GMAT Sentence Correction Discussions

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Early success and the arrogance it often fosters may lead growing companies to the creation of new divisions that are, increasingly, less related to their core business.

the creation of new divisions that are, increasingly, less related
the creation of new divisions that are increasingly less related
create new divisions that are increasingly unrelated
be increasingly less related while creating new divisions
increasingly create new divisions with less relation

OA is C which has unrelated instead of less related. Can someone explain this?



hi, 'Increasingly unrelated' would be tantamount to saying less and less rlelated (to each other) specially since you are taking about new divisions..
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1) Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but more effective pest-control methods that were introduced in the 1880s saved the citrus industry.
In the 1880s, pests destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region and more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
In the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry from what was destroying grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region.
2) The spatial relationships among the elements of Jan Micker's 1652 masterwork Bird's Eye View of Amsterdam, which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in most other seventeenth-century Dutch paintings.
which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
painted by the artist long before such a vantage point was to become possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those among
which he painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than in
painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those in
3) Having more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes on the hands or feet is termed polydactyly.
Having more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes
Having had more than the usual number of fingers or toes
Having more than the usual number of fingers or toes
To have more than the usual number of fingers or toes
To have more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes
4) Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish power only after a long struggle by the native people.
Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish power
Before independence in 1947, Britain had ruled India as a colony and relinquished power
Before its independence in 1947, India was ruled by Britain as a colony and they relinquished power
Before independence in 1947, India had been ruled as a colony by Britain, which relinquished power
Before independence in 1947, India had been a colony of the British, who relinquished power


my answers in BOLD.

OA please !!!
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My answers are in bold.
Explaination when I get to know the OAs... :)

1) Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but more effective pest-control methods that were introduced in the 1880s saved the citrus industry.
In the 1880s, pests destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region and more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
In the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry from what was destroying grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region.
2) The spatial relationships among the elements of Jan Mickers 1652 masterwork Birds Eye View of Amsterdam, which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in most other seventeenth-century Dutch paintings.
which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
painted by the artist long before such a vantage point was to become possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those among
which he painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than in
painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those in
3) Having more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes on the hands or feet is termed polydactyly.
Having more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes
Having had more than the usual number of fingers or toes
Having more than the usual number of fingers or toes
To have more than the usual number of fingers or toes
To have more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes
4) Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish power only after a long struggle by the native people.
Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish power
Before independence in 1947, Britain had ruled India as a colony and relinquished power
Before its independence in 1947, India was ruled by Britain as a colony and they relinquished power
Before independence in 1947, India had been ruled as a colony by Britain, which relinquished power
Before independence in 1947, India had been a colony of the British, who relinquished power
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Originally Posted by vpitc
1) Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.

Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but more effective pest-control methods that were introduced in the 1880s saved the citrus industry.
In the 1880s, pests destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region and more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
In the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry from what was destroying grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region.

2) The spatial relationships among the elements of Jan Micker's 1652 masterwork Bird's Eye View of Amsterdam, which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in most other seventeenth-century Dutch paintings.

which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
painted by the artist long before such a vantage point was to become possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those among
which he painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than in
painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those in

3) Having more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes on the hands or feet is termed polydactyly.

Having more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes
Having had more than the usual number of fingers or toes
Having more than the usual number of fingers or toes
To have more than the usual number of fingers or toes
To have more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes

4) Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish power only after a long struggle by the native people.

Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish power
Before independence in 1947, Britain had ruled India as a colony and relinquished power
Before its independence in 1947, India was ruled by Britain as a colony and they relinquished power
Before independence in 1947, India had been ruled as a colony by Britain, which relinquished power
Before independence in 1947, India had been a colony of the British, who relinquished power

OAs are 1. B 2. E 3.C 4.E

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Originally Posted by vpitc
1) Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.

Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but more effective pest-control methods that were introduced in the 1880s saved the citrus industry.
In the 1880s, pests destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region and more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.
In the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry from what was destroying grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region.

2) The spatial relationships among the elements of Jan Mickers 1652 masterwork Birds Eye View of Amsterdam, which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in most other seventeenth-century Dutch paintings.

which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
painted by the artist long before such a vantage point was to become possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those among
which he painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than in
painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those in

3) Having more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes on the hands or feet is termed polydactyly.

Having more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes
Having had more than the usual number of fingers or toes
Having more than the usual number of fingers or toes
To have more than the usual number of fingers or toes
To have more than the usual numbers of fingers or toes

4) Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish power only after a long struggle by the native people.

Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish power
Before independence in 1947, Britain had ruled India as a colony and relinquished power
Before its independence in 1947, India was ruled by Britain as a colony and they relinquished power
Before independence in 1947, India had been ruled as a colony by Britain, which relinquished power
Before independence in 1947, India had been a colony of the British, who relinquished power

OAs are 1. B 2. E 3.C 4.E


Can someone please provide explanations. Would really appreciate it. Thanks !!!
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Hi All,

I'm looking for some challenging questions in SC . Can anyone suggest where can I get it from?
Searched the net, but din find much info.

Thanks in advance,
rish

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@all...i have done enough research on infinitive vs gerund issue and my conclusion is given below...
if u search dictionary for polydactyly u will find
polydactyl definition (mind you not-ly)
polydactyl (pli daktl)
adjective
having more than the normal number of fingers or toes
Origin: Fr polydactyle noun
a polydactyl person or animal...
u can see that exact phrase, as in the question, is mentioned as an adjective..
also, u can see this link Infinitive Subjects: referring to activities
where it is mentioned that infinitives are generally used for defining things...which is precisely what the sentence in question trying to do...defining a condition...
thus, i'd still say to have more than the normal number of fingers or toes is termed as polydactyly is correct...

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1) During the early months of 2009, some economists concluded that the slew of U.S. government programs created during the fall of 2008 to stabilize an economy marked by an absence of credit, a wave of enormous asset write downs, a precipitous decline in housing prices, and a historic loss of consumer confidence has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices.
A)has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
B)have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
C)has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and bringing about the revival of
D)have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and to revive depressed equity prices
E)has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows along with a revival of depressed equity prices

2)By confronting a devastated economy through actions such as creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, opening the Securities and Exchange Commission, suspending the gold standard, launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats, First Inaugural address, and other motivational speeches, Franklin Roosevelt both lifted the spirits of Americans across the country and set the United States on a course that helped propel it out of the Great Depression.
A)launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
B)and launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
C)and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a nation demoralized through his fireside chats
D)and through the launch of massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
E)and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats

3)In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
A)In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
B)Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural foods among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.
C)In his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, elucidating industrial farming, explaining organic farming, and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself, Michael Pollan gives social critics yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans.
D)Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, serving as yet another piece of evidence to support the thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
E)In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which is seen by social critics as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.

4)The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
A)The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
B)Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
C)Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
D)The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
E)Although most people think that cats are purring because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.

5) Heightened land erosion, caused by human activity, has many negative effects including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
A)including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
B)including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the ocean's environment.
C)including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
D)including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the oceans environment.
E)including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, certain fish populations rising, certain fish populations falling, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the oceans environment.

6)After a storied investment bank recently fired its CEO and hired an outspoken and flamboyant replacement, members of the news media centered their stories on the replacement's claims that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability.
A)that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability
B)of the ability, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, of returning the investment bank to profitability
C)of being able to return, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, the investment
D)to be, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, able to return the investment bank to profitability
E)that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he is capable of returning the investment bank back to profitability

7)The owners of a fast growing tech start-up in Newport Beach organized the firm as a Limited Liability Company (LLC). The owners receive considerable personal liability protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation.
A)protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
B)protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
C)protection from potential lawsuits, avoiding some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
D)protection from potential lawsuits, and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were set up as a C-corporation
E)protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were set up as a C-corporation

Need explanations too. Get crackin pugs.
-pH

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1) During the early months of 2009, some economists concluded that the slew of U.S. government programs created during the fall of 2008 to stabilize an economy marked by an absence of credit, a wave of enormous asset write downs, a precipitous decline in housing prices, and a historic loss of consumer confidence has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices.
A) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
B) have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
C) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and bringing about the revival of
D) have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and to revive depressed equity prices
E) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows along with a revival of depressed equity prices

2)By confronting a devastated economy through actions such as creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, opening the Securities and Exchange Commission, suspending the gold standard, launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats, First Inaugural address, and other motivational speeches, Franklin Roosevelt both lifted the spirits of Americans across the country and set the United States on a course that helped propel it out of the Great Depression.
A) launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
B) and launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
C) and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a nation demoralized through his fireside chats
D) and through the launch of massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
E) and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats

3)In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
A) In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
B) Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural foods among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.
C) In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, elucidating industrial farming, explaining organic farming, and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself, Michael Pollan gives social critics yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans.
D) Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, serving as yet another piece of evidence to support the thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
E) In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which is seen by social critics as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.

4)The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
A) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
B) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
C) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
D) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
E) Although most people think that cats are purring because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.

5) Heightened land erosion, caused by human activity, has many negative effects including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
A) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
B) including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the ocean's environment.
C) including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
D) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the ocean's environment.
E) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, certain fish populations rising, certain fish populations falling, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.

6)After a storied investment bank recently fired its CEO and hired an outspoken and flamboyant replacement, members of the news media centered their stories on the replacement's claims that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability.
A) that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability
B) of the ability, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, of returning the investment bank to profitability
C) of being able to return, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, the investment
D) to be, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, able to return the investment bank to profitability
E) that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he is capable of returning the investment bank back to profitability

7)The owners of a fast growing tech start-up in Newport Beach organized the firm as a Limited Liability Company (LLC). The owners receive considerable personal liability protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation.
A) protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
B) protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
C) protection from potential lawsuits, avoiding some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
D) protection from potential lawsuits, and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were set up as a C-corporation
E) protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were set up as a C-corporation
Answers in bold...

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OAs in RED

1) During the early months of 2009, some economists concluded that the slew of U.S. government programs created during the fall of 2008 to stabilize an economy marked by an absence of credit, a wave of enormous asset write downs, a precipitous decline in housing prices, and a historic loss of consumer confidence has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices.
A)has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
B)have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
C)has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and bringing about the revival of
D)have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and to revive depressed equity prices
E)has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows along with a revival of depressed equity prices

2)By confronting a devastated economy through actions such as creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, opening the Securities and Exchange Commission, suspending the gold standard, launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats, First Inaugural address, and other motivational speeches, Franklin Roosevelt both lifted the spirits of Americans across the country and set the United States on a course that helped propel it out of the Great Depression.
A)launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
B)and launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
C)and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a nation demoralized through his fireside chats
D)and through the launch of massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
E)and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats


3)In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
A)In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.

B)Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural foods among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.
C)In his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, elucidating industrial farming, explaining organic farming, and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself, Michael Pollan gives social critics yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans.
D)Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, serving as yet another piece of evidence to support the thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
E)In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which is seen by social critics as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.

4)The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
A)The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
B)Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
C)Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
D)The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
E)Although most people think that cats are purring because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.

5) Heightened land erosion, caused by human activity, has many negative effects including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
A)including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
B)including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the ocean's environment.
C)including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
D)including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the oceans environment.
E)including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, certain fish populations rising, certain fish populations falling, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the oceans environment.

6)After a storied investment bank recently fired its CEO and hired an outspoken and flamboyant replacement, members of the news media centered their stories on the replacement's claims that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability.
A)that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability
B)of the ability, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, of returning the investment bank to profitability
C)of being able to return, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, the investment
D)to be, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, able to return the investment bank to profitability
E)that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he is capable of returning the investment bank back to profitability

7)The owners of a fast growing tech start-up in Newport Beach organized the firm as a Limited Liability Company (LLC). The owners receive considerable personal liability protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation.
A)protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
B)protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
C)protection from potential lawsuits, avoiding some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
D)protection from potential lawsuits, and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were set up as a C-corporation
E)protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were set up as a C-corporation

-pH
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Ankit, you got all right. Good show.

Thanks.

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OAs in RED

1) During the early months of 2009, some economists concluded that the slew of U.S. government programs created during the fall of 2008 to stabilize an economy marked by an absence of credit, a wave of enormous asset write downs, a precipitous decline in housing prices, and a historic loss of consumer confidence has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices.
A) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
B) have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
C) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and bringing about the revival of
D) have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and to revive depressed equity prices
E) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows along with a revival of depressed equity prices

2)By confronting a devastated economy through actions such as creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, opening the Securities and Exchange Commission, suspending the gold standard, launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats, First Inaugural address, and other motivational speeches, Franklin Roosevelt both lifted the spirits of Americans across the country and set the United States on a course that helped propel it out of the Great Depression.
A) launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
B) and launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
C) and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a nation demoralized through his fireside chats
D) and through the launch of massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
E) and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats


3)In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
A) In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
B) Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural foods among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.
C) In his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, elucidating industrial farming, explaining organic farming, and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself, Michael Pollan gives social critics yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans.
D) Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, serving as yet another piece of evidence to support the thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
E) In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which is seen by social critics as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.

4)The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
A) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
B) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
C) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
D) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
E) Although most people think that cats are purring because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.

5) Heightened land erosion, caused by human activity, has many negative effects including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
A) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
B) including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the ocean's environment.
C) including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
D) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the oceans environment.
E) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, certain fish populations rising, certain fish populations falling, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the oceans environment.

6)After a storied investment bank recently fired its CEO and hired an outspoken and flamboyant replacement, members of the news media centered their stories on the replacement's claims that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability.
A) that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability
B) of the ability, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, of returning the investment bank to profitability
C) of being able to return, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, the investment
D) to be, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, able to return the investment bank to profitability
E) that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he is capable of returning the investment bank back to profitability

7)The owners of a fast growing tech start-up in Newport Beach organized the firm as a Limited Liability Company (LLC). The owners receive considerable personal liability protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation.
A) protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
B) protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
C) protection from potential lawsuits, avoiding some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
D) protection from potential lawsuits, and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were set up as a C-corporation
E) protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were set up as a C-corporation

-pH



Dude these are quite good, and require utmost concentration. Where in teh world did you get these from? I think we need these, not from a grammar standpoint, but more to keep those wheels in motion!! Do pls advice the source.


I got 2 and 5 wrong... 5 is just bad luck, unless there is a logical explanation.
1. Need Has, due to 'slew of'. Has not succeeded in engendering this and reviving that, will get you the ans
2. No idea why E, A is better I feel. Why to use 'and' again? Furthermore, if you want to use 'by improving' you should use 'by' everywhere else to keep the parallelism intact, i.e. by creating this, by by launching that.... and by improving
3. elucidates, explains and discusses - this is the structure and will help to eliminate B and E. C and D go for want of 'which', (what serves, the book or the man? ) .. C uses two sentences without hi-lighting the subject. A remains.
4. A and D - wrong strucutre, if they wanted to use they should have written like this - the purring of a cat, although thought of as a sign of contentment blah blah..E - wrong for 'purring'. Should use 'related to' so C takes over.
5. At a second glance, I suppose C would have been correct without the colon.
6. E is not correct as you can't use 'return' and 'back' together.
'that' is required because the focus is centering on someone's claims that..... So, A takes over.
7. structure should be - the owners receive A and avoid B (no comma needed), leads to B and E. In B, 'was' is not the right usage, because we are trying to take about a situation that would have ocurred.
Although I might wonder if a better way to phrase this was - to avoid abc that would have occurred had the company been setup as a C-corp.
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Dude these are quite good, and require utmost concentration. Where in teh world did you get these from? I think we need these, not from a grammar standpoint, but more to keep those wheels in motion!! Do pls advice the source.


I got 2 and 5 wrong... 5 is just bad luck, unless there is a logical explanation.
1. Need Has, due to 'slew of'. Has not succeeded in engendering this and reviving that, will get you the ans
2. No idea why E, A is better I feel. Why to use 'and' again? Furthermore, if you want to use 'by improving' you should use 'by' everywhere else to keep the parallelism intact, i.e. by creating this, by by launching that.... and by improving
3. elucidates, explains and discusses - this is the structure and will help to eliminate B and E. C and D go for want of 'which', (what serves, the book or the man? ) .. C uses two sentences without hi-lighting the subject. A remains.
4. A and D - wrong strucutre, if they wanted to use they should have written like this - the purring of a cat, although thought of as a sign of contentment blah blah..E - wrong for 'purring'. Should use 'related to' so C takes over.
5. At a second glance, I suppose C would have been correct without the colon.
6. E is not correct as you can't use 'return' and 'back' together.
'that' is required because the focus is centering on someone's claims that..... So, A takes over.
7. structure should be - the owners receive A and avoid B (no comma needed), leads to B and E. In B, 'was' is not the right usage, because we are trying to take about a situation that would have ocurred.
Although I might wonder if a better way to phrase this was - to avoid abc that would have occurred had the company been setup as a C-corp.


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Thank you,
pH
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1) ....

Need explanations too. Get crackin pugs.
-pH


1) During the early months of 2009, some economists concluded that the slew of U.S. government programs(Plural) created during the fall of 2008 to stabilize an economy marked by an absence of credit, a wave of enormous asset write downs, a precipitous decline in housing prices, and a historic loss of consumer confidence has(singular) not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices.
A) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
B) have(Plural) not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
C) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and bringing about the revival of
D) have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and to revive depressed equity prices (Not parallel)
E) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows along with a revival of depressed equity prices

2)By confronting a devastated economy through actions such as through his , Franklin Roosevelt both lifted the spirits of Americans across the country and set the United States on a course that helped propel it out of the Great Depression. (Only the last parallel element in the list needs an and. There are 2 lists and I have marked them with [])
A) launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
B) and launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
C) and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a nation demoralized through his fireside chats
D) and through the launch of massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
E) and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats

3)In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
A) In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
B) Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, which social critics see(active) as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural foods among Americans, elucidates(not parallel in the list) industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.
C) In his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, elucidating industrial farming(The book elucidating is incorrect), explaining organic farming, and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself, Michael Pollan gives social critics yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans.
D) Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, serving(book, which server is better) as yet another piece of evidence to support the thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
E) In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which is seen by social critics(passive, active better) as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates(not parallel in the list) industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.

4)The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
A) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with (Unidiomatic) the emotion of the cat.
B) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with (Unidiomatic) the emotion of the cat.
C) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
D) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat (awkward construction).
E) Although most people think that cats are purring because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with (Unidiomatic) the emotion of the cat.

5) Heightened land erosion, caused by human activity, has many negative effects including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment. Tip: The elements in the list should be parallel.
A) including the following: .
B) including: (including followed by a colon is incorrect) algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the ocean's environment.
C) including: (including followed by a colon is incorrect) algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
D) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the oceans environment(not parallel to the rest of the elements in the list).
E) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, certain fish populations rising, certain fish populations falling, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the oceans environment(not parallel list)..

6)After a storied investment bank recently fired its CEO and hired an outspoken and flamboyant replacement, members of the news media centered their stories on the replacement's claims that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability.
Hint : replacements use of possessive mean that we do not need that he can return
A) that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability
B) of the ability, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, of returning the investment bank to profitability (awkward)
C) of being able to(wordy) return, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, the investment
D) to be, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, able to return the investment bank to profitability
E) that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he is capable(not needed with the possessive) of returning the investment bank back to profitability

7)The owners of a fast growing tech start-up in Newport Beach organized the firm as a Limited Liability Company (LLC). The owners receive considerable personal liability protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation.
A) protection from potential lawsuits, and they(redundant pronoun) also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
B) protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
C) protection from potential lawsuits, avoiding some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
D) protection from potential lawsuits, and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were(should be was) set up as a C-corporation
E) protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were(should be was) set up as a C-corporation

Trying....
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It is well known in the supermarket industry that how items are placed on shelves and the frequency of inventory turnovers can be crucial to profits
(A) the frequency of inventory turnovers can be
(B) the frequency of inventory turnovers is often
(C) the frequency with which the inventory turns over is often
(D) how frequently is the inventory turned over are often
(E) how frequently the inventory turns over can be

ans. must b "e" as 'and' is a parallel conjunction. pls rply corrct ans
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My answers and explanations in BOLD.

1) During the early months of 2009, some economists concluded that the slew of U.S. government programs created during the fall of 2008 to stabilize an economy marked by an absence of credit, a wave of enormous asset write downs, a precipitous decline in housing prices, and a historic loss of consumer confidence has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices.
A) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
B) have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and reviving depressed equity prices
C) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and bringing about the revival of
D) have not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows and to revive depressed equity prices
E) has not succeeded in engendering healthy intra-bank credit flows along with a revival of depressed equity prices

"a slew of...." therefore the verb has to be "has" .. and out of all the options A is maintains the brevity.


2)By confronting a devastated economy through actions such as creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, opening the Securities and Exchange Commission, suspending the gold standard, launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats, First Inaugural address, and other motivational speeches, Franklin Roosevelt both lifted the spirits of Americans across the country and set the United States on a course that helped propel it out of the Great Depression.
A) launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
B) and launching massive public works programs, and improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
C) and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a nation demoralized through his fireside chats
D) and through the launch of massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
E) and launching massive public works programs, and by improving the morale of a demoralized nation through his fireside chats
2 different set of events are being described here ... option E correctly captures this.

3)In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
A) In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
 B) Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, which social critics see as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural foods among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.
C) In his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, elucidating industrial farming, explaining organic farming, and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself, Michael Pollan gives social critics yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans.
D) Michael Pollan, in his best-selling book The Omnivores Dilemma, serving as yet another piece of evidence to support the thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, elucidates industrial farming, explains organic farming, and discusses hunting and gathering food for oneself.
E) In his best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, which is seen by social critics as yet another piece of evidence to support their thesis of a burgeoning interest in natural food among Americans, Michael Pollan elucidates industrial farming, explaining organic farming and discussing hunting and gathering food for oneself.

Modifiers are correctly used in option A

4)The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
A) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
B) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.
C) Although most people think that cats purr because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
 D) The purring noise of a cat, although most people think that cats purr because they are content, is actually involuntary and is not directly related to the emotion of the cat.
E) Although most people think that cats are purring because they are content, the purring noise of a cat is actually involuntary and is not directly related with the emotion of the cat.

To the best of my knowledge the sentence should always start with Although (please correct me about this if I am wrong). Out of all the options that begin with Although, only C is concise and correct.

5) Heightened land erosion, caused by human activity, has many negative effects including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
A) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
B) including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the ocean's environment.
C) including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
D) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the oceans environment.
E) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, certain fish populations rising, certain fish populations falling, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the oceans environment.

Parallelism is maintained only in A

6)After a storied investment bank recently fired its CEO and hired an outspoken and flamboyant replacement, members of the news media centered their stories on the replacement's claims that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability.
A) that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he can return the investment bank to profitability
B) of the ability, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, of returning the investment bank to profitability
C) of being able to return, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, the investment
D) to be, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, able to return the investment bank to profitability
E) that, based upon his past work at a private equity firm, he is capable of returning the investment bank back to profitability

meaning and simplicity is maintained in A. Rest of the options just sound wrong.

7)The owners of a fast growing tech start-up in Newport Beach organized the firm as a Limited Liability Company (LLC). The owners receive considerable personal liability protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation.
A) protection from potential lawsuits, and they also avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
B) protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
C) protection from potential lawsuits, avoiding some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company was set up as a C-corporation
D) protection from potential lawsuits, and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were set up as a C-corporation
E) protection from potential lawsuits and avoid some egregious double-taxation that would occur if the company were set up as a C-corporation

Only confusion in this one is choosing between D and E. I choose E because the comma tends to change the meaning here. Since we are not listing A, B, & C. there is no requirement of a comma in this case. (please correct me if i am wrong)

OAs please !!!!

Need explanations too. Get crackin pugs.
-pH
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Easy ones, but just try out ;)


1. If I would have known about the team tryouts, I would have signed up for them.

A. would have known
B. would had known
C. could of known
D. had been told
E. could have been told

18. If he would have revised his first draft, he would have received a better grade.

A. would have revised
B. had revised
C. could of revised
D. had of revised
E. would revise

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i think...
1. If I would have known about the team tryouts, I would have signed up for them.
D. had been told
18. If he would have revised his first draft, he would have received a better grade.
B. had revised
...

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It is well known in the supermarket industry that how items are placed on shelves and the frequency of inventory turnovers can be crucial to profits
(A) the frequency of inventory turnovers can be
(B) the frequency of inventory turnovers is often
(C) the frequency with which the inventory turns over is often
(D) how frequently is the inventory turned over are often
(E) how frequently the inventory turns over can be

ans . must b E but may b c also pls tell me correct one
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Easy ones, but just try out ;)


1. If I would have known about the team tryouts, I would have signed up for them.

A. would have known
B. would had known
C. could of known
D. had been told
E. could have been told

18. If he would have revised his first draft, he would have received a better grade.

A. would have revised
B. had revised
C. could of revised
D. had of revised
E. would revise

i think
D- had been told
B-had revised