Virtual Stock Exchange, a game simulating real world stock exchange,

stimulating vs that stimulates. that stimulates is correct so A,B and C are out.
Out of D and E, has proved helpful in teaching real world share trading is correct.

proves itself means that the gmae by itself proved which is not correct. So E is correct answer.

Though I marked this question correct, anybody here, please elaborate the answer.

Virtual Stock Exchange, a game stimulating real world stock exchange
Virtual Stock Exchange, a game that stimulates real world stock exchange

I think both are correct, aren't they?

gvij2017
yes ..the written above part is correct ..but reading further u will find the difference

"to teach real world market" and .."in teaching the marketts"

the intended meaning is precise with later one.

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daagh sir any thoughts on this one?

Could anyone please mention about using that stimulates and stimulating. Why one is preferred over the other and is it the same thing with all other sentences. Is a that clause always preferred on GMAT ?

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subramanya1991,



I'm not an expert, but I believe split "stimulating" vs "that stimulates" not decision point in this sentence. Experts might correct me if I'm wrong, but there is no strong preference of "that" over "-ING" modifier on GMAT.

The only information I met about the similar split is in explanation to this question: https://gmatclub.com/forum/salt-deposit ... -6837.html
The explanation states that it is not correct to use present participle "flourishing" when we are talking about something definitely from the past, and for such a case "that flourished" works better.

Hope it helps

would love some expert review on this one.
mikemcgarry

I am not satisfied with the previous explanations.

1. why not "itself"?

example: The fourteen-year-old Gertrude was appointed as the abbess and proved herself deserving of the title.

This sentences uses "proved herself" and seems correct to me. What's the difference between this sentence and the problem?


2. why present perfect tense?

I don't see why a present perfect tense is required when a simple present tense would do the job?


3. what is the difference between "helpful to" and "helpful in"?


Experts, please help!

ExpertsGlobal you have a great platform and close to accurate scoring, but I and some other candidates strongly feel that your verbal questions need a revamp. And the English explanations need to be more meaningful and accurate.

I am not an expert, but 1. why not "itself"?, in 2 and 3 i have similar doubts.
using itself would mean something like this: Virtual share trading ( A Game) ....... proves itself. Its wierd right?, a game can't prove itself, someone can
and of course a girl can prove herself

Hello,

First thing first, whoever quoted this question, committed a series of typos; it's "simulates" and not "stimulates" everywhere. I have requested moderators to correct that.

Now, A vs E issue. A is superior for two reasons.

1. "a game simulating" means that the game is "currently simulating"; a "game that simulates" means that the game can/generally simulate. Of course, latter is correct. E wins.

2. "helpful to simulate" vs "helpful in simulating"; "helpful" is an adjective; present participle (simulating) is used to modify nouns and adjectives, infinitives (to simulate) are used to modify verbs. A different way of looking at it is that the present participle is preferred for displaying quality and the infinitive is preferred for displaying "intent of action". Hence, the usage of present participle is better. E wins.

Hope this helps.

Thanks.

PS- here is a similar official question- https://gmatclub.com/forum/according-to ... 81278.html

Hello,

First thing first, whoever quoted this question, committed a series of typos; it's "simulates" and not "stimulates" everywhere. I have requested moderators to correct that.

Now, A vs E issue. A is superior for two reasons.

1. "a game simulating" means that the game is "currently simulating"; a "game that simulates" means that the game can/generally simulate. Of course, latter is correct. E wins.

2. "helpful to simulate" vs "helpful in simulating"; "helpful" is an adjective; present participle (simulating) is used to modify nouns and adjectives, infinitives (to simulate) are used to modify verbs. A different way of looking at it is that the present participle is preferred for displaying quality and the infinitive is preferred for displaying "intent of action". Hence, the usage of present participle is better. E wins.

Hope this helps.

Thanks.

Hi ExpertsGlobal5 Maxximus
Can I rephrase your point 2 and say that infinitives are used to show intent/plan/purpose/desire etc. etc., hence option A incorrectly says that Virtual stock exchange (a game) has an intent to teach real world share trading. How can a game has an intent? The manufacturer of the game has an intent.

Is my apprehension right? Please do answer my question. This question has appeared in my Experts global mock and I couldn't find satisfactory explanation for it.

Br Abhishek

Hello ShekGMAT,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, your reasoning is largely correct, but we would like to offer one point of correction; the incorrect meaning implied by Option A is that the game proved itself, generally, helpful in order to teach real-world share trading; the intended meaning is that the game proved itself helpful, specifically, for helping teach real-world share trading.

To understand the concept of "Infinitives" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minutes):



All the best!
Experts' Global Team