1. According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
a)
b) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
d) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
e) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school
2. However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state.
A) However much United States voters may agree that
B) Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact
C) Although United States voters agree
D) Even though United States voters may agree
E) There is agreement among United States voters that
My take for the above CR :
1. b)as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
2. b) Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact
1. According to the enrollment statistics published by u.s. Medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
A)
b) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
d) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
e) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school
2. however much united states voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state.
A) however much united states voters may agree that
b) despite the agreement among united states voters to the fact
c) although united states voters agree
d) even though united states voters may agree
e) there is agreement among united states voters that
imo, (1) - (b)
(2) - (a)
imo
1) e
2)d
IMO:
1) e
2) b
OA please....
@riya_vr
Please explain your reasoning also.
1. What is wrong with option E in the first SC
2. What is wrong with C and D in the second SC
Thanks!
imo, (1) - (b)
(2) - (a)
1. According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
a)
b) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
d) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
e) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school
2. However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state.
A) However much United States voters may agree that
B) Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact
C) Although United States voters agree
D) Even though United States voters may agree
E) There is agreement among United States voters that
1. According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
a)
b) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
d) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
e) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school
2. However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state.
A) However much United States voters may agree that
B) Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact
C) Although United States voters agree
D) Even though United States voters may agree
E) There is agreement among United States voters that
my take:-
1. C)
2. B)
@riya_vr
Please explain your reasoning also.
1. What is wrong with option E in the first SC
2. What is wrong with C and D in the second SC
Thanks!
@ missiong,
Frankly speaking for the first one, I eliminated option (E) because it was sounding awkward to me. So I really don't have explanation for that.
For second one, let's look at the given sentence. The sentence has one subordinate clause and one main clause. Here, to join subordinate clause with main clause, that is required. Options in which that is omitted can be eliminated. So we are left with two options, (A) & (E). But if we go for (E), the sentence will have two main clauses. When there are two main clauses in sentence, the same have to be separated by a coma. But here it's not the case. Hence (E) can be eliminated. So (A) is the answer.
Pl tell us what is OA for both.
1. According to the enrollment statistics published by U.S. medical schools, the number of female medical students is equivalent to the number of male medical students currently enrolled in medical school.
a)
b) as many female as male students are currently enrolled in medical school
c) the number of female students is as many as that of male students currently enrolled in medical school
d) as great as the number of female is the number of male students currently enrolled in medical school
e) female and male students are currently enrolled in equal numbers in medical school
2. However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state.
A) However much United States voters may agree that
B) Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact
C) Although United States voters agree
D) Even though United States voters may agree
E) There is agreement among United States voters that
Explanations :
1. "Equal" and "Equivalent" cannot be used with countable entities. They can only be used for abstract items. So, A and E are out.
D is totally awkward. Between B and C, B looks much better and clearer.
2. ..and that in the later part of sentence demands the underlined portion to end with 'that', to agree with parallelism. Leaves us with A and E. E does not provide the 'contrast' meaning that is required to deliver the right meaning of this sentence. Hence A is the way to go.
p.s: I am back after a long break ! :-D
Help me with this please
A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,
mvikred Sayshelp me with this please
imo (c) ...
pls help me with this -
A 1972 agreement between canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the great lakes
A. ...
B. reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
C. reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
D. reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
E. reduces the phosphate amount allowed for dumping by municipalities
Please also provide an explanation to clear my doubt - I am confused on this after reading manhattan SC rule that a condition that occured in past and continues to be true in present shoud use present perfect tense e.g.
"they have done this since 1972"
Accordingly the correct answer must include have in the sentence.
mvikred SaysHelp me with this please
A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,
claims need to be followed with the correct action, so A and B are out.
E uses being and distorts the meaning, so out.
Between C and D, 'to be able...to assess' is the right usage.
pls help me with this -
A 1972 agreement between canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the great lakes
A. ...
B. reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
C. reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
D. reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
E. reduces the phosphate amount allowed for dumping by municipalities
Please also provide an explanation to clear my doubt - I am confused on this after reading manhattan SC rule that a condition that occured in past and continues to be true in present shoud use present perfect tense e.g.
"they have done this since 1972"
Accordingly the correct answer must include have in the sentence.
Ans: D
'reduces...phosphate amount' is wrong. We re down to A or D. The chain of thought should be:
Here ' had been' refers to - more past
1972 amendment - past
'have been' - recent past
'are' - present
Since this amendment is still in effect, simple present 'are' is more appropriate and clear.
Ans: D
'reduces...phosphate amount' is wrong. We re down to A or D. The chain of thought should be:
Here ' had been' refers to - more past
1972 amendment - past
'have been' - recent past
'are' - present
Since this amendment is still in effect, simple present 'are' is more appropriate and clear.
Thanks Vikram.
Which statement should be chosen if the options included -
D1. reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
D2. reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities have been allowed to dump
Pls can you help me understand more in detail, why (in case you chose D1) D2 will be wrong even if the amendment continues in present.
pls help me with this -
A 1972 agreement between canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the great lakes
A. ...
B. reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
C. reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
D. reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
E. reduces the phosphate amount allowed for dumping by municipalities
Please also provide an explanation to clear my doubt - I am confused on this after reading manhattan SC rule that a condition that occured in past and continues to be true in present shoud use present perfect tense e.g.
"they have done this since 1972"
Accordingly the correct answer must include have in the sentence.
well...my point for this:
we can easily eliminate b,c and e because of the phospate amouny...now between a and d...
i will go for d..because
when the event is in effect at the time of writing the sentence ,we use "are allowed" ....nd when the wffect is not in effect we use "were allowed"
i hope m able to clear my point
A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,
claims need to be followed with the correct action, so A and B are out.
E uses being and distorts the meaning, so out.
Between C and D, 'to be able...to assess' is the right usage.
OA is D
And out of all the options given D seems the best choice, but the only doubt i had about this is
shouldnt it be of the form 'to be able to assess, from a one-page writing sample, ....'
I dint get the point of breaking it up after able .. from a one-page writing sample is describing their ability to assess .. i just wanted to be sure if this was absolutely right !!
mvikred SaysHelp me with this please
A firm that specializes in the analysis of handwriting claims from a one-page writing sample that it can assess more than three hundred personality traits, including enthusiasm, imagination, and ambition.
(A) from a one-page writing sample that it can assess
(B) from a one-page writing sample it has the ability of assessing
(C) the ability, from a one-page writing sample, of assessing
(D) to be able, from a one-page writing sample, to assess
(E) being able to assess, from a one-page writing sample,
even i would like to go with "d" because
teh words that sgould accompany shoulbe either "that..." or "to..." and as it ois given in option "a" and "b", from doesnt make any sense...and being sounds as a bit awkward...
now in between c and d;
c: of assessing doesnt sound in parallelism
d:to,....,to
i mean "d" has been able to properly place all the grammers in a coreect position with parallelism of "to...to" and by indicating commas between other main point it has also been to remove awkwardness while speaking
Thanks Vikram.
Which statement should be chosen if the options included -
D1. reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
D2. reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities have been allowed to dump
Pls can you help me understand more in detail, why (in case you chose D1) D2 will be wrong even if the amendment continues in present.
Atul,
D2 (with have been) will be more appropriate if it were one of the choices. And probably that is the reason why it is not included as one of the choices :)
Be careful though. Amendment has been completed in 1972. It is a completed action. So, be wary of Simple tense usage.
Use present/past perfects only when needed. If you can do away with simple past/present, then it is more preferred. (Pages 130-132 Manhattan SC)
OA is D
And out of all the options given D seems the best choice, but the only doubt i had about this is
shouldnt it be of the form 'to be able to assess, from a one-page writing sample, ....'
I dint get the point of breaking it up after able .. from a one-page writing sample is describing their ability to assess .. i just wanted to be sure if this was absolutely right !!
It was broken, just to add more complexity. Syntactically, there is nothing wrong with separating 'to be able' and 'to assess'.
consider:
After the accident I was able to walk with the help of crutches
After the accident I was able, with the help of crutches, to walk.
As long as the right modification is in place, its good.