Hi all, The section on If..then tense constructions in the SC guide states the following 3 rules - Present If she wins the lottery...she will give away half her money.. Past If she won the lottery...she would give away half her money.. Past Perfect If she had won the lottery...she would have given a...

Hi, I plan to purchase the Manhattan challenge problem archive. Some of the instructors have mentioned that these problems are of a difficulty level higher than GMAT. I would like to know whether it would be helpful to practice these problems from the perspective of understanding new concepts and ge...

Stacey, thank you for the feedback. However, I am extremely confused where to find the 650-720 range questions that you have referred to in your post! I have searched several forums but have not found a conclusive answer to this question. My concepts are in place so I need a lot of practice now to u...

Hi, This is in reference to the discussion on pg 111 of the topic on verb tenses As per the guide, sequence of verbs should be Present + Future OR Past + Conditional Can I apply this rule to the following sentences? If yes then which one of the two would be grammatically correct? It was an increase ...

Stacey/Ron - Please take a minute to respond to my question. I have posted another question in the same section which has also not been answered for a while...

I will be glad if you can take a couple of minutes to quickly respond to these questions..

Tim, sorry I was just anxious to get an answer for my question.. I had posted it long back and was wondering if it went unnoticed by the mods.. Coming back to the question, to be honest, I am not sure of the source of the question because I came across it on one of the forums. I know it is taboo to ...

Oh I see now.. Thanks a lot Tim, that was very helpful.

Just to add to what I said earlier, It was....that is correct usage, so I am wrong in my assessment of "that" in the sentence.. Also, regarding the error on the page, yes I checked it on the forum error list and it is present there oh and I have another one of the same kind - "It was ...

Hi, I came across the following question in a Manhattan CAT which tests the usage of "Instead of" and "Rather than". Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by ...

Hi, Pg 256 of the SC guide, Numbers in Comparison, states that when relating quantities by multiplication use "times" and "as...as..." Is there ever an exception to this rule? Specifically, is the following construction acceptable? If so, why and if not then can you please help m...

Hi, This is in reference to the advanced topic on verbs and comparisons. Page 250 mentions that the subject of the main verb must also be the subject of the infinitive. I tried to apply this rule to the following construction to verify that the usage of the infinitive "to deal" is correct ...

Hi, This is in reference to the following question I came across in CAT1. It tests the usage of "Instead of" and "Rather than". I had originally posted my question in a related discussion here: http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/instead-of-vs-rather-than-t7242.html but I am goin...

Hi reachdeepaky,

thanks for your inputs, I think you may be correct here. what is your strategy to check for correct usage of infinitive in a construction?

Thanks buddy, that was good stuff.

I have read the guide but I was a bit vary about certain things. I think your advice about progressive tenses makes sense - Use when required and in the right context.

Ron, Beg your pardon but don't you think the usage of the relative pronoun 'whose' is incorrect in this sentence. I have usually seen that 'whose' modifies people and sometimes places but I have never seen it modify an object like in this question. Would you be so kind to clarify the acceptable styl...