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The new sports car is heavier than usual for a performance [#permalink]
 11 Jul 2006, 18:22
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The new sports car is heavier than usual for a performance automobile, but it is exceptional because of its high-powered engine.
A) usual
B) it is usual
C) one usually is
D) is usual
E) has been usual
please explain
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The new sports car is heavier than usual for a performance automobile, but it is exceptional because of its high-powered engine.
A) usual
B) it is usual
C) one usually is
D) is usual
E) has been usual
Heavier than usual means it is unusually heavy... So I think the answer is A.
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Options other than A are not making sense.
I would pick A.
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Re: SC: Sports cars [#permalink]
11 Jul 2006, 20:42
Regarding this Q:
Is it ok to say "heavier than is usual ... but it is exceptional"
wouldn't this be ||ism?
So the sentence "The new sports car is heavier than is usual for a performance automobile, but it is exceptional because of its high-powered engine."
readability is fine, but is the "is" in "is usual" redundant?
Thanks/
PS: BTW .. I picked D 
u2lover wrote: The new sports car is heavier than usual for a performance automobile, but it is exceptional because of its high-powered engine.
A) usual
B) it is usual
C) one usually is
D) is usual
E) has been usual
please explain
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Definitely D.
Just write it in your flash card "Use is usual in comparisons".
This is tested pretty frequently.
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Really... I picked the right one!! 
I thought "is usual" is redundant... ??
Is this coverd in MGMAT? Still working through it?
deowl wrote: Definitely D.
Just write it in your flash card "Use is usual in comparisons".
This is tested pretty frequently.
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A sounds the best, But as other members pinted out "is usual" is grammatically right.
But instinct says A
OA please..
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I picked A.
I was not aware of the ' is usual ' usage.
Whats the OA for this one.
Won't be surprised to see if it's D.
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haas_mba07 wrote: Really... I picked the right one!! I thought "is usual" is redundant... ?? Is this coverd in MGMAT? Still working through it? deowl wrote: Definitely D.
Just write it in your flash card "Use is usual in comparisons".
This is tested pretty frequently. Sorry, I never used this book, so I have no idea whether it is covered there.
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Thanks... I actually meant Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction.
deowl wrote: haas_mba07 wrote: Really... I picked the right one!! I thought "is usual" is redundant... ?? Is this coverd in MGMAT? Still working through it? deowl wrote: Definitely D.
Just write it in your flash card "Use is usual in comparisons".
This is tested pretty frequently. Sorry, I never used this book, so I have no idea whether it is covered there. |
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haas_mba07 wrote: Thanks... I actually meant Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction. deowl wrote: haas_mba07 wrote: Really... I picked the right one!! I thought "is usual" is redundant... ?? Is this coverd in MGMAT? Still working through it? deowl wrote: Definitely D.
Just write it in your flash card "Use is usual in comparisons".
This is tested pretty frequently. Sorry, I never used this book, so I have no idea whether it is covered there. Yes, I know what MGMAT means 
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deowl cracked this one 
OA is D
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tht is some gud explanation deowl, evryone missd the obvious ll ism point...
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dis is a toughy....
eliminated c and e
so left with a, b, and d to guess from
my guess is d, because it sounds rite, but i don't have a clear explanation as to why.
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A sounds better, but looks like the sentence needs "is" for the proper comparison.
**add to error log
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D.
You can't compare heavier with usual as is the case in A.
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Ill pick A clear and not redundant go straight to the point
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Re: SC: Sports cars [#permalink]
19 Jul 2006, 16:01
u2lover wrote: The new sports car is heavier than usual for a performance automobile, but it is exceptional because of its high-powered engine.
A) usual
B) it is usual
C) one usually is
D) is usual
E) has been usual
please explain
I think all are wrong..
you want to say "heavier than what is usual for" ..
I would choose D..
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Guys, I found one question (Q73) in OG Verbal review where "usual" is used rather than "is usual".
u2lover, what is the source of this question???
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ps_dahiya wrote: Guys, I found one question (Q73) in OG Verbal review where "usual" is used rather than "is usual". u2lover, what is the source of this question??? Can you please post that SC w/answer choices Dahiya?
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