Sentence Correction for CAT 2012

@dreamz007 said: Bacon beleives that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end would otherwise only delay for a few days and at the cost of great pain
correct the underlined part !!
My take. Would otherwise be delayed by only a few days and...
@wovfactorAPS said: 1.It is imperative that India, working through international organisations such as UNESCO, persuade countries to give up their apathy. But first, it should put its own house in order.2.Existing acts must be revised to encourage local communities voluntarily to report and register the discovery of artefacts with the help of experts.pls. correct the above sentences (if there are any)
1. UNESCO, persuades countries....
2. Communities to voluntarily report...
@Zcarlett said:
Cheating Cheating
Anyways I read your previous(aslii !) post and 1 wrong out of 4 ain't a bad score
If all my new answers are correct, then i got 2 wrong intially not 1..:P...and i feel it's a pretty mediocre score...!..anwys will try to do better next time!..:)..thnx
@wovfactorAPS said: 1.It is imperative that India, working through international organisations such as UNESCO, persuade countries to give up their apathy. But first, it should put its own house in order.2.Existing acts must be revised to encourage local communities voluntarily to report and register the discovery of artefacts with the help of experts.pls. correct the above sentences (if there are any)
Can you post the OA please ?? 😃 😃 I wanna know if I am right..
@manoj_msr said: Hello a small doubt..
Was solving a mock.. found this sentence..
The legacy of an ancestor several generations back may be too diluted for showing up.
They are saying too must be followed with to. so the sentence will be written as may be too dilute to show up..
So is this a must for every too...?
Yes, too diluted to show up sounds right.... I could not think of any sentence where too was not followed by to, if u have a sentence we can discuss.

@[535064:Zcarlett]

@wovfactorAPS said: @sashwillbeback, @butterflyeffec, @purwar_ankitwell, i felt the same but the mistakes were in the yesterday's editorial edition of 'The Hindu'So i was a bit apprehensive.. and wanted to confirm


i think this answers u..if u still want.. read yesterday's hindu editorial

@[545477:wovfactorAPS]

Thanks 😃

Although a surge in retail sales have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally under way, many economists say that without a large amount of spending the recovery might not last.

Best of rephrasing the bold part of sentence:

A) have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally

B) raised hopes for there being a recovery finally

C) had raised hopes for a recovery finally being

D) has raised hopes that a recovery is finally

E) raised hopes for a recovery finally

@Sazid said:

Although a surge in retail sales have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally under way, many economists say that without a large amount of spending the recovery might not last.

Best of rephrasing the bold part of sentence:

A) have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally

B) raised hopes for there being a recovery finally

C) had raised hopes for a recovery finally being

D) has raised hopes that a recovery is finally

E) raised hopes for a recovery finally

Option D
@Sazid said:

Although a surge in retail sales have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally under way, many economists say that without a large amount of spending the recovery might not last.

Best of rephrasing the bold part of sentence:

A) have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally

B) raised hopes for there being a recovery finally

C) had raised hopes for a recovery finally being

D) has raised hopes that a recovery is finally

E) raised hopes for a recovery finally


OG-12 SC #2.

Keep tense consistent !!
"the action of economist saying ,,,," took place action --- the surge in retail sales - and this action has an impact on the economist action. So it must be present perfect as the economist say ( present tense).
Eliminate B,C and E.
"have" is incorrect --- left with D.

the other way to solve is through looking at the use of preposition - there is a split here : for vs that. "For" is incorrect, " that..." is perfect.

Hope this helps !!

Thanks @[535064:Zcarlett]

Go one more.

Of all the vast tides of migration that have swept history, maybe none is more concentrated as the wave that brought 12 million immigrants onto American shores in little more than three decades.

A) maybe none is more concentrated as

B) it may be that none is more concentrated as

C) perhaps it is none that is more concentrated than

D) maybe it is none that was more concentrated than

E) perhaps none was more concentrated than

@Sazid said:

Thanks @Zcarlett

Go one more.

Of all the vast tides of migration that have swept history, maybe none is more concentrated as the wave that brought 12 million immigrants onto American shores in little more than three decades.

A) maybe none is more concentrated as

B) it may be that none is more concentrated as

C) perhaps it is none that is more concentrated than

D) maybe it is none that was more concentrated than

E) perhaps none was more concentrated than

Option E
@Sazid said:

Thanks @Zcarlett

Go one more.

Of all the vast tides of migration that have swept history, maybe none is more concentrated as the wave that brought 12 million immigrants onto American shores in little more than three decades.

A) maybe none is more concentrated as

B) it may be that none is more concentrated as

C) perhaps it is none that is more concentrated than

D) maybe it is none that was more concentrated than

E) perhaps none was more concentrated than

please refer Ron's and Mitch's explanation to this question -
http://www.beatthegmat.com/sc-tides-of-migration-t94761.html
http://www.beatthegmat.com/maybe-vs-probably-t10963.html - probable vs may be

Hope this helps !!

I see now.. I was thinking that I have previously answered these questions somewhere..

@Zcarlett said: I see now.. I was thinking that I have previously answered these questions somewhere..
these are GMAT questions and most of them are explained by GMAT experts in Beatthegmat and Manhattan GMAT Forum.
@notimetowaste said:
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Opening on my comp.Using firefox
@dreamz007 said: Bacon beleives that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end would otherwise only delay for a few days and at the cost of great pain
correct the underlined part !!
would only be delayed otherwise for a few days

revise:
The 'if' clause does not have to appear first in the sentence. Here are the five common patterns of 'if... then' sentences. (source: MHR)

(1) General Rule with no uncertainty
IF Sophie EATSpizza, THEN she BECOMES ill.
IF Present, THEN Present.
This pattern is equivalent to whenever: WHENEVER Sophie EATS pizza, she BECOMES ill.

(2) General Rule with some uncertainty
IF Sophie EATS pizza, THEN she MAY BECOME ill.
IF Present, THEN Can or May.
Here, the helping verbs can or may can be used to allow for a somewhat uncertain outcome.

(3) Particular Case (in the future) with no uncertainty
IF Sophie EATS pizza tomorrow, THEN she WILL BECOME ill.
IF Present, THEN Future.
Another possibility for the Particular Case (in the present) is Present Perfect: IfSophie HAS EATEN pizza, then she WILL BECOME ill.

(4) Unlikely Case (in the future)
IF Sophie ATE pizza tomorrow, THEN she WOULD BECOME ill.
IF Hypothetical Subjunctive, THEN Conditional ('would').
Here, the writer thinks that Sophie is unlikely to eat pizza tomorrow. The Conditional
Tense (would) shows the hypothetical result of an unlikely or untrue condition. In place of would, the form could can be used to indicate improbability as well.

(5) Case that Never Happened (in the past)
IF Sophie HAD EATEN pizza yesterday, THEN she WOULD HAVE BECOME ill.
IF Past Perfect, THEN Conditional Perfect ('would have').

@[407314:prats92] sentence b is wrong. it should be " is testimony to the power of culture".

sentence d also seems wrong. it should be "to enter into workforce". hence the correct option is b. please reply if i m wrong.
Revision:

Many other words and phrases besides 'and' can add to a subject. These words and phrases are called 'Additive Phrases'. Examples include the following:
along with Polly ; in addition to surgery; accompanied by me; together with a tie;
as well as the mayor; includIng salt .and pepper
Unlike 'and', additive phrases do not form compound subjects. Rather, additive phrases function as modifiers and therefore cannot change the number of the subject.
Joe. as well as his friends, IS going to the beach.
Mathematjcs in addition to history and science, IS a required subject.

:)