Incorrect answers in 1000sc doc.

[scoot]

254C

379B

970D (typo ; should be : )

985A

305, should be E

951, should be C

956, should be D

 

courtesy of Grey and 800Bob. Feel free to add to this list.

[rd_eastbay]

I think 80 should be C and not A. (This problem was discussed in another thread....)

 

Edited : I take this back. I think A makes more sense than C. A is clearer than C.

[rd_eastbay]

Here are some more :

 

677 A

748 A

794 D

996 D

[800Bob]

994. D

[800Bob]

2. D

541. C

[mitzi]

330 should be E.

OA11 has the same question as follows.

 

Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper's bullet during the First World War, Horace Pippin,

a Black American painter, worked by holding the brush in his right hand and guiding its movements with his left

[mitzi]

344 E (instead of A)

OG 10 has the same question(No.83)

． If the proposed expenditures for gathering information abroad are reduced even further, international news reports have been and will continue to diminish in number and quality

[mitzi]

364 D (instead of A)

OG 10 has the same question. The question no is 263.

 

In A.D. 391. resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria, later

generations lost all but the lliad and Odyssey among Greek epics, most of the poetry of Pindar and Sappho,

and dozens of plays by Aeschylus and Euripides.

[mitzi]

377 B or D (because both B and D are same)

 

(B) gentleman of the eighteenth century protected his clothing while having his wig powdered by poking his head

(D) gentlemen of the eighteenth century protected his clothing while having his wig powdered by poking his head（B）

[mitzi]

Another one.

 

566. C (not B)

It is on OG10 #239.

Organized in 1966 by the Fish and Wildlife Service，the Breeding Bird Survey uses annual roadside counts along established routes for monitoring of population changes of as many as，or of more than 250 bird species，including 180 songbirds．

(A) for monitoring of population changes of as many as，or of to infinitive is better to express the purpose incorrect

(B) to monitor population changes of as many, or ‘as’ is missing. -> As many as, or incorrect

© to monitor changes in the populations of to monitor is good, changes in the populations of.

(D) that monitors population changes of ‘monitors’ does not agree with routes.-> route

(E) that monitors changes in populations of as many as，or ‘monitors’ does not agree with ‘routes’ -> route, ‘of’ is missing

IMO : C, to monitor

OA : changes in the populations of >

population changes of

[mitzi]

One more fish.

 

567. A (not B)

 

1.Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it, is finding uses in medicine, archaeology, and criminology.

(A) Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it,

(B) Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, having the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it, a technique called proton induced x-ray emission

© A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it,

(D) A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called proton-induced x-ray emission, which has the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance quickly and without destroying it,（A）

(E) A technique that was originally developed for detecting air pollutants and has the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance quickly and without destroying the substance, called proton-induced x-ray emission,

[johnyindia]

This is very useful thread for GMAT students.

1000 sc questions are clumsy.

I remember I started this project some years back.. (which I never finished :whistle:

Good initiative, Great job scoot!!

[mitzi]

683. D(not B)

It is on OG11. No. 50.

[mitzi]

One more fish,

 

#734 E (should be D)

 

Please consider reviewing Erin's keen and penetrating explanation. It has to do with a classic GMAT disguise.

 

http://www.www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentence-correction/740-domesticated-camel-some-scholars-date.html

 

Best,

[mitzi]

Another big fish today.

 

SC1000 #925 the original sentence has a typo.

 

found that there is a fatal error in the original sentence of SC1000 #925.

1.Where once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members by supporting the imposition of an alien tax on immigrant workers, after 1897 the United Mine Workers made a determined effort to enlist Italians and Slavs in its ranks.

(A) Where once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members by supporting

(B) Where once the union acquiesced to it English-speaking members’ prejudice for the support of

© While once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members in support of

(D) While once the union acquiesced to its English-speaking members’ prejudice in supporting

(E) While once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members in its supporting of

 

suggested OA is A. For A to be correct answer, I smell something fishy. where once should be replaced by 'whereas'

I found it from other website. if you would like to see.

 

While vs Whereas vs WHERE??

[ravi134]

Is this thread used for all 1000SCs issue?

[mitzi]

ravi,

 

It is for incorrect answers or typo in SC1000.