Aida Overton Walker (1880-1914), one of the most widely acclaimed African American performers of the early twentieth century, was known largely for popularizing a dance form known as the cakewalk (5) through her choreographing, performance, and teaching of the dance. The cakewalk was originally deve...

Most regular coffee is made from arabica coffee beans because the great majority of consumers prefer its generally richer flavor to that of coffee made from robusta beans. Coffee drinkers who switch to decaffeinated coffee, however, overwhelmingly prefer coffee made from robusta beans, which are unl...

Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves an average of 14.1 percent on health-care costs each year in the United States. A. Compared to those who do not, running three days a week saves B. Compared with nonrunners, people who run three days a week save C. Compared to not runnin...

The United States will be affected by whether Taiwan develops a closer relationship with mainland China or preserves the status quo , since the island nation is the United States’ seventh-largest trading partner. A. The United States will be affected by whether Taiwan develops a closer relationship...

Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses. A. Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he ...

Meteor showers and individual streaks of light that flash across the sky every night are generated when tiny flecks of celestial detritus, often no larger than grains of sand or of pebbles, burn up speeding through the atmosphere. A. grains of sand or of pebbles, burn up speeding B. grains of sand o...

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"The United States will be affected by whether Taiwan develops "

Is the language not passive?

IMO : B .....when tiny flecks of celestial detritus, often no larger than grains of sand or of pebbles, burn up speeding through the atmosphere. Modifier : "often no larger than grains of sand or of pebbles" there is a parallelism here, grains or pebbles so option A and D are out. NEXT : ...

OA - B

Thanks a lot for clearing my doubt .

OA - B

A group of paleontologists recently announced that a site in Utah has yielded fossils of some of the biggest armored dinosaurs ever found, and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was found in North America. A. and they are at least 25 mill...

Is it correct to say " the number of fines " ??? As much as i know - "the number of " always takes a singular referent and A number of " will take a plural referent . Is not "fines " plural and if it so how can we say "the number of fines" .... This in my...

I have taken and found that I got only 1 question right out of the 10 questions in resolve a paradox. I got around 5 questions on this model in the main GMAT. How can I improve in such particular areas ? USe the CR bible . It will certainly help you with resolve the paradox question . An active res...

Simply because they are genetically engineered does not make it any more likely for plants to become an invasive according to a decade-long study published in the journal Nature. A. because they are genetically engineered does not make it any more likely for plants to B. because it is genetically en...

Like any star of similar mass would do, once the Sun has exhausted the hydrogen in its store, it expands into a red giant, eventually ejecting its outer envelope of gases to become a white dwarf. A. Like any star of similar mass would do, once the Sun has exhausted the hydrogen in its store, it exp...