Hi, instructors: I want to ask a about the using of "˜S+V+O+ when+ present participle’ As I saw on manhattan forum before, I have already known that if you say "when + PAST PARTICIPLE ", then this automatically applies to the SUBJECT of the clause to which it's attached. an example from Ro...

Hi, dear instructors: Can I use "comma+with..." to express causaltiy? here is a example, 'With charcoal’s being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century.' ...

Hi, dear instructors: Can I use "comma+with..." to express causaltiy? here is a example, 'With charcoal’s being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century.'...

Hi Ron,
Shouldn't "Although" always follow by a clause?
If not, when should we use 'although+participle' ?
thank you in advance!

Hi, thank you Ron,
I was not questioning official answer.
What I want to know is whether "Although+ participle" is accpetable in GMAT. Thank you for making it clear!

Hi,sorry to bump up this old post: I am just unclear about the meaning of "with" here, Can "comma+with..." here express causaltiy? can I translate D to [ Because the cost of wireless service plummeted in the last year and mobile phones became increasingly common, many people are ...

Hi,sorry to bump up this old post: I am just unclear about the meaning of "with" here, Can "comma+with..." here express causaltiy? can I translate D to [ Because the cost of wireless service plummeted in the last year and mobile phones became increasingly common, many people are...

Good discussion. wangyinwei_2005, your reasoning is correct. "with" introduces an adverbial clause that tells us why something happened (modifies the verb in the main clause). Acceptable construction. With everything packed, I am now ready to go on vacation. (why am I now ready? b/c every...

Is the article about the usage of "AS+PROPOSITION PHRASE" wrong? what is the correct usage of "as+proposition phrase"?would you please give me 1 or 2 examples? it creates a parallel structure whose parts, like those of other parallel structures, should be as alike as possible wh...

Dear instructors: I am confused with the usage of "AS WITH". is this usage permitted by GMAC? for example: "As with any well-executed marketing plan, sales jumped whenever fans were goosed with new media.""”"”this sentence is from nytimes I saw a instructor said on another forum ...

Hi RON, first, thank you for your reply! it's really quick! [I don't know why I cannot see my original post?] so,as you said, 1. 'as +prepositional phrases, main clause' , we must have a prepositional phrase of same function in the main clause? if no such prepostional phrase, then the sentence is in...

Dear instructors: I am confused with the usage of "AS WITH". is this usage permitted by GMAC? for example: "As with any well-executed marketing plan, sales jumped whenever fans were goosed with new media.""”"”this sentence is from nytimes I saw a instructor said on another forum...

tim Wrote:correct. i don't know where this recent trend of students obsessing with ellipsis comes from, but please do yourself a favor and forget that the concept of ellipsis ever existed..

Thank you, Tim!:)

(D) the surface broke apart with repeated impacts, after which the fragments having rejoined through - 'with' is incorrect - 'having rejoined': same problem as in choice b Hi, dear instructors: sorry to bump up a old thread, but I have a question about the "with" in D. I know that 'with' ...

Dear instructors:
can you tell me what's wrong with "having been cut" in option C? why can't we use having+done after a noun.?
please help! thanks in advance!