Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
02 Dec 2010, 08:04
Kudos
Bookmarks
N
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
(N/A)
Question Stats:
100% (00:00) correct
0%
(00:00)
wrong
based on 1
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
I came across two SC corrections as part of the exercises for the "Pronoun" chapter.
(1)
Incorrect: Kathy's suitcase was so stuffed that shedecided to pack another.
Correct:Kathy's suitcase was so stuffed that Kathydecided to pack another.
(2)
Incorrect: The students' work improved over the course of the semester, and the studentsshould be commended for it.
Correct:The students' work improved over the course of the semester, and theyshould be commended for it.
I understand example (1). Here is my logic:
In (1) She - subject pronoun ,Kathy's - possessive noun.
She does not have a reference noun and hence Kathy must be used.
In (2) , they is a subject pronoun and Iam not able to figure out how it can be correct in (2). Both of these examples are from the same chapter in the Manhattan SC guide. Does anybody else thinks there is a problem here ? Please discuss.
(1)
Incorrect: Kathy's suitcase was so stuffed that shedecided to pack another.
Correct:Kathy's suitcase was so stuffed that Kathydecided to pack another.
(2)
Incorrect: The students' work improved over the course of the semester, and the studentsshould be commended for it.
Correct:The students' work improved over the course of the semester, and theyshould be commended for it.
I understand example (1). Here is my logic:
In (1) She - subject pronoun ,Kathy's - possessive noun.
She does not have a reference noun and hence Kathy must be used.
In (2) , they is a subject pronoun and Iam not able to figure out how it can be correct in (2). Both of these examples are from the same chapter in the Manhattan SC guide. Does anybody else thinks there is a problem here ? Please discuss.
Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Sentence Correction (SC - EA only) Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block below for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
02 Dec 2010, 20:14
Kudos
Bookmarks
Here is an example -
The player's helmets need to be repainted before they are used in Sunday's game.
Here they refers to the noun Helmets.They is a subject form of pronoun, so should have a clear antecedent noun.
The students' work improved over the course of the semester, and theyshould be commended for it.
Similarly, it here refers to the work and they here isn't a good way to refer to students in possessive case.
Hence correct form is -
The students' work improved over the course of the semester, and the students should be commended for it.
You can recheck this at - (LINK REMOVED PER PUBLISHER'S REQUEST)
Page number 57.
I believe this will help.
The player's helmets need to be repainted before they are used in Sunday's game.
Here they refers to the noun Helmets.They is a subject form of pronoun, so should have a clear antecedent noun.
The students' work improved over the course of the semester, and theyshould be commended for it.
Similarly, it here refers to the work and they here isn't a good way to refer to students in possessive case.
Hence correct form is -
The students' work improved over the course of the semester, and the students should be commended for it.
You can recheck this at - (LINK REMOVED PER PUBLISHER'S REQUEST)
Page number 57.
I believe this will help.
