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Answering Sentence Corrections questions involves making judgment calls, and what constitutes a reason to eliminate a choice in one question can appear in a correct answer in another question.
With that in mind, here's how I would approach handling "hopefully" in GMAT Sentence Correction.
I think we have to keep in mind that SC evolves as the English language evolves. So, the fact that people in general have relaxed their stance on the use of "hopefully" indicates that the use of "hopefully" in contexts in which it's intended to express "we hope" or "it is hoped" may be considered correct in a GMAT SC question.
At the same time, a SC question writer could consider that somewhat colloquial use of "hopefully" illogical and, therefore, use it to make a choice incorrect.
So, what we are best off doing is considering what the question writer thought to be the best choice when writing the question.
How could we determine what the writer though to be the best?
We can consider how "hopefully" is used and the differences between choices.
For instance, if hopefully is used in a clearly conventional, though not strictly correct, way, then probably "hopefully" does not make a version incorrect. The following sentence is such a version.
Hopefully, the result of the meeting will be better cooperation between the two countries.
How can you argue with that version? Everyone uses "hopefully" in that way.
On the other hand, this sentence is not well constructed.
The two parties hopefully were making progress behind closed doors.
Hmm. Is "hopefully" modifying "were" in that context? What exactly does that sentence mean? That version is probably incorrect.
We would be even more certain that that version is incorrect if we had this version in the same question.
It was hoped that the two parties were making progress behind closed doors.
Since that version effectively conveys a clear meaning, it would be preferred over the previous one.
So, we can see that we have to judge on a case by case basis and not just decide that a version is incorrect simply because it uses "hopefully" to mean "we hope" or "it is hoped" or decide that it's always OK to use "hopefully" in that way.
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Hi egmat
How like without a comma before it compares EMW with matter?
As far as I know, like cannot be used to give examples. For that purpose, we use such as so how does in 'like electromagnetic waves' EMW is being compared to matter and not gravity waves?
20 Oct 2021, 00:09
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I am only today-year-old to know that "hopefully will" is a problem in GMAT. To me, A is better than B, but new rule learned.
