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GMAT Grammar book. Practice Test 1. 12. Alice doesn’t really like to eat vegetables, but she ate a little peas, some carrots and both
corn at her grandmother’s for dinner. a) she ate a little peas, some carrots and both corn b) she ate some peas, much carrots and a couple corn c) she ate some peas, a lot of carrots and a couple ears of corn d) she ate a little peas, a little carrots and lots of corn e) she ate some peas, a lot of carrots and a much ears of corn the answer to this in the answer list is 'C'. I could not understand why as this part is actually modifying the meaning. Can this be possible?
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And this one: 16. The suit made superbly by the tailor, causing the cowardly, old man feel like a fierce, young lion. a) The suit made superbly by the tailor, causing b) The suit was altered superbly by the tailor, causing c) When the suit can be made superbly by the tailor, it caused d) The suit was altered superbly by the tailor, making e) The altered suit is made superbly by the tailor, causing The official answer to this one is 'D'. What is wrong with the original sentence?
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The original answer to this one is 'E' while the actual sentence seems correct. Can someone help me? this grammar is driving me nuts  22. My sister, Lucy, still hasn’t decided the country where she wants to travel after she graduates from university. a) still hasn’t decided the country where she wants to travel b) which country she wants to visit still doesn’t know it c) is undecided about the country where she wants to travel d) hasn’t decided which country where she is traveling e) still hasn’t decided what country she wants to visit
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Can someone please reply......I am stuck here now...
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Someone please help me on this.....
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Re: Is this particular question correct? [#permalink]
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atulmogha wrote: GMAT Grammar book. Practice Test 1.
12. Alice doesn’t really like to eat vegetables, but she ate a little peas, some carrots and both
corn at her grandmother’s for dinner.
a) she ate a little peas, some carrots and both corn
b) she ate some peas, much carrots and a couple corn
c) she ate some peas, a lot of carrots and a couple ears of corn
d) she ate a little peas, a little carrots and lots of corn
e) she ate some peas, a lot of carrots and a much ears of corn
the answer to this in the answer list is 'C'.
I could not understand why as this part is actually modifying the meaning. Can this be possible? First of all I doubt the construction of the original sentence as well. Anyways If we continue we notice: A) she ate a little peas, some carrots and both corn. This is wrong as peas are countable. B) she ate some peas, much carrots and a couple corn. Same prob so wrong. C)she ate some peas, a lot of carrots and a couple ears of corn. I cannot say this is the best construction but keep it on hold. D)she ate a little peas, a little carrots and lots of corn E)she ate some peas, a lot of carrots and a much ears of cornSo we can go with C.
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thanks for explaining this to me. I would really appreciate, if you can also provide some thoughts on the other questions.
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atulmogha wrote: And this one:
16. The suit made superbly by the tailor, causing the cowardly, old man feel like a fierce,
young lion.
a) The suit made superbly by the tailor, causing
b) The suit was altered superbly by the tailor, causing
c) When the suit can be made superbly by the tailor, it caused
d) The suit was altered superbly by the tailor, making
e) The altered suit is made superbly by the tailor, causing
The official answer to this one is 'D'. What is wrong with the original sentence? First of all we need to be extra cautious with emotional verbs such as feel. A) Here suit was made by the Tailor, so correct construction should have been: The suit made superbly by the tailor, caused the man [to] feel like a lion. Also caused is used when one condition caused some other, for example, Your carelessness has caused me to spend 20 extra minutes... B)The suit was altered superbly by the tailor, causing Here I have the problem with causing..Also we have a better option..anyways keep it on hold. C)When the suit can be made superbly by the tailor, it caused..also wrong. When starts a clause and we expect another clause after the comma. For example: When suit can be made superbly by the tailor, kurtas can also be made in same way. D)The suit was altered superbly by the tailor, making Looks nice , keep it on hold. E)The altered suit is made superbly by the tailor, causing Too wordy and how come an altered suit is made superbly...suit is altered or suit is made...seems to be too wordy. Not a good choice. Among D and B if we compare b) The suit was altered superbly by the tailor, causingd) The suit was altered superbly by the tailor, makingThe verb make seems more promising, as that suit made old man look like a lion. SO answer should be D.
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thanks for the detailed explanation. I finally understood the real difference in those sentences. thanks clarifying my doubts
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Re: Is this particular question correct? [#permalink]
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Hi!
i still dont understand why "make" is better then "cause"
Is this just one of thoes times when it just "sounds" better... or is there a grammatical rule?
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16. The suit made superbly by the tailor, causing the cowardly, old man feel like a fierce,
young lion.
a) The suit made superbly by the tailor, causing
b) The suit was altered superbly by the tailor, causing
c) When the suit can be made superbly by the tailor, it caused
d) The suit was altered superbly by the tailor, making
e) The altered suit is made superbly by the tailor, causing
I still dont understand why "making" is better then "caused" is there a gramatical rule or does it just sound better?
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The suit made by tailor cannot 'cause' anything .. It can only 'make' him something. D it is ..
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