. as to whether e. if
To this day, researchers and theorists debate whether bubonic plague caused The Black Death, a pandemic that swept the world in the middle of the fourteenth century. a. whether b. whether or not c. about whether d. as to whether e. if
IMO A. debate over is the correct idiom.
B. whether or not-- better to avoid this C. about whether-- is awakward D.as to whether-- x as to y E. there is no then so incorrect.
OA plzz..
Getting more confused as i practice more. :lookround::lookround:
i gave gmat prep-2 today and got it right...IT's A..guys please don't confuse people.... :nono: and post the source of your so called OA???
@amsey ...
dude the phrase rhymes with clucking bell !
my intention was not to confuse people... i too had serious doubts about this..
This is the source .. It says the OA is C... as I posted... Maybe the right answer is A... and this might be a cock-up by bellcurves from where I took this problem.
5081 SC > Modifiers > Lists Difficulty: 49 Circumnavigating the Earth in just nine days, Voyager entered the record books in 1986, becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop. (A) Circumnavigating the Earth in just nine days, Voyager entered the record books in 1986, becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop. (B) The 1986 circumnavigation in just nine days by Voyager entered the record books, becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop. (C) Entering the record books by becoming the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop, Voyager circumnavigated the Earth in 1986; it took only nine days. (D) Voyager became the first aircraft to circle the globe nonstop; it circumnavigated the earth in just nine days in 1986 and entering the record books. (E) Circumnavigating the Earth in just nine days, Voyager became the first aircraft to circle the globe; it enters the record books in 1986.
Show answer Hide answer CORRECT ANSWER:C YOUR LATEST ANSWER:A
i gave gmat prep-2 today and got it right...IT's A..guys please don't confuse people.... :nono: and post the source of your so called OA???
To this day, researchers and theorists debate whether bubonic plague caused The Black Death, a pandemic that swept the world in the middle of the fourteenth century. a. whether b. whether or not c. about whether d. as to whether e. if
'debate over' is the correct idiom.. nowhere in the options !
b - 'whether or not' shud not be used c - 'debate about whether' sounds incorrect :P e - not a conditional statement ..so 'if' is incorrect between a and d would go with A
debate over is right idiom. Not sure whether just "debate" is enough too.
To this day, researchers and theorists debate whether bubonic plague caused The Black Death, a pandemic that swept the world in the middle of the fourteenth century. a. whether b. whether or not c. about whether d. as to whether e. if
After more than four decades of research and development, a new type of jet engine is being tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help boost cargoes into space at significantly lower costs than current methods permit.
A. tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help B. tested that could eventually have the capability of propelling aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or to help C. tested, eventually able to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours, or helping D. tested, and it eventually could propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or helping E. tested, and it could eventually have the capability to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help
After more than four decades of research and development, a new type of jet engine is being tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help boost cargoes into space at significantly lower costs than current methods permit. A. tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help B. tested that could eventually have the capability of propelling aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or to help C. tested, eventually able to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours, or helping D. tested, and it eventually could propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or helping E. tested, and it could eventually have the capability to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help
After more than four decades of research and development, a new type of jet engine is being tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help boost cargoes into space at significantly lower costs than current methods permit. A. tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help B. tested that could eventually have the capability of propelling aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or to help C. tested, eventually able to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours, or helping D. tested, and it eventually could propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or helping E. tested, and it could eventually have the capability to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help
hmm...this one is tricky. Boils down to A vs E. tested that.... vs....,and it
IMO: E (though wordy and a vague 'it' followed by 'and' after a comma). Not sure on this one. OA and O Explanation plz.
1)Eva exercised daily with Jasmine so that SHE would stay in good shape.
Is this sentence correct?. does "she" refer to Eva, the subject,unambigously ?(because the pronoun she is gramatically parallel to Eva).
2)
a) although the freshmen beat the varsity team in the opening exhibition games, it has not lost a game since. b) although the varsity team lost the opening exhibition games to the freshmen, it has not lost a game since.
Are both the above sentences correct? (because it can only refer to varsity team)
After more than four decades of research and development, a new type of jet engine is being tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help boost cargoes into space at significantly lower costs than current methods permit. A. tested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help B. tested that could eventually have the capability of propelling aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or to help C. tested, eventually able to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours, or helping D. tested, and it eventually could propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or helping E. tested, and it could eventually have the capability to propel aircraft anywhere in the world within two hours or help
hmm...this one is tricky. Boils down to A vs E. tested that.... vs....,and it
IMO: E (though wordy and a vague 'it' followed by 'and' after a comma). Not sure on this one. OA and O Explanation plz.
Option-E is not appropriate, use of "it" is misleading, among the choices only option-A is precise and meaningful.
"tested that" is making sense and idiomatic compared to misleading "and it".
1)Eva exercised daily with Jasmine so that SHE would stay in good shape.
Is this sentence correct?. No ...she can refer to both Eva and Jasmine does "she" refer to Eva, the subject,unambigously ?(because the pronoun she is gramatically parallel to Eva).
2)
a) although the freshmen beat the varsity team in the opening exhibition games, it has not lost a game since. b) although the varsity team lost the opening exhibition games to the freshmen, it has not lost a game since. Are both the above sentences correct? (because it can only refer to varsity team) both are incorrect.. 'it' can refer to both 'varsity team' and 'freshmen' as both are singular collective nouns.
if a pronoun has two antecedents it refers to the one closest to it. but as we know in GMAT... every pronoun must have a explicit antecedent.. so in GMAT both the incorrect.
both are incorrect.. 'it' can refer to both 'varsity team' and 'freshmen' as both are singular collective nouns.
if a pronoun has two antecedents it refers to the one closest to it. but as we know in GMAT... every pronoun must have a explicit antecedent.. so in GMAT both the incorrect.
freshmen is singular???... i thought it was plural ...and hence "it" had only one logical referrant - the varsity team.
here is the source that created this doubt in my mind -
:nono: 
i thought it was plural ...and hence "it" had only one logical referrant - the varsity team.