Dear Ron and Tim, I ran into a question earlier regarding the use of "with". To avoid any copyright issues, the re-worded question is the following: The structure of the eye, _________ , helps explain..... The answer is : "with its miniature eyes called blabla", not "having ...

In sentence "we have three times as many pears as you", would it be more formal not omit the helping verb after 'you' ? What is the rule of thumb when dealing w/ this kind of sentence structure?

Your help is much appreciated!!

Cheers,
Louie

In sentence "we have three times as many pears as you", would it be more formal not to omit the helping verb after 'you' ? What is the rule of thumb when dealing w/ this kind of sentence structure?

Your help is much appreciated!!

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Thanks a lot!

Dear Ron, From what I've observed, GMAT tends to use "that" clause to distinguish main actions from subordinating actions in correct answer choices whenever there is any ambiguity. As in choice D, although it totally makes sense that "sits below" and "provides" are para...

Thanks Ron. Unfortunately, I am no exception. (reading legal documens and coding are my worst nightmares) Though I don't have the issue with processing information, I tend to overthink because after getting a short exposure of GMAT SC, I realize that I've always used some grammars inappropriately ei...

Thanks Ron. Unfortunately, I am no exception. (reading legal documens and coding are my worst nightmares) ^^ no, you're missing my point. i guess you should probably blame me for failing to communicate adequately here, because, in fact, you've gotten exactly the opposite of the point i was trying t...