Forum: GMAT Sentence Correction

The ninteenth century russian composers known as the five were (united by their holding) an ideal of a national music based on folk melodies and themes. B) had as their uniting ideal C) united each other with D) united based on E) were united with OA is A

Asset allocators create portfolios, often in the form of of mutual funds, with the intention to turn in good results in both "bull" and "bear" markets. (A) with the intention (C) intended why C and not A? I sorta understand why C "intended" modifies "portfoilios". Is "with the...

Hi Guys, Can some one help me with this SC. I know it's something to do with the tense but I am not able to figure it out. The results of the company’s cost-cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell over...

Can someone help with this question.. Chicago, where industrial growth in the nineteenth century was more rapid than any other American city, was plagued by labor troubles like the Pullman Strikes of 1894. http://www.scoretop.com/testg/blank.gifhttp://www.scoretop.com/testg/check00.gif where...

Pls help me with these.. Why painting the face and perfuming the body should have persisted throughout recorded history has been the subject of a substantial amount of anthropological and psychological speculation. ...

In one of the most stunning reversals in the history of Marketing,the Coca-Cola company in July 1985 yielded to thousands of irate consumers demanding that it should bring back the original Coke formula. A)demanding that it should B)demanding it to C)and their demand to D)who demanded that...

Most state constitutions now mandate that the state budget be balanced each year. A)mandate that the state budget be balanced B)mandate the state budget to be balanced C)mandate that the state budget will be balanced D)have a mandate for a balanced state budget E)have a mandate to balance...

Hi. Is this correct? "I attended the event and met several die-hard fans -- many of whom women ..." Should this be "many of whom were women"? Or "many of which were women"? Sincerely, Questor

There is substantial evidence that certain forms of solar energy either now or within a few years will be economically competitive with conventional sources of heat and power. (A) either now or within a few years will be economically competitive with conventional sources of heat and power (B)...

A letter by Mark Twain,writte in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School. A)A letter by Mark Twain,writte in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were...

Chicago,where industrial growth in the nineteenth century was more rapid than any other American city,was plagued by labor troubles like the Pullman Strikes of 1894. A)where industrial growth in the nineteenth century was more rapid than any other American city B)which had industrial growth in...

According to a recent study of sexual behavior in the U.S., over half of the couples that were married and engaged at the time of the study's survey were living together before making a final commitment to each other. (A) couples that were married and engaged at the time of the study's survey were...

popular child psychologists have advocated that parents discipline male childrensimilaarly to the fashion in which they discipline daughters. B) like they would handle C) as they discipline D) as they would E) in the same manner that they would use with OA is D

I am confused about a certain grammar rule. Rather than trying to state it in jargon, let me give examples to potray what I have doubts about : Which is correct ? 1a. Lions have scars on thier body Or 1b. Lions have scars on thier bodies ?

In the United States, some 55 percent of the labor force is employed by companies with fewer than 100 workers. (A) some 55 percent of the is employed by companies with fewer (B) some 55 percent of the labor force are employed by companies with less (C) about 55 percent of the...

The much-maligned royal family member, having come off a recent divorce to an immensely popular woman, reassured his family that he would not remarry without public support. (A) The much-maligned royal family member, having come off a recent divorce to an immensely popular woman (B) The...

Formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to new small businesses in the same way as they do to established big businesses, because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium. (A) Formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to new small...

Couls S/O please explain the different usage of little/less and fer/fewer? TIA

When Medicare was enacted in 1965, it was aimed " at the prevention of a catastrophic illness from financially destroying elderly patients" B. at being a prevention against a catastrophic ilness .. C. at preventing a catastrophic illness from financially destroying the elderly patient D....