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.
May 0111:00 AM PDT
-12:00 PM PDT
Free- full-length test + 15 concept videos + 150+ short videos + study plan!
Apr 3001:30 AM EDT
-02:30 AM EDT
At one point, she believed GMAT wasn’t for her. After scoring 595, self-doubt crept in and she questioned her potential. But instead of quitting, she made the right strategic changes. The result? A remarkable comeback to 695. Check out how Saakshi did it.
May 0306:30 AM PDT
-08:30 AM PDT
Verbal trouble on GMAT? Fix it NOW! Join Sunita Singhvi for a focused webinar on actionable strategies to boost your Verbal score and take your performance to the next level.
souvik101990
Expert
Alum
Joined: 19 Mar 2012
Last visit: 11 Nov 2025
Posts: 4,313
Given Kudos: 2,326
Location: United States (WA)
Concentration: Leadership, General Management
Schools: Ross '20 (M)
GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V42
GMAT 2: 740 Q49 V42 (Online)
GMAT 3: 760 Q50 V42 (Online)
GPA: 3.8
WE:Marketing (Non-Profit and Government)
Products:
Expert reply
21 Apr 2016, 09:01
Kudos
Bookmarks
A
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
45%
(medium)
Question Stats:
60% (01:16) correct
40%
(01:27)
wrong
based on 1539
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
On most calendars in North America, Sunday is the first day of the week and Saturday the last—in contrast to those in many other locations, where the standard week begins with Monday and ends with Sunday.
(A) Sunday is the first day of the week and Saturday the last
(B) Sunday is the first day of the week, Saturday being the last
(C) the first day of the week is Sunday, the last is Saturday
(D) Sunday is the first day of the week, ending on Saturday
(E) the first day of the week is Sunday, and it ends with Saturday
(A) Sunday is the first day of the week and Saturday the last
(B) Sunday is the first day of the week, Saturday being the last
(C) the first day of the week is Sunday, the last is Saturday
(D) Sunday is the first day of the week, ending on Saturday
(E) the first day of the week is Sunday, and it ends with Saturday
Day 7 Question of the Verbal Contest:GMAT Club RATT Race
Please make sure to post a brief reply without revealing your solution to enter the contest!
Please make sure to post a brief reply without revealing your solution to enter the contest!
souvik101990
Expert
Alum
Joined: 19 Mar 2012
Last visit: 11 Nov 2025
Posts: 4,313
Given Kudos: 2,326
Location: United States (WA)
Concentration: Leadership, General Management
Schools: Ross '20 (M)
GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V42
GMAT 2: 740 Q49 V42 (Online)
GMAT 3: 760 Q50 V42 (Online)
GPA: 3.8
WE:Marketing (Non-Profit and Government)
Products:
Expert reply
22 Apr 2016, 10:07
Kudos
Bookmarks
(A) CORRECT
This choice correctly sets off the two days, Sunday and Saturday, as parallel elements. The opening modifier modifies each of these separately: On most calendars, Sunday is the first day of the week… On most calendars, Saturday (is) the last (day of the week). The parallelism allows you to pick up the words is and day of the week and apply them equally to the second parallel element.
(B) Incorrect
Modifier: The second part of this choice, Saturday being the last, is now constructed as a modifier, but it does not logically refer to the text before it (Sunday is…). Rather, Saturday and Sunday should play equal roles in the sentence; one should not modify the other.
(C) Incorrect
Sentence Structure: This one is almost okay! However, it’s missing the word and between the two parallel elements. This is a proper sentence: The first day of the week is Sunday and the last is Saturday. This is a run-on sentence: The first day of the week is Sunday, the last is Saturday.
(D) Incorrect
Modifier: a comma –ing modifier is an adverbial modifier, not a noun modifier. It refers to the main subject and verb of the clause to which it is attached. In this case, that clause is Sunday is the first day of the week. It is illogical to say that Sunday is the first day ends on Saturday. The week ends on Saturday, not Sunday or the first day of the week.
(E) Incorrect
Meaning / Parallelism / Pronoun: This choice is trying to say that the week ends with Saturday, but the parallel structure implies that the subject pronoun it refers to the subject the first day. The first day does not, of course, end with Saturday.
This choice correctly sets off the two days, Sunday and Saturday, as parallel elements. The opening modifier modifies each of these separately: On most calendars, Sunday is the first day of the week… On most calendars, Saturday (is) the last (day of the week). The parallelism allows you to pick up the words is and day of the week and apply them equally to the second parallel element.
(B) Incorrect
Modifier: The second part of this choice, Saturday being the last, is now constructed as a modifier, but it does not logically refer to the text before it (Sunday is…). Rather, Saturday and Sunday should play equal roles in the sentence; one should not modify the other.
(C) Incorrect
Sentence Structure: This one is almost okay! However, it’s missing the word and between the two parallel elements. This is a proper sentence: The first day of the week is Sunday and the last is Saturday. This is a run-on sentence: The first day of the week is Sunday, the last is Saturday.
(D) Incorrect
Modifier: a comma –ing modifier is an adverbial modifier, not a noun modifier. It refers to the main subject and verb of the clause to which it is attached. In this case, that clause is Sunday is the first day of the week. It is illogical to say that Sunday is the first day ends on Saturday. The week ends on Saturday, not Sunday or the first day of the week.
(E) Incorrect
Meaning / Parallelism / Pronoun: This choice is trying to say that the week ends with Saturday, but the parallel structure implies that the subject pronoun it refers to the subject the first day. The first day does not, of course, end with Saturday.
General Discussion
21 Apr 2016, 19:44
Kudos
Bookmarks
I'm keeping my fingers crossed. since we are comparing days so I think the right way is "first day comma then last day" 
