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by syflysun1
Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:30 am
 
Forum: Ask Student Services
Topic: About Online Practice CAT Exams & 8 Question Banks
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About Online Practice CAT Exams & 8 Question Banks

Hi MGGMAT, http://www.manhattangmat.com/storeitemshow.cfm?ItemID=257&catid=1 1. is Online Practice CAT Exams & 8 Question Banks available as software or hard copy, since i am not in state (I am in Hongkong.) 2. 8 Question Banks mean 8 sections, such as sc, cr rc...? 3. how many questions in ...
by syflysun1
Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:32 am
 
Forum: Ask Student Services
Topic: About Online Practice CAT Exams & 8 Question Banks
Replies: 3
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Re: About Online Practice CAT Exams & 8 Question Banks

Also, i found this from the local university library. Is this the third edition you called?? Do i need to buy fourth, since the forth double the pages of the third edition. (i plan to use 11th OG)?? Sentence Correction GMAT Preparation Guide (Manhattan Gmat Prep) (Paperback) Paperback: 144 pages Pub...
by syflysun1
Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:59 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: the distinction of being …
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the distinction of being …

Hello, In og, there is one sentence uses "the distinction of being ..." I think this kind of phrase is strange to me. So I google it, then I find: 1.Mesa Verde National Park enjoys the distinction of being the only one of the great western national park areas created to preserve the works ...
by syflysun1
Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:00 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: being
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Re: being

their being overworked = Object,
here, we use "being" to emphasis that the object is present or that the object is passive, or both?
by syflysun1
Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:03 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: WITH???
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WITH???

I encountered several "with" in OG. I am confused when and how to use "with." Sometimes it uses that clause , sometimes it uses "with." But in mggmat, you only gave one example sentence about "with." Could you explain more on "with"? Also, for these ...
by syflysun1
Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:04 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: one of the ... vs. the one of...
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one of the ... vs. the one of...

He is (only) one of the persons who bake spectacular cakes

He is the (only) one of the persons who bakes spectacular cakes

these two are correct?
by syflysun1
Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:59 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: Comparison
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Comparison

In your guide, "it" should mean the exact same thing like antecedent. 1//The unskilled workers at the Allenby plant realized that their hourly rate of $4.11 to $4.75 was better than many nearby factory wages . A> it is in many nearby factories B> that offered by many nearby factories...
by syflysun1
Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:28 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: WITH???
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Re: WITH???

Since some banks have to use short-term deposits to finance long-term fixed-rate mortgage loans in current crisis, they sometimes lose money when there is a rise in short-term rates and, on the other hand, they are unable to raise the rates on their mortgages. (a) when short-term rates rise and they...
by syflysun1
Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:53 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: comparison or comparing?
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comparison or comparing?

Many investors base their choice on comparing bond yields with the dividends available on common stocks. Many investors base their choice on comparison bond yields with the dividends available on common stocks. Any difference? is first one focused more on the action "compare?" Second one more on th...
by syflysun1
Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:00 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: AS or SO
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AS or SO

The book was banned in the US, as were two subsequent books.
is it the same as:
The book was banned in the US. So were two subsequent books.

Thanks.
by syflysun1
Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:05 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: AS or SO
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Re: AS or SO

Sorry, my question is, these two sentence express the same meaning? The first book was banned, the subsequent books were banned as well? The book was banned in the US, as were two subsequent books. A> as were B> so were here, since the comma before the second sentence, we choose "as were?...
by syflysun1
Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:39 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: WITH???
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Re: WITH???

One more questions with "WITH" : Unlike transplants between identical twins, whose genetic endowment is the same , all patients receiving hearts or other organs must take antirejection drugs for the rest of their lives. (B)Besides transplants involving identical twins with the same genetic...
by syflysun1
Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:02 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Ridley turtle
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Re: Ridley turtle

(d) and (e) "laws to require..." isn't a correct idiom if you're discussing the actual text of the laws themselves. if you were discussing the ultimate purpose of those laws, then this could be idiomatic. examples: laws specifying long jail sentences for drunk drivers --> correct (___i...
by syflysun1
Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:10 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: Placeholder It & Pronoun It
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Placeholder It & Pronoun It

My question is can Placeholder It & Pronoun It appear in one sentence in gmat? Can we make up a correct sentence that have both Placeholder It & Pronoun It? I tried to make one. Although many people were waiting for the new movie, Lisa made it [Placeholder It ]possible for us to watch it [Pr...