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by YingC357
Thu May 14, 2015 4:13 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: To protect English manufacturers of woolen goods both agains
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Re: INCORRECT MODIFICATION?

Hi Ron~I've been a super big fan of you for almost 2 years. It's my first time to post :) according to your post "infinitive modifiers don't modify nouns at all, actually; they aren't adjective-style modifiers." But in the thread for Prep 68 http://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/for-the...
by YingC357
Wed May 20, 2015 5:46 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: SC:is descended or has descended ?
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Re: SC:is descended or has descended ?

Hi Ron in choice (B) Can I say that because "its trunk" in a concrete noun, this Appositive Modifier can't modify the noun preceding comma ("an aquatic animal") ? Thank you in advance :wink: From a purely mechanical standpoint, the modifier in choice B is fine, as explained in Il...
by YingC357
Sat May 23, 2015 4:32 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: SC:is descended or has descended ?
Replies: 132
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Re: SC:is descended or has descended ?

WOW Ron~~ you're so so so amazing!! You always make complicated ideas into easy-to-understand sentences.(and a sound "wow~" echos in my mind as I read the posts.) I learn a lot from posts on this forum. Thank you :) nope. not that kind of modifier at all, actually. here's a discussion of t...
by YingC357
Sun May 24, 2015 10:57 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: SC : astronomical phenomena
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Re: SC : astronomical phenomena

Hi Ron~~

Are "each orbit the other(B)" and "each is orbiting the other(D)" are wrong ? I think we should write "orbit each other."

In addition, "in orbiting" is another reason to eliminate (D) ?

Please correct me. Thank you in advance :)
by YingC357
Mon May 25, 2015 5:46 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Often major economic shifts are so gradual as to be...
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Re: Re:

Dear Ron in this thread you said "the only major difference that i can posit between "can" and "has/have the ability..." is that the latter is generally used only for humans or other living animals, while "can" can be used either for humans/animals or for inanimate...
by YingC357
Tue May 26, 2015 10:34 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Often major economic shifts are so gradual as to be...
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Ron~~Thank you so so so much!!

Have a nice day. ( It's already midnight here in Taiwan :D )


RonPurewal Wrote:i'd say that's accurate.
by YingC357
Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:33 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Granitic soil
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Re: Granitic soil

Hi Ron~~ I go with choice (A) (decide on parallel )but feel perplexed by the meaning... ...because it is not "(A) so hard that it makes burrowing difficult or so soft that it could cause" tunnels to collapse. Does the word "not" just modify "so hard"? Or it modify both ...