important: If used to introduce a partial list of something, "INCLUDING" should NOT be considered an "__ing modifier" . In fact, you should think of the word "including", in these contexts, as though it didn't end with "-ing" at all. In these contexts, it act...

170. (32496-!-item-!-188;#058&006571) Margaret Mead, the best-known anthropologist of the twentieth century, helped shape public opinion on fundamentally important areas like attitudes toward children and families, along with the relative merits of competition and cooperation. A. shape public op...

hi,instructors, I still have some problems about this question : A.Originally, I thought the problem is the pronoun ,but I saw your answers above ,and i know they are right in A . I do not know what is wrong in A ?could you explain it ? B.The problem in B is the tense problem ,we should use “would c...

can someone explain the "previous to when" ? I think it looks strange . And I cannot understand Dand E

I think I understand ,thank you ,Ron

Can we rule out D for modifier error i.e Once designed modifies track competition ? no, you can use a modifier like that to describe "the discus used in xxxxx". I don't understand here , can you explain it more clearly ? I think it can modifies "competition" and ”discus“,but &qu...

i would actually discriminate between them, along the following lines: "potential to " --> just describes a potential effect of something; may or may not be intentional or aimed at some goal "potential for " --> used only when a specific goal is intended. in the first sent...

I think about this question again ,and I think I understand choices a to d . I cannot understand why E is wrong ,although I know it is awkward . I just want to know the exact grammar involved in this choice.
Can someone help explain it for me ? Thank you .

2. ' able to ' and ' able to be ' looks awkward in the sense that they have added more words when we have a precise 'can/could' the problem is worse than that. it's actually WRONG to use 'able' here. read: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/post94106.html#p94106 let's ask ourselves: who is A...

parallelism does not require modifiers that match. if it's possible to write the modifiers so that they match -- without distorting the meaning of the sentence -- then, sure. on the other hand, the context often demands different kinds of modifiers. here, "comma + which" describes all log...

I Find that "they" in B is wrong ,because the pluralo noun here is cultural norms. I just want to know if there is any other problems in choice B.

Hi, Ron . I rule out choice D and E directly because of the modifier“, critiquing”. I remember you said the “comma+ ing” can only modify the preceding clause rather than the noun before it. The “ing” should have one of the following relationship to that clause: * immediate consequence * simultaneous...

The commission’s office of compliance, inspections, and investigations plans to intensify its scrutiny of stock analysts to investigate not only whether research is an independent function at brokerage firms, but also whether conflicts result when analysts own the stocks they write about or when the...

I am sorry The quetion is : The commission’s office of compliance, inspections, and investigations plans to intensify its scrutiny of stock analysts to investigate not only whether research is an independent function at brokerage firms, but also whether conflicts result when analysts own the stocks ...

While indicates contrast and also means simultaneous. If “while ” is used in the sentence ,”while” should not only means “contrast” but also means “simultaneous”. Is it correct ?