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 2212:30 AM EDT
-01:30 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.
Apr 1612:00 PM EDT
-11:59 PM EDT
You’re first to know: Save $200 on GMAT prep starting tomorrow, 4/13. Get 6 official practice tests and study with real questions. Be ready to save!
Apr 2301:30 AM EDT
-02:30 AM EDT
Struggling with GMAT Verbal as a non-native speaker? Harsh improved his score from 595 to 695 in just 45 days—and scored a 99 %ile in Verbal (V88)! Learn how smart strategy, clarity, and guided prep helped him gain 100 points.
Apr 2308:00 PM PDT
-09:00 PM PDT
Video explanations + diagnosis of 10 weakest areas + 150+ short videos + study plan!
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 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 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.
23 Feb 2023, 20:45
Kudos
Bookmarks
B
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
35%
(medium)
Question Stats:
79% (01:04) correct
21%
(01:03)
wrong
based on 14
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
838. According to scientists, human expansion and the human appropriation of Earth's finite resources is the cause of what may be the most sweeping wave of species extinctions since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
A) expansion and the human appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
B) expansion and human appropriation of Earth's finite resources are
C) expansion and its appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
D) expansion, along with their appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
E) expansion, along with its appropriation of Earth's finite resources, are
Answer D was attractive to me, but the correct answer was B.
Two questions below;
1. Why can D not be correct?
2. "are" would be reasonable, but in that sense, I think "the cause" should be changed into "the causes" as the reasons are plural. Any difference between the usage of "cause" and "causes" when it comes to nouns?
A) expansion and the human appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
B) expansion and human appropriation of Earth's finite resources are
C) expansion and its appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
D) expansion, along with their appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
E) expansion, along with its appropriation of Earth's finite resources, are
Answer D was attractive to me, but the correct answer was B.
Two questions below;
1. Why can D not be correct?
2. "are" would be reasonable, but in that sense, I think "the cause" should be changed into "the causes" as the reasons are plural. Any difference between the usage of "cause" and "causes" when it comes to nouns?
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!
23 Feb 2023, 22:42
Kudos
Bookmarks
In D, What does their represent.
Pronoun Reference error. Hence B is correct
Pronoun Reference error. Hence B is correct
24 Feb 2023, 00:32
Kudos
Bookmarks
838. According to scientists, human expansion and the human appropriation of Earth's finite resources is the cause of what may be the most sweeping wave of species extinctions since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
A) expansion and the human appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
B) expansion and human appropriation of Earth's finite resources are
C) expansion and its appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
D) expansion, along with their appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
E) expansion, along with its appropriation of Earth's finite resources, are
IMO B
A) expansion and the human appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
B) expansion and human appropriation of Earth's finite resources are
C) expansion and its appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
D) expansion, along with their appropriation of Earth's finite resources is
E) expansion, along with its appropriation of Earth's finite resources, are
IMO B
