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NAIL THE SENTENCE CORRECTION SECTION The only motive behind

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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2012, 10:39
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What about the answer choice?
IMO a prepositional phrase can't contain the subject, hence
shouldn't the "collections" be the
subject rather than "music"?


I guess Audiophile is still the subject of the sentence right. ...
music is the object of transfer copy and alter.... correct me if u
feel otherwise ...

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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2012, 10:44
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If I say, "Carcass, can you burn your collections of music on an audio CD?"- whats wrong in it?
But if I say, "Carcass, can you burn you music on an audio CD?"- does it sounds right?


Ya mod I agree.

But for the argument at stake If I read the question clearly the meaning convey with this logic chain (at least for me): X can accumulate a vast collections of music transfering IT \(or\) THEM and bla bla bla.....at the top of my head I intend suddenly the music not the collections..........

I hope I do not make a colossal blunder :roll:
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2012, 10:51
Marcab wrote:
If I say, "Carcass, can you burn your collections of music on an audio CD?"- whats wrong in it?
But if I say, "Carcass, can you
burn you music on an audio CD?"- does it sounds right?


I guess its should be " can you please burn your music collection on an audio Cd. " and
I think it should be collection of music instead of collectionS of
music..... pls feel free to critique

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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2012, 10:58
carcass wrote:
Marcab wrote:
If I say, "Carcass, can you burn your collections of music on an audio CD?"- whats wrong in it?
But if I say, "Carcass, can you burn you music on an audio CD?"- does it sounds right?


Ya mod I agree.

But for the argument at stake If I read the question clearly the meaning convey with this logic chain (at least for me): X can accumulate a vast collections of music transfering IT \(or\) THEM and bla bla bla.....at the top of my head I intend suddenly the music not the collections..........

I hope I do not make a colossal blunder :roll:

It implies you have a GMAT EAR.
You must be a native I guess and most probably you won't make the mistake.
THe logic provided by you is the same as that by Ron, what else can I say in your praise.
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2012, 11:04
Jp27 wrote:
Marcab wrote:
What about the answer choice?
IMO a prepositional phrase can't contain the subject, hence
shouldn't the "collections" be the
subject rather than "music"?


I guess Audiophile is still the subject of the sentence right. ...
music is the object of transfer copy and alter.... correct me if u
feel otherwise ...

Posted from my mobile device


Yes IMO you are correct.
But my doubt still persists. How can a prepositional phrase be the subject of the clause?
A box of nails, which is kept upon the table, is black in color.
Here the subject is box, not nails.
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2012, 11:08
Jp27 wrote:
Marcab wrote:
If I say, "Carcass, can you burn your collections of music on an audio CD?"- whats wrong in it?
But if I say, "Carcass, can you
burn you music on an audio CD?"- does it sounds right?


I guess its should be " can you please burn your music collection on an audio Cd. " and
I think it should be collection of music instead of collectionS of
music..... pls feel free to critique

Posted from my mobile device


Regarding your first sentence, I feel otherwise.
MGMAT says: "soldier from Boston" is better than "Boston soldier".

Regarding your second one, I also felt the same but all the answer choices had the same issue. So we have to move on.
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   13 Dec 2012, 13:25
Marcab wrote:
carcass wrote:
Marcab wrote:
If I say, "Carcass, can you burn your collections of music on an audio CD?"- whats wrong in it?
But if I say, "Carcass, can you burn you music on an audio CD?"- does it sounds right?


Ya mod I agree.

But for the argument at stake If I read the question clearly the meaning convey with this logic chain (at least for me): X can accumulate a vast collections of music transfering IT \(or\) THEM and bla bla bla.....at the top of my head I intend suddenly the music not the collections..........

I hope I do not make a colossal blunder :roll:

It implies you have a GMAT EAR.
You must be a native I guess and most probably you won't make the mistake.
THe logic provided by you is the same as that by Ron, what else can I say in your praise.



Thank you Sir :)

often I base my choice not on my simple ear (in that case what seems correct, the most of time is incorrect) but logic. Infact you said the exact term: GMAT EAR or what the sentence trying to comunicate, just in front of you.

I do not want to do advice (here there are people with a better understanding of the verbal part of the gmat than me) but is important to have an holistic approach to this exam. you have a toolbox, use it fully
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 00:44
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NAIL THE SENTENCE CORRECTION SECTION The only motive behind [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 02:45
Psychiatrists ..........they become ......have no sense at all

Specifically in A: is the noun lying that signals something NOT the doctors

This question, in my opinion, is great because magnifies the fact that the antecedent is interactions: plural. But here the connection or pivotal point is Lying. The question is great as reasoning. Always: trying to simply the question to the core

We must have \(IT\) that refers to lying

C what are the kinds.......they signal.........no sense

D that is signaled by it.......passive, awkward has no sense

E must be correct
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 02:59
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This is the second one and it would be great to discuss the answer choice A.

Anyways the OA is
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Sorry, but why would it be incorrect? A makes perfect sense. It's not lying or psychiatrist we are referring to, but social interactions.
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 03:08
Based on the meaning of the sentence, the doctors are trying to disentagle the dark side or negative side of lying or the possible negative effects of this one.

The point at end is not to evaluate social interactions but how lying affects the whole story:)
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 03:15
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Based on the meaning of the sentence, the doctors are trying to disentagle the dark side or negative side of lying or the possible negative effects of this one.

The point at end is not to evaluate social interactions but how lying affects the whole story:)


Or may be interpretation is wrong?
Can't social interactions become destructive? or can't they signal something?

Moreover if u notice meaning carefully Psychiatrists have already recognized some thing about lying.. and now are intersted in evaluating the extent/details of those results.
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 03:24
Vips0000 wrote:
Marcab wrote:
This is the second one and it would be great to discuss the answer choice A.

Anyways the OA is
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Sorry, but why would it be incorrect? A makes perfect sense. It's not lying or psychiatrist we are referring to, but social interactions.


Thats what I thought and got it wrong.
Seriously how can "lying" be destructive?

..and that is the reason why I posted the question here.
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 03:26
the official explanation was just pathetic. If one wishes for, I can post it ASAP.
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 03:29
Post OE Please Mod

So we can discuss it together :) I'm curious
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 03:32
Vips0000 wrote:
carcass wrote:
Based on the meaning of the sentence, the doctors are trying to disentagle the dark side or negative side of lying or the possible negative effects of this one.

The point at end is not to evaluate social interactions but how lying affects the whole story:)


Or may be interpretation is wrong?
Can't social interactions become destructive? or can't they signal something?

Moreover if u notice meaning carefully Psychiatrists have already recognized some thing about lying.. and now are intersted in evaluating the extent/details of those results.



I always ear your objections........let me see what we can carve or squizz from it ;)
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 03:33
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the official explanation was just pathetic. If one wishes for, I can post it ASAP.

Ha ha.. I would rather think that our approaches of thinking may be incorrect. GMAC is the ultimate authority. May be carcass can help to reason it through since he got it correct.
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 03:37
@carcass.
Give me few hours. GMATPREP is on a different system.

Coming to the question, what I feel is that "they" in A may refer to doctors as well as interactions, in such a case both are sounding fine.
Whereas E modifies "lying" only.
what say?
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 03:43
Nothing ........I read the question here at work, at my own risk but who cares :D.........10000 times.

First of all my intuition leads to lying (meaning)

Secondly, \(they\) is a bit ambiguous referring to doctors or interactions.

Other things I do not see........someone calls Sir Ron Purewal :D

I agree with you Marcab: same conclusion I had
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Re: Nail the Sentence Correction Section [#permalink] New post   14 Dec 2012, 08:01
Vips0000 wrote:
Marcab wrote:
This is the second one and it would be great to discuss the answer choice A.

Anyways the OA is
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Sorry, but why would it be incorrect? A makes perfect sense. It's not lying or psychiatrist we are referring to, but social interactions.


Hi Vips0000,

Do you mean that 'social interactions' are destructive and they can signal certain mental problems??
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