{"id":26073,"date":"2014-10-31T03:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T10:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/gmat-practice-questions-explained-sentence-correction-isnt-scary\/"},"modified":"2014-11-03T08:31:34","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T15:31:34","slug":"gmat-practice-questions-explained-sentence-correction-isnt-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-practice-questions-explained-sentence-correction-isnt-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Practice Questions Explained: Sentence Correction Isn\u2019t Scary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\/2014\/10\/31\/gmat-practice-questions-explained-sentence-correction-isnt-scary\/\">GMAT Practice Questions Explained: Sentence Correction Isn&#8217;t Scary<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\">Kaplan GMAT Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Lightning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3985 alignright\" alt=\"gmat practice questions\" src=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Lightning.jpg\" width=\"269\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a>Did our latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\/2014\/10\/30\/gmat-practice-questions-scary-sentence-correction\/\" target=\"_blank\">GMAT Practice Questions<\/a>\u00a0scare you into <a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\/2014\/09\/10\/studying-for-the-gmat-while-staying-focused-and-healthy\/\" target=\"_blank\">studying<\/a>? We gave you two questions, and today we have the answers and explanations we know you\u2019re just dying to read.<\/p>\n<h3>Question Explanations<\/h3>\n<h4>The First Question:<\/h4>\n<p>Researchers have found that,<span> on average one American should be struck by lightning every 13 days<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A. one American should be struck by lightning every 13 days<\/li>\n<li>B. an American should be struck by lightning once in every 13 days<\/li>\n<li>C. lightning will strike some American once every 13 days<\/li>\n<li>D. every 13 days an American is struck by lightning<\/li>\n<li>E. every 13 days an American should be struck by lightning -<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Always start these problems with eliminating as many of the answers as you can. Do a vertical scan of the answer choices, and you will see three options \u2013 \u201cshould be struck\u201d, \u201cwill strike\u201d, and \u201cis struck.\u201d \u201cShould be struck\u201d implies that the researchers believe Americans\u00a0<em>ought<\/em>\u00a0to be struck by lightning which is illogical and slightly inappropriate, Dr. Research. So you can eliminate (A), (B), and (E).<\/p>\n<p>Next, look at (C) which suggests that the same American will be struck by lightning every 13 days. That\u2019s one unlucky American! However, it\u2019s not the correct meaning of the original statement. Remember, a correct Sentence Correction answer will never change the meaning of the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves you with (D). The present tense generalizes the action in a way that makes it clear lightning strikes different Americans on different occasions. (D) is your correct answer.<\/p>\n<h4>The Second Question:<\/h4>\n<p><span>Experiments designed to further our understanding of lightning are not as applicable to \u201cball lightning\u201d as they are to normal lightning, because it is so rare, unpredictable, and short-lived<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A. Experiments designed to further our understanding of lightning are not as applicable to \u201cball lightning\u201d as they are to normal lightning, because it is so rare, unpredictable, and short-lived.<\/li>\n<li>B. Because it is so rare, unpredictable, and short-lived, experiments designed to further our understanding of lightning are not as applicable to \u201cball lightning\u201d as they are to normal lightning.<\/li>\n<li>C. Because it is so rare, unpredictable, and short-lived, \u201cball lightning\u201d cannot be studied by the same experiments designed to further our understanding of lightning as normal lightning.<\/li>\n<li>D. Because \u201cball lightning\u201d is so rare, unpredictable, and short-lived, experiments designed to further our understanding of lightning are not as applicable to it as they are to normal lightning.<\/li>\n<li>E. \u201cBall lightning\u201d is not subject to experiments designed to further our understanding of lightning in the same way as normal lightning, because it is so rare, unpredictable, and short-lived.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Start by eliminating the answers that cannot be true. With this question, the false statements confuse \u201cball lightning,\u201d and \u201cnormal lightning,\u201d so that you cannot determine which is rare and unpredictable. By that, you can eliminate (A) as you cannot tell from the structure whether \u201cit\u201d refers to \u201cball lightning\u201d or \u201cnormal lightning.\u201d The use of \u201cit\u201d must refer clearly to \u201cball lightning\u201d and with that in mind, you can eliminate both (B) and (E). That leaves you with (C) and (D).<\/p>\n<p>(C) implies that the experiments are studying the lightning but, in fact, people are studying the lightning via the experiments. If that\u2019s not enough for elimination, (C) also uses the odd phrasing of \u201cunderstanding of lightning as normal lightning.\u201d (C) can be eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves you with the correct answer (D). Though it may not sound \u201cright,\u201d it does express the idea best. While you may be able to write a better sentence, you won\u2019t get any points on the GMAT for that, so instead, choose (D).<\/p>\n<p>Want to try more GMAT practice questions? Need some help with your GMAT studying? Try one of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/enroll\/GMAT\/online\/events?cmp=blog:GMAT_TUFF_112013\" target=\"_blank\">free online GMAT sample classes<\/a>, designed to give you tips and tricks to help raise your GMAT score!\u00a0Need more help with tackling\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.kaptest.com\/2014\/01\/21\/test-gmat-sentence-correction-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\">GMAT Sentence Correction<\/a>\u00a0questions? Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iv1HoM7Ov84\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube video<\/a>\u00a0for guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The post GMAT Practice Questions Explained: Sentence Correction Isn&#8217;t Scary appeared first on Kaplan GMAT Blog. Did our latest\u00a0GMAT Practice Questions\u00a0scare you into studying? 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