Verbal Question of the Day Chat Group

Yes

can you explain me how did you arrive at the answer

Sure, so look at it this way: what is one of the proudest of legends? It is the tunnel digging right. now lets look at the options: A, B and D (says tunnel). Now C says The Bosnians were digging which isnt the case as they just remember it as a legend.

The concept used here is Noun Mods modify closest nouns

So the digging was done by the legends?

A seems fine here as is.

We dont know who did the digging originally.

A has a modifier issue

Strange what mod issue? the adj modifies the verb won correctly. I am able to punch holes in all other choices. Do we have an OA?

Which is the legend? The tunnel or the digging

Ah you were referring to the other Qn. When I said "A" I had answered the one by Harsh. and E for the one by Inspire...

SC Questions September - 29 :

Q1. The 2010 American Medical Association’s estimate of the number of primary care physicians in the United States needs revision because the statistic overestimates the number of practicing physicians by including some retired physicians and others who have left the workforce.

A. needs revision because the statistic overestimates the number of practicing physicians

B. need revision due to the overestimate of the number of practicing physicians

C. needs revision because the statistics overestimate the number of practicing physicians

D. needs revision due to the fact that the statistic overestimates the number of practicing physicians

E. need revision because the statistics overestimate the number of practicing physicians

Q2. Plant oils do not represent a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; it was already made by Rudolf Diesel in 1912.

(A) do not represent a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; it

(B) are not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; the same one

(C) represent not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels, but one that

(D) are not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels, but one that

(E) are not new as an attempt to replace fossil fuels; it


Difficulty - Hard

This is a crazy structure but it is C

D cannot be correct because of parallelism issues - (Plant oils are) not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels but (plant oils are) one that was already made by Rudolf in 1912

The second sentence makes 0 sense

C does not have this issue : (Plant oils represent) not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels but (plant oils represent) one (attempt) that was already made

A

Plant oils themseleves are not the attempt but rather they represent an attempt, if that makes sense

I will go with option D

CR Questions September - 29 :

Q1. In 1994, the most common eye-related disease from which Americans suffered was conjunctivitis, and glaucoma was a distant second. Glaucoma is much more common among patients who are more than 50 years old than it is among those who are 50 or younger, but the incidence rate for conjunctivitis is the same for people of all ages. The average age of all Americans is expected to exceed 50 by the year 2010.

Which of the following conclusions can be most properly drawn about eye-related diseases from the information given?

A. conjunctivitis will remain the most common eye-related disease among Americans in 2010.

B. By the year 2010, glaucoma will overtake conjunctivitis as the most common eye-related disease.

C. More people will suffer from conjunctivitis in 2010 than did in 1994.

D. Most Americans will encounter either conjunctivitis or glaucoma by 2010.

E. The average age of Americans suffering from conjunctivitis will increase between 1994 and 2010.



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. For over a century, drosophila melanogaster have been used to study genetics. Commonly known as fruit flies, drosophila lend themselves well to behavioral studies because they are small and easily handled, have short reproductive cycles, and are easily anesthetized with unsophisticated equipment. In the laboratory, fruit flies are confined in small glass containers to facilitate their anesthetization prior to examination for specific traits. It has been observed by several studies that the trait for short, less-powerful wings is dominate over that for large wings that enable longer flights. Thus, many geneticists theorize that shorter wings give drosophila an advantage in obtaining food sources in the wild.

The theory in the argument above is based on which of the following assumptions?

A. Fruit flies have no need to fly long distances in their search for food sources.

B. The social behaviors exhibited by drosophila indicate that shorter wings give individual flies an advantage in mating.

C. The common practice of confining drosophila to small containers does not affect the trait for wing size.

D. Fruit flies that are anesthetized on a regular basis mate just as frequently as those that are not.

E. The shorter reproductive cycles of drosophila are not influenced by the number of flies in a single container.


Difficulty - Hard

Here is my answer and supporting explanation: Q1 E (thought C initially but then realized it said ppl and not Americans) and Q2 C (here A was a close 2nd reason for rejecting A is even if A is true i.e flies need to fly long distances it could very much be possible for them to fly the distance using short wings, the statements says larger wings longer distance thats all but negating C breaks the confidence in the "observation basis" which the conclusion has been drawn)

C.

’Trait for wing size’ is being used to reach the final conclusion. Trait for shorter wings is observed to be dominate over larger wings. The author jumps to the conclusion that shorter wings are advantageous in obtaining food in the wild.

Going through the options, if we negate Answer Choice C, we can see that if not true, the Answer Choice would completely destroy the conclusion. So without the assumption that the box doesn’t affect the trait for wing size, the conclusion would not hold true.

How many RC paragraphs will be there in new focus edition?

4 passages still. 3-4 questions. I have encountered between 12 to 15 RC’s on the Verbal… that’s out of 23 questions 👀

Is it better to give the GMAT Focus or the Previous edition?

What are you guys going for here, probably in the months of october or November?