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Hi, Guys! Thanks for constant advice. I have two questions please:

1. Why in this sentence considered correct by MGMAT? IMO "make" should actually be "makes":

The editor of the newspaper would later make his reputation as a union firebrand


2. Why is this sentence considered correct by MGMAT exercise? IMO we shouldn't have the "that" in this sentence. IMO, when we take out the prepositional phrases (underlined) the sentence becomes: "A company that specializes, to be able to ascertain numerous truths" which sounds awkward, but if we take off "that" it sounds fine IMO: "A company specializes, to be able to ascertain numerous truths"

A company that specializes in the analysis of body language purports, from a one-minute video of a person's speech, to be able to ascertain numerous truths about the person


Best! Thanks on helping with my foundations
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The editor of the newspaper would later make his reputation as a union firebrand.
"would" is a modal auxiliary verb. You can't use S/ES with the verb if the verb is used after modal auxiliary verb. So, this sentence is perfectly fine. And this one is the soooooo basic thing in grammar. I think, you should brush it properly.

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A company that specializes in the analysis of body language purports, from a one-minute video of a person's speech, to be able to ascertain numerous truths about the person.
It is so important to remove the unnecessary part(s) to find the core of sentence. GMAC always tries to make you confused by adding some unnecessary things.
So, what is the CORE of this sentence?
A company (that specializes in the analysis of body language) purports(, from a one-minute video of a person's speech,) to be able to ascertain numerous truths about the person.
So, the core is:
A company purports to be able to ascertain numerous truths about the person.
Note: if you want to remove any modifier, you should remove COMMA from both side of the modifier.
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