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04 Dec 2019, 16:59
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Hi,
Anybody can explain to me why the following two sentences are wrong?
1. When the price goes up, the demand falls down.
2. The company where I work has gone bankrupt.
The book I am reading stated that because when can only refer to a specific time period and where can only refer to a specific location, hence, the usage of when and where is wrong here. However, from my understanding, "when" refers to the time when price goes up and "where" refers to the company. Don't see the error.
Please let me know your thought about it, thanks a lot.
Sally
Anybody can explain to me why the following two sentences are wrong?
1. When the price goes up, the demand falls down.
2. The company where I work has gone bankrupt.
The book I am reading stated that because when can only refer to a specific time period and where can only refer to a specific location, hence, the usage of when and where is wrong here. However, from my understanding, "when" refers to the time when price goes up and "where" refers to the company. Don't see the error.
Please let me know your thought about it, thanks a lot.
Sally
04 Dec 2019, 17:55
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Hi,
Anybody can explain to me why the following two sentences are wrong?
1. When the price goes up, the demand falls down.
2. The company where I work has gone bankrupt.
The book I am reading stated that because when can only refer to a specific time period and where can only refer to a specific location, hence, the usage of when and where is wrong here. However, from my understanding, "when" refers to the time when price goes up and "where" refers to the company. Don't see the error.
Please let me know your thought about it, thanks a lot.
Sally
Anybody can explain to me why the following two sentences are wrong?
1. When the price goes up, the demand falls down.
2. The company where I work has gone bankrupt.
The book I am reading stated that because when can only refer to a specific time period and where can only refer to a specific location, hence, the usage of when and where is wrong here. However, from my understanding, "when" refers to the time when price goes up and "where" refers to the company. Don't see the error.
Please let me know your thought about it, thanks a lot.
Sally
Hello, Sally. I am a huge proponent of GMAT™ SC practice via official GMAT™ SC questions to avoid a perhaps too narrow grammar-based approach to the task, but I can also appreciate the utility of working to understand certain rules (particularly for second-language learners of English). In sentence 1, a word such as whenever would better describe the ongoing relationship between price and demand, rather than one that occurred at a specific period in time. Meanwhile, in sentence 2, where is one of those overused clause markers that pops up on the test now and again, and it is not clear whether the sentence means to convey The company for which I work (i.e. the employer) or The company at which I work (i.e. the physical location). If the sentence in question were lacking clarity of meaning, then that would be a big no-no for a GMAT™ SC answer. Please note that people talk this way all the time--I myself would probably utter either sentence--but on the GMAT™, there are very specific formal rules of Standard American English that must be observed. Anyway, my two cents. I hope they prove useful to you.
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