The parties have an agreement in principle, and because there is no signed contract does not mean that they cannot commence doing business immediately.
and because there is no (wordy - eliminated)
and there being no (wordy - eliminated)
so a (changes the meaning - eliminated)
so the lack of a (wordy - eliminated)
therefore no (Concise, expresses the meaning - Correct)
Although most large public relations firms can afford to run information technology centers in-house, some niche firms are discovering that the cost associated with maintaining an information technology staff and from continuously improving hardware and software are larger than they initially estimated.
A) cost associated with B) costs associated from C) costs associated with D) cost arising from E) costs arising from
* I shall go with (E).
* A & D eliminated because of the word "COST" instead of "COSTS".
* B - "Costs associated from" - Odd structure.
* C - Partly right but parallelism fails.
OA & OE pls... 😃
In April 1997, Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted an all-day White House scientific
conference on new findings that indicates a child's acquiring language, thinking, and
emotional skills as an active process that may be largely completed before age three.
A. that indicates a child's acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
B. that are indicative of a child acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as
C. to indicate that when a child acquires language, thinking, and emotional skills,
that it is
D. indicating that a child's acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills is
E. indicative of a child's acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills as
Please choose the option you think is correct and also explain the reasons for choosing that.
Thanks,
Anurag...
In April 1997, Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted an all-day White House scientific
conference on new findings(plural) that indicates(singular) a child's acquiring language, thinking, and
emotional skills as(ungrammatical should be 'is') an active process(singular)that may be largely completed before age three.
A. that indicates a child's acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as Eliminated
B. that are indicative of a child acquiring language, thinking, and emotional skills as Eliminated
C. to indicate that when a child acquires language, thinking, and emotional skills,
that it is -It does not correctly complete with the 'an active process' Eliminated
D. indicating(correctly describes the findings) that a child's acquisition(correct) of language, thinking, and emotional skills is(singular)
E. indicative of a child's acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills as -Eliminated
Please choose the option you think is correct and also explain the reasons for choosing that.
My take D.
Correction highlighted in green. Key point and errors in blue.
In April 1997, Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted an all-day White House scientific
conference on new findings(plural) that indicates(singular) a childs acquiring language, thinking, and
emotional skills as(ungrammatical should be 'is') an active process(singular)that may be largely completed before age three.
E. indicative of a childs acquisition of language, thinking, and emotional skills as -Eliminated
My take D.
Correction highlighted in green. Key point and errors in blue.
Thanks... I did not understand the indicate-as nexus error earlier but your explanation has helped me in understaning it now.
Thanks,
Anurag...
The parties have an agreement in principle, and because there is no signed contract does not mean that they cannot commence doing business immediately.
and because there is no
and there being no
so a
so the lack of a
therefore no
IMO d
In option a usage of because sounds awkward
In option b use of "being" hence eliminated
Option c changes the meaning
option e sounds awkward
whats the OA?
The parties have an agreement in principle, and because there is no signed contract does not mean that they cannot commence doing business immediately.
and because there is no (wordy - eliminated)
and there being no (wordy - eliminated)
so a (changes the meaning - eliminated)
so the lack of a (wordy - eliminated)
therefore no (Concise, expresses the meaning - Correct)
OA for this question is option D.
(source: cambridge gmat diagnostic test)
Take this
(B) always work; because you don't think about it or assess it, you just do it
(C) always one's own work: not thinking about or assessing it, but simply to do it
(D) not to think or assess, but doing one's own work
(E) neither to think about one's own work nor to assess it, it is always simply doing it
The OA from thousand SC is A.Can someone explain??
- According to the professor's philosophy, the antidote to envy is one's own work, always one's own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it.
(B) always work; because you don't think about it or assess it, you just do it
(C) always one's own work: not thinking about or assessing it, but simply to do it
(D) not to think or assess, but doing one's own work
(E) neither to think about one's own work nor to assess it, it is always simply doing it
The OA from thousand SC is A.Can someone explain??
Puys ,
A small help.....
In kaplan Gmat 800
As of this morning, none of my friends have been able to solve the puzzle contained in last week's newspaper.
(A) none of my friends have been able to solve
(B) none of my friends was able to solve
(C) not one of my friends has yet been able to solve
(D) none of my friends has been able to solve
(E) nobody among my friends have solved
I followed Manhattan SC...
Verb agreement relating to SANAM pronouns...
Here of my friends ---plural right..But still the answer is D...am i missing something???
I guess...becos of NONE you need SINGULAR + past action still onging (you need present continous) ...hence ans needs HAS
@dks22
Well Manhattan SC says Some, Any,None,ALL and Most are exception.
They take the plural/Singular form on basis of "The Number of " construction.
Here friends(Plural form is my worry)...
I am still not clear abt singular choice...Verb tense is not issue with me ....
What Sanam Pronouns says is that the a noun object in the of phrase can be the subject of the scentence.If this sentence would have been like
djks a friend of lakshya has not been able to solve..
in this sentence you can eliminate lakshya as a possible subject because it is in the of phrase...
Now if you use of with any of the Sanam pronoun,you cannot eliminate it as a possible subject.
In this case since you are referring to any one of the friends so it can be your subject.
However there is a foot note in Manhattan that (none+ of can take either a singular or plural verb)
hope this helps!
Take this
- According to the professors philosophy, the antidote to envy is ones own work, always ones own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it.
(A) ones own work, always ones own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it
(B) always work; because you dont think about it or assess it, you just do it
(C) always ones own work: not thinking about or assessing it, but simply to do it
(D) not to think or assess, but doing ones own work
(E) neither to think about ones own work nor to assess it, it is always simply doing it
The OA from thousand SC is A.Can someone explain??
Hi,
Lets try to eliminate the choices.
Option B:
Meaning change:Prof's philosophy speaks about one's own work;not just abt any work
Option C:
not thinking about or assessing it, but simply to do it:
Destroys parallelism.Also not clear what "it" refers to.
Option D:
not to think or assess, but doing ones own work
Again parallelism prob
Also not to think or assess does not convey the idea abt work.
Option E:
neither to think about ones own work nor to assess it, it is always simply doing it
This option again does not maintain parallel construction
So we are left only with A.
Hope this helps.
Someone please explain why the answer to this question is C and not D.
The reason I chose D is because it has "its" which explains whose oil fields.The problem seems to be with the tense but I cannot locate it....
- Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention to sustain the states economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves.
(B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the states economy after they have exhausted their oil reserves
(C) fund intended to sustain the states economy after oil reserves are exhausted
(D) fund intended to sustain the states economy after exhausting its oil reserves
(E) fund that they intend to sustain the states economy after oil reserves are exhausted
A ques from OG12
As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.
A. whose access to water was less limited
B. where there was access to water that was less limited
C. where they had less limited water access
D. with less limitations on water access
E. having less limitations to water access
The explanation says D & E are incorrect because limitations is countable, thus fewer shall be used in place of less. Agreed
But in that case, is this sentence correct
..........having fewer limitations to water access ??
Experts, please reply
Can we use 'having' as a present participle to modify clans? I request arun and others to reply
According to the teachings of the Buddhist and Hindu religions, attaining nirvana is to enter a state of supreme liberation, leaving behind the desires that perpetuate the cycle of death and rebirth.
(A) attaining nirvana is to enter
(B) to attain nirvana is entering
(C) to attain nirvana is
(D) to attain nirvana is to enter
(E) attaining nirvana is to be entering
According to the teachings of the Buddhist and Hindu religions, attaining nirvana is to enter a state of supreme liberation, leaving behind the desires that perpetuate the cycle of death and rebirth.
(A) attaining nirvana is to enter
(B) to attain nirvana is entering
(C) to attain nirvana is
(D) to attain nirvana is to enter
(E) attaining nirvana is to be entering
simple one..
to X is to Y.. option D
A ques from OG12
As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.
A. whose(possessive) access to water was less limited
B. where there was access to water that was less limited
C. where they had less limited water access
D. with less limitations on water access
E. having less limitations to water access
The explanation says D & E are incorrect because limitations is countable, thus fewer shall be used in place of less. Agreed
But in that case, is this sentence correct
..........having fewer limitations to water access ??
Experts, please reply
Can we use 'having' as a present participle to modify clans? I request arun and others to reply
Not sure what the problem is?
B,C,D,E are clearly out...errors in red.
regarding
"But in that case, is this sentence correct
..........having fewer limitations to water access ??"....could be wrong. The better version "...with fewer limitations".
although "having" is correct in usages e.g. "...the boy is having(still in process) his food" but causes some ambiguity in the problem given. Little confusing though.
because (A) used the possessive pronoun "whose" , it resolves the ambiguity and is better.
Australian embryologists have found evidence that suggests that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal, and its trunk originally evolved as a kind of snorkel.
(A) that suggests that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal, and its trunk originally evolved
(B) that has suggested the elephant descended from an aquatic animal, its trunk originally evolving
(C) suggesting that the elephant had descended from an aquatic animal with its trunk originally evolving
(D) to suggest that the elephant had descended from an aquatic animal and its trunk originally evolving
(E) to suggest that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal and that its trunk originally evolved
OA E
I am not convinced by the answer E
Is " is descended from" correct??
Vivek
Australian embryologists have found evidence that suggests that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal, and its trunk originally evolved as a kind of snorkel.
(A) that suggests that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal, and its trunk originally evolved
(B) that has suggested the elephant descended from an aquatic animal, its trunk originally evolving
(C) suggesting that the elephant had descended from an aquatic animal with its trunk originally evolving
(D) to suggest that the elephant had descended from an aquatic animal and its trunk originally evolving
(E) to suggest that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal and that its trunk originally evolved
OA E
I am not convinced by the answer E
Is " is descended from" correct??
Vivek
Yes it's correct.
Attaching a list of idioms that might help you in general.