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by thapliyalabhi
Wed May 29, 2013 10:35 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: A 2003 USDA study revealed that cinnamon
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A 2003 USDA study revealed that cinnamon

Hi, I have a doubt in CR question 6 of online question bank. The argument is as below: A 2003 USDA study revealed that cinnamon may help improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels in people with Type 2 diabetes. The study’s subjects, who were given cinnamon supplements for 40 days, showed significan...
by thapliyalabhi
Wed May 29, 2013 10:37 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: The public often protests when an unregulated service
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The public often protests when an unregulated service

Hi, I have a doubt in CR question 13 of online question bank. The argument is as below: The public often protests when an unregulated service industry is found to be corrupt. However, regulation often leads to increased costs for the consumer. Fewer companies survive in a regulated market, leading t...
by thapliyalabhi
Wed May 29, 2013 10:52 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Past perfect or simple past
Replies: 2
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Re: Past perfect or simple past

It should be Veronica traveled and not had traveled. "had" comes when there are 2 events that occurred in the past and you wanna show one event occurred before other.
I am a student. Please don't mind me answering your doubt.
by thapliyalabhi
Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:41 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: A 2003 USDA study revealed that cinnamon
Replies: 3
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Re: A 2003 USDA study revealed that cinnamon

Thanks Joe. I thought since we can't go outside the scope of the argument, so there are no known disadvantages as per the argument. "There are no known disadvantages to taking a cinnamon supplement.". Does this statement mean, there are no known disadvantages in real life or no known disad...
by thapliyalabhi
Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:03 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Law Of Demand
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Law Of Demand

I have a doubt in a question of CR guide 4th edition. Law of Demand The law of demand states that, if all other factors remain equal, the higher the price of a good, the less people will consume that good. In other words, the higher the price, the lower the quantity demanded. This principle is illus...
by thapliyalabhi
Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:01 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: None--singular/plural
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Views: 930
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None--singular/plural

I was going through Sentence correction guide and read "None" can be plural also. But, nothing much was written to explain how. Eg-None of you want to work/None of you wants to work. If NONE is a form of NO ONE, how can it be plural. When does NONE take singular form and when plural. Pleas...
by thapliyalabhi
Sun Jun 16, 2013 2:27 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: None--singular/plural
Replies: 3
Views: 930
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Re: None--singular/plural

I was going through Sentence correction guide and read "None" can be plural also. But, nothing much was written to explain how. Eg-None of you want to work/None of you wants to work. If NONE is a form of NO ONE, how can it be plural. When does NONE take singular form and when plural. Plea...
by thapliyalabhi
Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:30 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Interested In Vs Interested To
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Views: 665
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Interested In Vs Interested To

Hi,

I would like to know whether both the sentences written below are correct or there is some issue with any of them.

1-Interested IN buyING.
2-Interested TO buy.
by thapliyalabhi
Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:35 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Noun Modifier
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Noun Modifier

I was going through Noun modifiers in Sentence Correction guide,and read this sentence: Jim biked along an old dirt road to get to his house, which cut through the woods. This sentence was corrected by rewriting as "To get to his house, Jim biked along an old dirt road, which cut through the wo...
by thapliyalabhi
Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:12 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Modifier
Replies: 7
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Modifier

Back with another doubt. An incorrect sentence has been given as "Upon setting foot in the Gothic cathedral, the spectacularly stained glass windows amazed the camera wielding tourists." Explanation given is-Upon is a preposition. The phrase upon setting foot in the Gothic cathedral contai...
by thapliyalabhi
Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:27 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Doubt in Idiom "AS"
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Doubt in Idiom "AS"

I was going through the idiom list,and found these 2 sentences as examples for AS: We have THREE TIMES AS MANY pears AS you. We have AT LEAST AS MANY apples AS you. These sentences have been termed as correct. But, I feel in both the sentences number of apples/pears is being compared with "you&...
by thapliyalabhi
Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:42 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: LIKE idiom
Replies: 3
Views: 731
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LIKE idiom

A correct sentence has been given as " Matt drives fast cars LIKE his sister .(=both drive fast cars, OR both drive fast cars in the same way)" I would like to know that, doesn't the sentence here compare fast cars with Matt's sister. The sentence that I thought could be correct has been g...
by thapliyalabhi
Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:37 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: PRIVILEGE idiom
Replies: 3
Views: 1015
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PRIVILEGE idiom

Which sentence is correct?
1-Can I have the privilege to dance with you.
OR
2-Can I have the dancing privilege with you.

Please explain.
by thapliyalabhi
Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:04 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: PRIVILEGE idiom
Replies: 3
Views: 1015
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Re: PRIVILEGE idiom

Which sentence is correct? 1-Can I have the privilege to dance with you. OR 2-Can I have the dancing privilege with you. Please explain. in american usage, neither -- you'd use "the privilege of dancing..." is this somehow related to the GMAT? Yes Ron. In Manhattan SC guide, idiom related...
by thapliyalabhi
Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:40 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Doubt in Manhattan CAT 3 CR
Replies: 8
Views: 1357
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Doubt in Manhattan CAT 3 CR

In CAT 3, a CR question has been given as: Scientists have determined that an effective way to lower cholesterol is to eat three servings of whole grains every day. Studies have shown that the cholesterol levels of people who did so were significantly lower after six months than were those of people...