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by gmatrant
Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:37 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: Pronoun issue - antecedent ??
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Pronoun issue - antecedent ??

Researchers claim to have developed new "nano-papers" incorporating tiny cellulose fibres, which they allege give them the strength of cast iron a)Here why is there ambiguity with they and them, both they and them refer to researchers. First clause subject is Researchers, and in the second...
by gmatrant
Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:17 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: Pronoun issue - antecedent ??
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Re: Pronoun issue - antecedent ??

Congress is debating a bill requiring certain employers provide workers with unpaid leave so as to care for sick or newbom children (A) provide workers with unpaid leave so as to (B) to provide workers with unpaid leave so as to (C) provide workers with unpaid leave in order that they (D) to provide...
by gmatrant
Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:14 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: Bowerbirds
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Bowerbirds

The bowerbirds of Australia derive their name from the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation in a display of courtship Choices the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that the males build and decorate wit...
by gmatrant
Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:32 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: Habanero Pepper
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Habanero Pepper

The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature ; this stimulation sometimes results in the activation of certain biological cooling mechani...
by gmatrant
Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:14 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: Bowerbirds
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Re: Bowerbirds

Hi - Can someone please update me.
by gmatrant
Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:36 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: MGMAT2 - Vitamin E - Answer choice is a bit weird.
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MGMAT2 - Vitamin E - Answer choice is a bit weird.

Recent studies suggest that an intake of vitamin E in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet may actually increase the risk of developing certain illnesse s, despite the claims of thousands of people who swear by it as a dietary supplement. a. Recent studies suggest that an intake of vit...
by gmatrant
Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:23 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: To Ron!---After decreasing steadily
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Re: To Ron!---After decreasing steadily

Ron, Sorry to be digging into this post after a while. I wanted to get some more insight into usage of 'essential' modifiers and what it can refer to within the sentence. As you have highlighted, 'that' can refer to the nearest noun, or the complete noun phrase depending on the sentence. So contextu...
by gmatrant
Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:06 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: To Ron!---After decreasing steadily
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Re: To Ron!---After decreasing steadily

Hello Experts,

Can you please help us here.

Thanks
gmatrant
by gmatrant
Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:35 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: The army cutworm moth is a critical source
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Re: The army cutworm moth is a critical source

The army cutworm moth is a critical source of fat for as many as a third of Yellowstone National Park's grizzly bears; they overturn rocks to find them, as many as 40,000 per bear in a single day. (A) bears; they overturn rocks to find them, as many as (B) bears; overturning rocks to find the insect...
by gmatrant
Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:09 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: Should "instead" be followed by a comma
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Should "instead" be followed by a comma

During the past decade, the labor market in France has not been operating according to free market principles, but instead stifling functioning through its various government regulations restricting the hiring and firing of workers . principles, but instead stifling functioning through its various g...
by gmatrant
Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:16 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: Should "instead" be followed by a comma
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Re: Should "instead" be followed by a comma

Actually, the correct answer is E. Let us know if that solves the problem. Here's another thread about this problem: http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/sc-during-the-past-decade-the-labor-market-in-france-t5227.html My bad the official answer is E. My issue still remains though, in B shouldn't ins...