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03 Sep 2009, 10:41
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hi Narod
Below I have 2 questions that really confuse me. (from Prep.)
1) (The first shots.....)
The right answer is E. Even though it looks more attractive (the shortest one), the following part “shots took four days by swift messenger” confuses me. I chose C, because its sense is clearer for me. (The other answers have their obvious pitfalls). So why is E better than C?
2) (The health b…..) AO is B.
That’s really killing me type of question. Twice as many / twice the number? How to choose? Help me, guide me, if it’s your strong area.
Below I have 2 questions that really confuse me. (from Prep.)
1) (The first shots.....)
The right answer is E. Even though it looks more attractive (the shortest one), the following part “shots took four days by swift messenger” confuses me. I chose C, because its sense is clearer for me. (The other answers have their obvious pitfalls). So why is E better than C?
2) (The health b…..) AO is B.
That’s really killing me type of question. Twice as many / twice the number? How to choose? Help me, guide me, if it’s your strong area.
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03 Sep 2009, 11:41
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(C) news of these shots that were sent by swift messenger took four days to reach New York City and another eleven days to reach Charleston, South Carolina.
One of the problems with this option is that the modifier "that" can refer to news or shots. Common sense dictates that "that" refer to news but still can be a little ambiguous.
The other problem is that is in passive voice and GMAT prefers active voice.
Option E solves these two problems
(E) news of these shots shots took four days by swift messenger to reach New York City and another eleven days to reach Charleston, South Carolina.
for your second question the problem is that "as many trucks" is not the correct idiom
For instance
there are twice as many women as men
the number of women is twice that of men
these two sentences are correct.
also by themselves is not correct in options C,D and E. The trucks did not come off by themselves, they just came off.
Let me know whether this solves your question.
One of the problems with this option is that the modifier "that" can refer to news or shots. Common sense dictates that "that" refer to news but still can be a little ambiguous.
The other problem is that is in passive voice and GMAT prefers active voice.
Option E solves these two problems
(E) news of these shots shots took four days by swift messenger to reach New York City and another eleven days to reach Charleston, South Carolina.
for your second question the problem is that "as many trucks" is not the correct idiom
For instance
there are twice as many women as men
the number of women is twice that of men
these two sentences are correct.
also by themselves is not correct in options C,D and E. The trucks did not come off by themselves, they just came off.
Let me know whether this solves your question.
03 Sep 2009, 12:09
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hi...
as for the first sc,there r two mistakes in 'c'....
.....news is singular therefore 'were' is wrong and secondly 'that' describes the preceding word ie shots whereas we r talking about news taking a long time..
'E' corrects both faults and therefore is the correct ans...
in second sc, we require use of 'twice that number' to refer to the number mentioned earlier..
i hope i have been of some help
bye chetan
as for the first sc,there r two mistakes in 'c'....
.....news is singular therefore 'were' is wrong and secondly 'that' describes the preceding word ie shots whereas we r talking about news taking a long time..
'E' corrects both faults and therefore is the correct ans...
in second sc, we require use of 'twice that number' to refer to the number mentioned earlier..
i hope i have been of some help
bye chetan
