Guy, try this
4 Never before had tenants seen so many changes at once as they had in the amended Rent Control Act.
(A) so many changes at once as they had in
(B)at once as many changes as
(C)at once as many changes that there were with
(D) as many changes at once as they saw in
(E)so many changes at once that they saw in
6. Those who come to a temple with a predisposition to religious belief will be happy in an auditorium or even a storefront, and there is no doubt that religion is sometimes better served by adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it.
(A) adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it
(B)adapted spaces like these rather than some of the buildings actually designed for them
(C)these adapted spaces instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it
(D) such adapted spaces rather than by some of the buildings actually designed for them
(E)such adapted spaces than by some of the buildings actually designed for it
6(II). A recent survey by MARG showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than do people living in big cities.
(A) no happier than do people living
(B) not any happier than do people living
(C) not any happier than do people who live
(D) no happier than are people who are living
(E) not as happy as are people who live
Guy, try this
4 Never before had tenants seen so many changes at once as they had in the amended Rent Control Act.
(A) so many changes at once as they had in
(B)at once as many changes as
(C)at once as many changes that there were with
(D) as many changes at once as they saw in
(E)so many changes at once that they saw in
6. Those who come to a temple with a predisposition to religious belief will be happy in an auditorium or even a storefront, and there is no doubt that religion is sometimes better served by adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it.
(A) adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it
(B)adapted spaces like these rather than some of the buildings actually designed for them
(C)these adapted spaces instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it
(D) such adapted spaces rather than by some of the buildings actually designed for them
(E)such adapted spaces than by some of the buildings actually designed for it
6(II). A recent survey by MARG showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than do people living in big cities.
(A) no happier than do people living
(B) not any happier than do people living
(C) not any happier than do people who live
(D) no happier than are people who are living
(E) not as happy as are people who live
My take:
4. D 6. E 6(II).A
What are the OAs ?
Guy, try this
4 Never before had tenants seen so many changes at once as they had in the amended Rent Control Act.
(A) so many changes at once as they had in
(B)at once as many changes as
(C)at once as many changes that there were with
(D) as many changes at once as they saw in
(E)so many changes at once that they saw in
6. Those who come to a temple with a predisposition to religious belief will be happy in an auditorium or even a storefront, and there is no doubt that religion is sometimes better served by adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it.
(A) adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it
(B)adapted spaces like these rather than some of the buildings actually designed for them
(C)these adapted spaces instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it
(D) such adapted spaces rather than by some of the buildings actually designed for them
(E)such adapted spaces than by some of the buildings actually designed for it
6(II). A recent survey by MARG showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than do people living in big cities.
(A) no happier than do people living
(B) not any happier than do people living
(C) not any happier than do people who live
(D) no happier than are people who are living
(E) not as happy as are people who live
Answers in Red.
What's the OA?
4 Never before had tenants seen so many changes at once as they had in the amended Rent Control Act.
(A) so many changes at once as they had in - Eliminated.
(B)at once as many changes as the amended Rent Control Act - Eliminated.
(C)at once as many changes that there were with -Eliminated
(D) as many changes at once as they saw in -Correct choice.
(E)so many changes at once that they saw in -Eliminated
6. Those who come to a temple with a predisposition to religious belief will be happy in an auditorium or even a storefront, and there is no doubt that religion(Singular) is sometimes better served by adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it.
(A) adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it Eliminated
(B)adapted spaces like these rather than some of the buildings actually designed for them (plural) Eliminated
(C)these adapted spaces instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it Eliminated
(D) such adapted spaces rather than by some of the buildings actually designed for them (plural) Eliminated
(E)such adapted spaces than by some of the buildings actually designed for it-Correct choice
6(II). A recent survey by MARG showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than do people living in big cities.
(A) no happier than do people living -Concise and grammatical - Correct choice
(B) not any happier than do people living -Eliminated
(C) not any happier than do people who live (Not parallel)-Eliminated
(D) no happier than are people who are living -Eliminated
(E) not as happy as are people who live (Not parallel)-Eliminated
Guy, try this
4 Never before had tenants seen so many changes at once as they had in the amended Rent Control Act.
(A) so many changes at once as they had in
(B)at once as many changes as
(C)at once as many changes that there were with
(D) as many changes at once as they saw in
(E)so many changes at once that they saw in
6. Those who come to a temple with a predisposition to religious belief will be happy in an auditorium or even a storefront, and there is no doubt that religion is sometimes better served by adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it.
(A) adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it
(B)adapted spaces like these rather than some of the buildings actually designed for them
(C)these adapted spaces instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it
(D) such adapted spaces rather than by some of the buildings actually designed for them
(E)such adapted spaces than by some of the buildings actually designed for it
6(II). A recent survey by MARG showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than do people living in big cities.
(A) no happier than do people living
(B) not any happier than do people living
(C) not any happier than do people who live
(D) no happier than are people who are living
(E) not as happy as are people who live
OAs
4 D
6 E
6(II) A
Archaeologists have shown that ingesting lead in drinking water was a significant health hazard for the ancient Romans, like that of modern Americans.
a).....
b)as that for modern Americans
c)just as modern Americans do
d)as do modern Americans
e)as it is for modern Americans.
Which of the following sentence is correct?
A. If a computer model is used to estimate future productivity, the accuracy of such an estimate is higher than that achieved using more subjective methods.
B. If a computer model is used to estimate future productivity, the accuracy of such an estimate will be higher than that achieved using more subjective methods.
What rules determine whether "IF" is followed by "IS" or "WILL"?
Which of the following sentence is correct?
A. If a computer model is used to estimate future productivity, the accuracy of such an estimate is higher than that achieved using more subjective methods.
B. If a computer model is used to estimate future productivity, the accuracy of such an estimate will be higher than that achieved using more subjective methods.
What rules determine whether "IF" is followed by "IS" or "WILL"?
Get this: If (present tense),.... then (future tense)...
If paraguay wins world cup, I will dance without cloths on streets....
Archaeologists have shown that ingesting lead in drinking water was a significant health hazard for the ancient Romans, like that of modern Americans.
a).....
b)as that for modern Americans
c)just as modern Americans do
d)as do modern Americans
e)as it is for modern Americans.
my pick is E. Using expletive "IT", which has no clear antecedent but conveys the meaning very well. Also see the parallelism "hazard for ancient romans..... hazard for modern americans". Only B and E has "for". B is wrong in parallelism and use of "as" answer is E.
Just a minor point. In the example you've quoted:
If paraguay wins world cup, I will dance without cloths on streets.
Both the 'parts' of the sentence are actually talking about future events.
Consider this:
If God is so compassionate, why is there so much poverty and misery?
Whenever India plays with six specialist batsmen, India looses.
Ohhhhhhh goodness!! i didnt realize that when i wrote... u r a real guru here. both events are in future... I think thats what conditional phrase means, to talk about future right? but u also mentioned another usage of if... so ultimately it all comes down to meaning of the sentence again as usual.
Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African
wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat
with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to
allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African
wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic
cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems
sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that
transformed the animal.
The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat
approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short
time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely
sufficient sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed
the animal.
Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000
years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time
for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for
the marked physical changes in the animal.
Having descended from the African wildcat approximately
4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly
short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been
sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed
the animal.
The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat
approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent
divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which
scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes
in the animal.
(i hate this type of SC question not coz they r tough but coz they eat up lot of valuable time in verbal section 😞 )
wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat
with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to
allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African
wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic
cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems
sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that
transformed the animal.
The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat
approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short
time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely
sufficient sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed
the animal.
Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000
years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time
for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for
the marked physical changes in the animal.
Having descended from the African wildcat approximately
4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly
short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been
sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed
the animal.
The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat
approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent
divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which
scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes
in the animal.
(i hate this type of SC question not coz they r tough but coz they eat up lot of valuable time in verbal section 😞 )
Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African
wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat
with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to
allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African
wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic
cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems
sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that
transformed the animal.
The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat
approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short
time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely
sufficient sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed
the animal.
Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000
years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time
for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for
the marked physical changes in the animal.
Having descended from the African wildcat approximately
4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly
short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been
sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed
the animal.
The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat
approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent
divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which
scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes
in the animal.
(i hate this type of SC question not coz they r tough but coz they eat up lot of valuable time in verbal section 😞 )
A: incorrect because of confusing and unclear sentence structure
B. incorrect because of the tense in "The domestic cat descended from...". this part cannot be in past simple tense. We are describing the characteristics of the cat, which is present even today, hence we must have this sentence in present perfect tense.
C. incorrect. "Desending from the ..." and "and has been scarcely sufficient..." make it a wrong choice. "has been scarcely sufficient..." seem to modify the cat. Hence wrong sentence.
D. Correct choice.
E. incorrect. Wrong use of tense (domestic cat descended from the...), wordy (and one which
scarcely...)
Hence my answer is D. What is the OA ?
Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African
wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat
with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to
allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African
wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic
cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems
sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that
transformed the animal.
The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat
approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short
time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely
sufficient sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed
the animal.
Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000
years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time
for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for
the marked physical changes in the animal.
Having descended from the African wildcat approximately
4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly
short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been
sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed
the animal.
The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat
approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent
divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which
scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes
in the animal.
(i hate this type of SC question not coz they r tough but coz they eat up lot of valuable time in verbal section 😞 )
A --> Sentence structure needs revision.
B --> Sentence looks a phrase. Incomplete.
C --> A close competition, but in this part of the sentence "...its genetic evolution and has been scarcely..." the AND looks odd.
D --> Seems perfect :)
E --> Odd sentence structure.
hello puys...
I was surfing through net and found this attached 185 supercool SC questions from GMATPrep. Someone has done commendable job for sure. kudos to him.
dont even dare to open it before u r done with GMAT prep exams.
happy solving. hope it helps....
Ozone reaches high concentrations twelve miles above Earth, where it has long appeared
that it was immune from human influence; we have now realized, though, that emissions of
industrial chlorofluorocarbons deplete the ozone layer.
A) has long appeared that it was immune from
B) has long appeared to have been immune from
C) has long appeared as being immune to
D) had long appeared immune to
E) had long appeared that it was immune to
There are hopeful signs that we are shifting away from our heavy reliance on fossil fuels:
more than ten times as much energy is generated through wind power now than it was in
1990
A) generated through wind power now than it was
B) generated through wind power now as it was
C) generated through wind power now as was the case
D) now generated through wind power as it was
E) now generated through wind power than was the case
that it was immune from human influence; we have now realized, though, that emissions of
industrial chlorofluorocarbons deplete the ozone layer.
A) has long appeared that it was immune from
B) has long appeared to have been immune from
C) has long appeared as being immune to
D) had long appeared immune to
E) had long appeared that it was immune to
There are hopeful signs that we are shifting away from our heavy reliance on fossil fuels:
more than ten times as much energy is generated through wind power now than it was in
1990
A) generated through wind power now than it was
B) generated through wind power now as it was
C) generated through wind power now as was the case
D) now generated through wind power as it was
E) now generated through wind power than was the case
Ozone reaches high concentrations twelve miles above Earth, where it has long appeared
that it was immune from human influence; we have now realized, though, that emissions of
industrial chlorofluorocarbons deplete the ozone layer.
A) has long appeared that it was immune from
B) has long appeared to have been immune from
C) has long appeared as being immune to
D) had long appeared immune to
E) had long appeared that it was immune to
There are hopeful signs that we are shifting away from our heavy reliance on fossil fuels:
more than ten times as much energy is generated through wind power now than it was in
1990
A) generated through wind power now than it was
B) generated through wind power now as it was
C) generated through wind power now as was the case
D) now generated through wind power as it was
E) now generated through wind power than was the case
My take:
B
A
What are the OAs?
Ozone reaches high concentrations twelve miles above Earth, where it has long appeared
that it was immune from human influence; we have now realized, though, that emissions of
industrial chlorofluorocarbons deplete the ozone layer.
A) has long appeared that it was immune from
B) has long appeared to have been immune from
C) has long appeared as being immune to
D) had long appeared immune to
E) had long appeared that it was immune to
There are hopeful signs that we are shifting away from our heavy reliance on fossil fuels:
more than ten times as much energy is generated through wind power now than it was in
1990
A) generated through wind power now than it was
B) generated through wind power now as it was
C) generated through wind power now as was the case
D) now generated through wind power as it was
E) now generated through wind power than was the case
my take..
1. B
2. A
A: incorrect because of confusing and unclear sentence structure
B. incorrect because of the tense in "The domestic cat descended from...". this part cannot be in past simple tense. We are describing the characteristics of the cat, which is present even today, hence we must have this sentence in present perfect tense.
C. incorrect. "Desending from the ..." and "and has been scarcely sufficient..." make it a wrong choice. "has been scarcely sufficient..." seem to modify the cat. Hence wrong sentence.
D. Correct choice.
E. incorrect. Wrong use of tense (domestic cat descended from the...), wordy (and one which
scarcely...)
Hence my answer is D. What is the OA ?
OA for that question is option E..
(source: Manhattan test)
1) When he phones her, she tells him to stop calling, but he acted as if he had not understood her.
a.she tells him to stop calling, but he acted as if he had not understood her.
b.she told him to stop calling, but he acted as if he had not understood her.
c.she tells him to stop calling, but he acts as if he did not understood her.
d.she tells him to stop calling, but he acts as if he has not understood her.
e.she tells him to stop calling, but he acted as if he does not understood her.
My take:
1. D
2. C
kudos...
OAs are D and C. Please take a moment to explain... these were GMATprep questions...