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As explained by avik...
,including is used when
1. it mnodifies the preceding Noun
2. give a partial list of examples.
by this reasoning including here modifies location(europe)
not the intended meaning...so E can be ruled out.
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Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:22 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sculpted boulders found at Lepenski
- Replies: 15
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ankit0703 wrote:It is necessary that every student wear/wears a uniform.
And also please let me know the reason.
every student is singular since subject is Every Student..... so wears
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Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:08 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1238
I think it should be D.Kasia@MasterGMAT wrote:Point to consider:
Did the agreement concern the amounts after 1972 or could it reduce the amounts of phosphates (...) before 1972?
since the agreement reduced the amount of phosphate allowed after 1972.
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Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:56 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC - Verb tense and Amount
- Replies: 12
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(E) these non-progressive, harmless growths that do not metastasize, are benign tumors that E is wrong because of missing AND between non-progressive and harmless. this structure causes 'harmless growths that do not metastaize ' to be a non essential modifier. Had there been an AND E might be correc...
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Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:59 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Benign Tumors
- Replies: 1
- Views: 974
The commission proposed that funding for the park's development, which could be open to the public early next year is obtained through a local bond issue. (A) that funding for the park's development, which could be open to the public early next year, is (B) that funding for development of the park,...
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Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:47 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: of+ noun,which (0G10,168)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1099
guys can you please discuss the use of including....
I remember Ron saying that its usage is different from regular verb+ing words.
Thanks
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Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:43 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sculpted boulders found at Lepenski
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Sculpted boulders found at Lepenski Vir, an example of the earliest monumental art known from central and western Europe, includes 15 figures with human features similar to Upper Paleolithic forms and to Middle Eastern Nantufian stone figurines. A) Vir, an example of the earliest monumental art kno...
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Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:40 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sculpted boulders found at Lepenski
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9813
In 1860, the Philological Society launched its effort to create a dictionary more comprehensive than the world had ever seen; although the project would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford English Dictionary had been born. (a) would take more than 60 years to complete, the Oxford Englis...
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Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT SC Confusion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1367
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Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:34 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Phrase/Clause
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Of course: I would like to guide you to discover the answer yourself. The sentence consists of 2 clauses - how are typically such sentences connected? Kasia, looks like I am getting now what you wanted us to find. These are 2 clauses.. First is an independednt clause and next is dependent clause. b...
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Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:17 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Than/That
- Replies: 13
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1. comma before and after "per milligram" is a modifier that is not essential and can be ignored. 2. that , which mark the starting of new clause...is that what you are referring to ? role of the missing word is to join the two clauses. IN this case THAT is needed since it explains price. ...
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Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:40 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Than/That
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2322
Thanks for responding Kasia. 1.When you say single dash is used in informal writing...would it be correct to say that its usage will not considered fine in GMAT. 2. Can you please comment of usage of 2 dashes. My understanding is that all the text between the dashes is a modifier. 3. One doubt on se...
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Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:34 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Few grammatical usages from nytimes - please discuss
- Replies: 2
- Views: 980
Few grammatical usages from nytimes - please discuss
1.usage of and followed by ; In the wake of a devastating financial crisis, President Obama has enacted some modest and obviously needed regulation; he has proposed closing a few outrageous tax loopholes; and he has suggested that Mitt Romney’s history of buying and selling companies, often firing...
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Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:41 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Few grammatical usages from nytimes - please discuss
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- Views: 980
since Y is a factor of X
it means X=N.Y
i.e. 50!=N.(100^K)
50!=N.(5^2.2^2)^k
since there are many 2 in left hand side we just need to find number of 5's
There are 10 multiples of 5 of which 25 and 50 have two 2's so 12 in total
so k=12/2
=6
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Thu May 31, 2012 9:29 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Greatest Value of K
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Thu May 31, 2012 9:13 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Positive integral solutions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17750