Where cannot be used to modify "metaphorical" place, such as condition, situation, case, circumstances, or arrangement. "Where" can only modify physical locations!! Ex1. "The atom is in an unstable condition where it will undoubtedly explode." This example is wrong. The...

1) Originally developed for detecting cancer, a technique called chemotherapy-59, which can quickly analyze cancerous elements in almost any cell without destroying it , is finding uses in the entire cancer research field. In the sentence above is "it" referring back to "cell", w...

The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer A) as little risk as one in a million chances to cause B) as little risk as one chance in a million of causing C) as little risk as one c...

The Washington monument's defects in its supporting structure that led to its deterioration have been corrected, according to the engineers at the National Muesuem of American History. A) The Washington monument's defects in its supporting structure that led to its deterioration B) The Washington m...

#15 Because she knew many of the leaders of colonial America and the American Revolution personally, Mercy Otis Warren was continually at or near the center of political events from 1765 to 1789, a vantage point combining with her talent for writing to make her one of the most valuable historians of...

Ok, here is how I read and solved the problem. I hope the MGMAT masters are able to lend their advice if I am incorrect about my analysis. Here is how I read the question: The maternal copy of Nesp55 may encourage the mice to take more risks on behalf of the group, whether that risk involves looking...

Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi , in the form of carbon dioxide, and converting it to energy-rich sugars. (A) Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi, (B) Plants are more efficient at acquiring carbon than fungi, (C) Plants are more efficient than f...

Shoppers in sporting goods stores, unlike in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis and a boomerang when they come in for a basketball , but they leave with a basketball only. A. in department stores, do very little impulse shopping, not buying a pair of skis a...

Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears. For a moment lets look at the other problems that this SC has. Let just for a second imagine we don't know whether to use "because" ...

mangipudi's analysis is correct but I also want to point some other potential problems. A special Japanese green tea called genmai-cha contains brown rice and is considered as a delicacy fit for a gourmet by most Japanese, though it is virtually unavailable outside Yokohama. (A) A special Japanese g...

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Hey Ron! In the correct version of the sentence: (A peculiar feature of the embryonic mammalian circulatory system is that {in the area of the heart (Prepositions} [[the cells adhere to one another]]), beating in unison yet adopting specialized orientations. Can the VERB-ing "beating" modi...

What's wrong with option A? Thanks in advance the lowest-hanging fruit on that choice is the verb (at the beginning), which is plural. this is inconsistent with the subject "scrub jay", which is singular. there's also the problem with "if [participle]" -- a modifier that, by con...

saptadeepc thanks for the wonderful analysis! Wouldn't be surprised if you were a MGMAT tutor.

An economic recession can result from a lowering of employment rates triggered by a drop in investment, which causes people to cut consumer spending and starts a cycle of layoffs leading back to even lower employment rates. a. a lowering of employment rates triggered by a drop in investment, which c...