Hi, I understand your frustration but let's look at the answer choices carefully as well as your responses. I think the points you make are great, but you've got to stick the exact language of answer choices and not add in your own perception of certain terms such as contact. Only thing which is in ...

Hi, I can understand your frustration because this is a really tough problem, and the presence of an answer choice such as D makes it even tougher! Answer choice D takes the proper tone because it is neutral as signified by the use of the word explain. Furthermore, the first sentence of the passage ...

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Hi, Good question. I have one question? I picked option E. If the policy has a positive/negative effect on the students (insourcing), then insourcing would in turn affect (positive/negative) the claims too right! since the claims and insourcing are not mutually exclusive. Please explain if there is ...

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Hi Singh, The GMAT prefers that we use the passive voice when doings so is necessary to maintain parallelism or clarity of meaning. Thus, the use of passive voice is a preference and not a rule. In this case, D is not incorrect because it uses the passive voice, but rather because of the improper us...

Hi, I had a hard time pinpointing your question so please follow up if you still need help. My understanding is that you had a hard time understanding why the use of "the" is incorrect in the original sentence. In this case "pension liabilities" are the object that the municipal ...

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Hi Thomas, Great catch! You have spotted an error in our explanation. I'm very sorry about that and we'll get it fixed up quickly. Regarding your larger point, despite is a preposition and can be followed by a gerund such as entering. The explanation for this answer choice incorrectly identifies &qu...

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Great explanation and I agree completely!

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from thread http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/gmat-question-a-recent-review-of-pay-scales-indicates-t1889.html the correct answer is C, but cant "their" in the sentence refer to "blue-collar workers" rather than "CEO's" ? A recent review of pay scales indicates that ...

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