Sentence Correction for CAT 2012

MBA CAT 2022
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SET 53

1. If he was to decide to go to college, one would recommend that he plan to go to IIM, Ahmedabad.

(a) If he was to decide to go to college, one would recommend that he plan to go to IIM, Ahmedabad.
(b) If he were to decide to go to college, one would recommend that he plan to go to IIM, Ahmedabad.
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SET 53
My Take:

1) (b) If he were to decide to go to college, one would recommend that he plan to go to IIM, Ahmedabad.
Xplanation: Use of subjunctive mood. "if he were" has to be deployed here.

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Can u plzz explain more about moods ?? I couldn't get why we used "were" instead of "was" ??
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pari123 Says
Can u plzz explain more about moods ?? I couldn't get why we used "were" instead of "was" ??

It is called subjunctive mood.It is used to express wishes,opinion,possibility,emotion or any action which has not happened yet.

E.g- I wish I WERE an angel.(this is a wish so WERE is used)

I wish you WERE here.

1)
IS becomes BE in subjunctive( The teacher suggested that the rule BE(not IS) followed immediately.

2)
WAS becomes WERE

3)
Verbs ending with S become verbs minus the S.
The boss suggests that Riya WORK full time henceforth.


P.S- Aur zyada detail me pata karna ho toh FB pe PM kar dena :cheerio:
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SET 54-

Came across these questions in a group.Good ones to get the basics clear.

Like John McPhee's works, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works an interesting and complete world out of hundreds of tiny details about a seemingly uninteresting subject.

(A) Like John McPhee's works, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her
works

(B) Like John McPhee, Ann Beattie's works painstakingly assemble

(C) Like John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works

(D) Just as John McPhee's, so Ann Beattie's works painstakingly assemble

(E) Just as John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works

Q2)
Like other educators who prefer to substitute anthologies of short stories or collections of popular essays to dull "basal readers,"Ms. Burton emphasizes how important it is to enjoy good literature.

(A) to dull "basal readers," Ms. Burton emphasizes how important it is to
enjoy

(B) for dull "basal readers," Ms. Burton emphasizes the importance of
enjoying

(C) to dull "basal readers," Ms. Burton emphasizes that it is important to
enjoy

(D) for dull "basal readers," Ms. Burton's emphasis is that it is important
to enjoy

(E) to dull "basal readers," Ms. Burton's emphasis is on the importance of
enjoying

Q3)
Like the government that came before it, which set new records for growth,laissez-faire capitalism is the cornerstone of the new government.

(A) laissez-faire capitalism is the cornerstone of the new government

(B) the cornerstone of the new government is laissez-faire capitalism

(C) laissez-faire capitalism is the new government's cornerstone

(D) the new government has made laissez-faire capitalism its cornerstone

(E) the new government has a laissez-faire cornerstone of capitalism
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SET 54-


My take :-
1) E
2) B
3) D
:)
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set 54-

q1 c

q2)e

q3)d
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Set 54
My Takes
1.E
2.B
3.D
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SET 54

E
C
D
:lookround:
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hey Spectra,

c
b
d

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SET 54-
  1. (C) Like John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works
  2. (B) for dull basal readers, Ms. Burton emphasizes the importance of
  3. enjoying
  4. (D) the new government has made laissez-faire capitalism its cornerstone

:)
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A recent New York Times editorial criticized the citys election board for, first of all, failing to replace outmoded voting machines prone to breakdowns, and secondarily, for their failure to investigate allegations of corruption involving board members.

(A) secondarily, for their failure to
(B) secondly, for their failure to
(C) secondly, that they failed and did not
(D) second, that they failed to
(E) second, for failing to


My take
(E) second, for failing to
reason: parallelism.Please post OA
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SET 54:

1.) C

2.) B

3.) D

My first post Here.!
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SET 54: My Take
1. option c
2. option b
3. option d

spectra bhai wats d OA?

PS:nice set

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SET 54

My takes:
C
B
D

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Set 54:
c
b
d...

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Set 54:

A
b
c

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set 54:

take (C) Like John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works

(B) for dull basal readers, Ms. Burton emphasizes the importance of
enjoying

A) laissez-faire capitalism is the cornerstone of the new government

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Select the option that best replaces the underlined part -

It is time Indian parents give their children more freedom.

1. Indian parents gave their children more freedom
2. Indian parents should give their children more freedom


option 1:)
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SET 54-

My Take
1>
(C) Like John McPhee, Ann Beattie painstakingly assembles in her works
2>
(B) for dull basal readers, Ms. Burton emphasizes the importance of
enjoying
3>
(D) the new government has made laissez-faire capitalism its cornerstone
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SEt 55

A. Womens rights around the world is an important indicator to understand global well-being.
B. Women often work more than men, yet they earn less than men.
C. Many may think that womens rights is only an issue in countries where religion is law.
D. Or more worse, some may think this is no longer an issue at all.
E. Gender equality furthers the cause of development for all of society.
OPTIONS


1) None of these

2) B only

3) E only

4) A, B, C and E.

5) B and D
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SET 55 : Only B seems Correct..... 😃