I am not sure if "amounts of money" is correct usage..
if that is allowed then the answer must be option D... that is the only one that maintains the correct parallelism..
else none of the option choices fits apart from option A... though option A is not correct grammatically..
so I am assuming that "amounts of money" must be correct..
one more: The commission acknowledged that no amount of money or staff members can ensure the safety of people who live in the vicinity of a nuclear plant, but it approved the installation because it believed that all reasonable precautions had been taken.
(A) no amount of money or staff members
(B) neither vast amounts of money nor staff members
(C) neither vast amounts of money nor numbers of staff members
(D) neither vast amounts of money nor a large staff
(E) no matter how large the staff or how vast the amount of money
inflation is singular.. and wud have only one antecedant...
option B fits fine in here..
The Commerce Department announced that the economy grew during the second quarter at a 7.5 percent annual rate, while inflation eased when it might have been expected for it to rise.
(A) it might have been expected for it to rise
(B) it might have been expected to rise
(C) it might have been expected that it should rise
(D) its rise might have been expected
(E) there might have been an expectation it would rise
Thats correct. "X is expected to Y " is the correct idiom.
The Forbidden City in Beijing, from which the emperors ruled by heavenly mandate, was a site which a commoner or foreigner could not enter without any permission, on pain of death. (A) which a commoner or foreigner could not enter without any permission, (B) which a commoner or foreigner could enter without any permission only (C) which no commoner or foreigner could enter without permission, (D) which, without permission, neither commoner or foreigner could only enter, (E) which, to enter without permission, neither commoner or foreigner could do,
pj02 Says
See my comments in red
the presence of too many commas may cuase some trouble comprehending the meaning.. but then after re-reading the main sentence twice or max three times you might get the clue..
also notice that comma is part of underlined portion of the sentence, so might not be related directly to the following line..
avoid the wordy (option A) and awkward (option B, option D, option E) sentences..
the answer must be option C... lemme know the OA plz.. ;)
OA is C :)
@pj2, are u sure that "any perrmission " is not the correct idiom ?
nuttyvarun, pj02, missiong :
This one needs further discussion in my opinion. I realize that all of you agreed that C is the right choice. So, lets see what the sentence becomes with C plugged in
The Forbidden City in Beijing,..., was a site which no commoner or foreigner could enter without permission, on pain of death.
This above sentence has no meaning at all. Granted, a commoner or foreigner could not enter without permission....but what about "on pain of death" ???
The whole meaning of this sentence in simple language is: Forbidden city WHILE it does not allow a commoner or a foreigner without prior permission/approval to come in, ALLOWS them ONLY in case if an emergency when someone is going through the PAIN OF DEATH.
Out of all the choices presented in this question, B (and D somewhat) is the only one that conveys the right meaning.
My Answer is B(while I do realize "without any permission" is not so idiomatic).
I agree with you that the sentence has no meaning whatsoever..
just one ques.. you think option B adds any sense to the meaning of the sentence..??.. which a commoner or foreigner could enter .. only on pain of death
I follow simple rule.. when none of the sentences make sense, stick to original, and try and modify that only.. so in that sense I could only see option C to be appropriate..
could the person who posted this question post the source and the original explanation for this question??
nuttyvarun, pj02, missiong :
This one needs further discussion in my opinion. I realize that all of you agreed that C is the right choice. So, lets see what the sentence becomes with C plugged in
The Forbidden City in Beijing,..., was a site which no commoner or foreigner could enter without permission, on pain of death.
This above sentence has no meaning at all. Granted, a commoner or foreigner could not enter without permission....but what about "on pain of death" ???
The whole meaning of this sentence in simple language is: Forbidden city WHILE it does not allow a commoner or a foreigner without prior permission/approval to come in, ALLOWS them ONLY in case if an emergency when someone is going through the PAIN OF DEATH.
Out of all the choices presented in this question, B (and D somewhat) is the only one that conveys the right meaning.
My Answer is B(while I do realize "without any permission" is not so idiomatic).
This one needs further discussion in my opinion. I realize that all of you agreed that C is the right choice. So, lets see what the sentence becomes with C plugged in
The Forbidden City in Beijing,..., was a site which no commoner or foreigner could enter without permission, on pain of death.
This above sentence has no meaning at all. Granted, a commoner or foreigner could not enter without permission....but what about "on pain of death" ???
The whole meaning of this sentence in simple language is: Forbidden city WHILE it does not allow a commoner or a foreigner without prior permission/approval to come in, ALLOWS them ONLY in case if an emergency when someone is going through the PAIN OF DEATH.
Out of all the choices presented in this question, B (and D somewhat) is the only one that conveys the right meaning.
My Answer is B(while I do realize "without any permission" is not so idiomatic).
I agree with you Vikram ,this one was really tricky.. "any permission" sounds weird to me, so i eliminated B.
My funda: Never challenge the OA... Its just waste of time !!! GMAC has special rules and their english is different than all others. Whats the OA? then we can continue the discussion.
puys, the source is none other than 1000 SC and the OA is C.
I agree with you that the sentence has no meaning whatsoever..
just one ques.. you think option B adds any sense to the meaning of the sentence..??.. which a commoner or foreigner could enter .. only on pain of death
I follow simple rule.. when none of the sentences make sense, stick to original, and try and modify that only.. so in that sense I could only see option C to be appropriate..
could the person who posted this question post the source and the original explanation for this question??
please explain me these questions.... i am looking for the rules to taackle such questions
missiong Says
Please share the explanations for these.......
OA are B,A,D,Cns
Please post the explantions 1st, 2nd and 4th questions
in the 4th question we have a semicolon ";" between two sentences. As per the rules the second sentence should be a self standing sentence but the correct answers does not follows it. :shocked:
With its abundance of noun inflections, Icelandic is one of several Germanic languages that is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English. (A) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English (B) are compact when they are written, but they can lengthen considerably when they are translated in English (C) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when being translated into English (D) are compact when written but can lengthen considerably in English translation (E) is compact when it is written but can lengthen considerably when translated in English
With its abundance of noun inflections, Icelandic is one of several Germanic languages that is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English. (A) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English (B) are compact when they are written, but they can lengthen considerably when they are translated in English (C) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when being translated into English (D) are compact when written but can lengthen considerably in English translation (E) is compact when it is written but can lengthen considerably when translated in English
With its abundance of noun inflections, Icelandic is one of several Germanic languages that is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English. (A) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English (B) are compact when they are written, but they can lengthen considerably when they are translated in English (C) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when being translated into English (D) are compact when written but can lengthen considerably in English translation
(E) is compact when it is written but can lengthen considerably when translated in English
IMO: D
German Languages are all referred to here, in the second part of the sentence. So requires a plural verb. So, A, C,E are out. Between B and D, D is concise, and renders the meaning correctly. by the way, lengthen considerably in english translation - is not wrong.
With its abundance of noun inflections, Icelandic is one of several Germanic languages that is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English. (A) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English (B) are compact when they are written, but they can lengthen considerably when they are translated in English (C) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when being translated into English (D) are compact when written but can lengthen considerably in English translation (E) is compact when it is written but can lengthen considerably when translated in English
IMO ....D
'with ...inflection' correctly modifies Icelandic languages... 'that'...modifies german languages ... hence the verb should be plural .ie. 'are'
With its abundance of noun inflections, Icelandic is one of several Germanic languages that is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English. (A) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when translated into English (B) are compact when they are written, but they can lengthen considerably when they are translated in English (C) is compact when written but can lengthen considerably when being translated into English (D) are compact when written but can lengthen considerably in English translation (E) is compact when it is written but can lengthen considerably when translated in English
What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era. (A) What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc (B) The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc (C) No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc (D) Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than (E) Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as
Water and resource management problems will be at the head of the legislature's list of concerns for the coming session. (A) Water and resource management problems (B) Problems of managing water and resources (C) Problems in the management of water and other resources (D) Problems of water and other resource management (E) Resource management problems, including water
Unlike the Shiites, who constitute the other major branch of Islam, the Sunnites do not await the Mahdi as a messenger from God, nor do they endow him with divine qualities or immunity from failure in judgment. (A) nor do they endow him (B) but they do not endow him (C) neither do they endow him (D) and they neither endow him (E) while endowing him neither
What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era. (A) What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc (B) The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc (C) No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc (D) Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than (E) Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as
Water and resource management problems will be at the head of the legislature's list of concerns for the coming session. (A) Water and resource management problems (B) Problems of managing water and resources (C) Problems in the management of water and other resources (D) Problems of water and other resource management (E) Resource management problems, including water
Unlike the Shiites, who constitute the other major branch of Islam, the Sunnites do not await the Mahdi as a messenger from God, nor do they endow him with divine qualities or immunity from failure in judgment. (A) nor do they endow him (B) but they do not endow him (C) neither do they endow him (D) and they neither endow him (E) while endowing him neither
What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era. (A) What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc (B) The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc (C) No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc (D) Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than (E) Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as
Water and resource management problems will be at the head of the legislature's list of concerns for the coming session. (A) Water and resource management problems (B) Problems of managing water and resources (C) Problems in the management of water and other resources (D) Problems of water and other resource management (E) Resource management problems, including water
Unlike the Shiites, who constitute the other major branch of Islam, the Sunnites do not await the Mahdi as a messenger from God, nor do they endow him with divine qualities or immunity from failure in judgment. (A) nor do they endow him (B) but they do not endow him (C) neither do they endow him (D) and they neither endow him (E) while endowing him neither
I will go with option D. Since, the verb refers to the plural subject 'major Areas', hence it will be plural, are. It refers to a definitive thing, hence the definitive article The will be added before cutting and closing. also, option D maintains the parallelism. OA PLEASE....
