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Did anyone try any essay-writing company? What is your experience? BTW, did you anyone know anything about microedu? http://www.microedu.com/bschool/mba_essay_editing.htm Thank you!

Did anyone try any essay-writing company? What is your experience? BTW, did you anyone know anything about microedu? http://www.microedu.com/bschool/mba_essay_editing.htm Thank you!

Erin, could you give me another hand on this? This time, they have context. :)) thanks so much!

Erin, could you pls just answer whatever you can? And I will repost the rest. Thank you very much! sbbi, that's a lot of questions! I think you'll get the best response if you post them one at a time, with examples, as it's hard or impossible to answer a question out of context. ;)

Erin, pls give me a hand. Going to take GMAT soon. PLEAAAAAAAAAAASE help! thank you so much!

Hi! I have paper test sets 1 and 2. I am looking for test 3. I am willing to give you 1 and 2 in exchange for 3. Please email me if you are interested. Thanks!

JSB, I also have I and II. At the same time I have some other GMAT materials that I believe you will be intesested. Can I trade them with your III? Please email me at sbbi98@yahoo.com for more details? thank you very much!

15. In his research paper, Dr. Frosh, medical director of the Payne Whitney Clinic, distinguishes mood swings. which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis. (A) mood swings, which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis (B) mood swings, perhaps violent without being grounded in mental disease, and genuine manic-depressive psychosis , © between mood swings, which may be violent without being grounded in mental disease, and genuine manic-depressive psychosis (D) between mood swings, perhaps violent without being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis (E) genuine manic-depressive psychosis and mood swings, which may be violent without being grounded in mental disease ETS Exaplaination The best choice is C because it uses the idiomatically correct expression distinguishes between x and y and because it provides a structure in which the relative clause beginning which may be violent clearly modifies mood swings. The other choices use distinguishes in unidiomatic constructions. Additionally, their in A is intrusive and unnecessary, and the modifier of mood swings in B and D (perhaps violent) is awkward and less clear than the more developed clause which may be violent. My Question: Why is the modifier of mood swings in B and D (perhaps violent) awkward and less clear? Also, according to [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] SC 26, "probably" is better than "maybe". Is it the same reason behind? ===================== 80. Salt deposits and moisture threaten to destroy the Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan, the site of an ancient civilization that flourished at the same time as the civilizations in the Nile delta and the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates. A) that flourished at the same time as the civilizations (B) that had flourished at the same time as had the civilizations © that flourished at the same time those had (D) flourishing at the same time as those did (E) flourishing at the same time as those were answer is A. Quetions: 1) Can the 2nd "as" in A be replaced by "that"? In [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 174, I saw "© A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published". 2) In A, I think there should be a "did" before "the civilizations". 3) In A, can "the civilizations" be replaced by "those"? Thanks! ===================== 198. Although Napoleon's army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days. (A) they had in their previous campaigns (B) their previous campaigns had had © they had for any previous campaign (D) in their previous campaigns (E) for any previous campaign Answer is E. I agree. But I think there should be a "those" before "for". Or it should be "than it had had for ..." Can anyone explain to me why it is valid to omit these stuffs? thanks! ===================== 218. Despite protests from some waste-disposal companies, state health officials have ordered the levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches to be measured and that the results be published. (A) the levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches to be measured and that the results be (B) that seawater at popular beaches should be measured for their levels of bacteria, with the results being © the measure of levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches and the results to be (D) seawater measured at popular beaches for levels of bacteria, with their results (E) that the levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches be measured and the results Answer E. 1) According to [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] SC 250, "announced that x and that y". So in E, I think there should be a 2nd "that" after "and" 2) If 1) is OK without "that", there should be a comma before "and". See [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 135: 135. Intar, the oldest Hispanic theater company in New York, has moved away from the Spanish classics and now it draws on the works both of contemporary Hispanic authors who live abroad and of those in the United States. (A) now it draws on the works both of contemporary Hispanic authors who live abroad and of © it draws on the works of contemporary Hispanic authors now, both those living abroad and who live In choices A and C, it intrudes between the halves of the compound verb has moved... and [now] draws to introduce a new grammatical subject, thereby creating a run-on sentence: the inclusion of it requires a comma after classics to set off the new independent clause. Pls explain, thanks! ===================== 222. By a vote of 9 to 0, the Supreme Court awarded the Central Intelligence Agency broad discretionary powers enabling it to withhold from the public the identities of its sources of intelligence information. (A) enabling it to withhold from the public (B) for it to withhold from the public © for withholding disclosure to the public of (D) that enable them to withhold from public disclosure (E) that they can withhold public disclosure of Answer is A. Why can it insert "from the public" between "witthold" and "the identities"? Also in [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 258, it is OK to say "note as an example that somebody do something". But, in [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 92, it is wrong to say "confronted at once so many changes". Also I met a SC, it is wrong to say "raised at its meeting the possiblity". ===================== ....local time, which was determined by A and which differed from B A) which was determined by A and which differed from B b) determined by A and differing from B Answer is B. Why? B is simple, but is not perfectly parallel. (According to [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 261 explaination, "the phrase Being... and born violates parallelism") thx!

15. In his research paper, Dr. Frosh, medical director of the Payne Whitney Clinic, distinguishes mood swings, which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis. (A) mood swings, which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis (B) mood swings, perhaps violent without being grounded in mental disease, and genuine manic-depressive psychosis , © between mood swings, which may be violent without being grounded in mental disease, and genuine manic-depressive psychosis (D) between mood swings, perhaps violent without being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis (E) genuine manic-depressive psychosis and mood swings, which may be violent without being grounded in mental disease ETS Exaplaination The best choice is C because it uses the idiomatically correct expression distinguishes between x and y and because it provides a structure in which the relative clause beginning which may be violent clearly modifies mood swings. The other choices use distinguishes in unidiomatic constructions. Additionally, their in A is intrusive and unnecessary, and the modifier of mood swings in B and D (perhaps violent) is awkward and less clear than the more developed clause which may be violent. My Question: Why is the modifier of mood swings in B and D (perhaps violent) awkward and less clear? Also, according to [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] SC 26, "probably" is better than "maybe". Is it the same reason behind? ===================== 80. Salt deposits and moisture threaten to destroy the Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan, the site of an ancient civilization that flourished at the same time as the civilizations in the Nile delta and the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates. A) that flourished at the same time as the civilizations (B) that had flourished at the same time as had the civilizations © that flourished at the same time those had (D) flourishing at the same time as those did (E) flourishing at the same time as those were answer is A. Quetions: 1) Can the 2nd "as" in A be replaced by "that"? In [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 174, I saw "© A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published". 2) In A, I think there should be a "did" before "the civilizations". 3) In A, can "the civilizations" be replaced by "those"? Thanks! ===================== 198. Although Napoleon's army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days. (A) they had in their previous campaigns (B) their previous campaigns had had © they had for any previous campaign (D) in their previous campaigns (E) for any previous campaign Answer is E. I agree. But I think there should be a "those" before "for". Or it should be "than it had had for ..." Can anyone explain to me why it is valid to omit these stuffs? thanks! ===================== 218. Despite protests from some waste-disposal companies, state health officials have ordered the levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches to be measured and that the results be published. (A) the levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches to be measured and that the results be (B) that seawater at popular beaches should be measured for their levels of bacteria, with the results being © the measure of levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches and the results to be (D) seawater measured at popular beaches for levels of bacteria, with their results (E) that the levels of bacteria in seawater at popular beaches be measured and the results Answer E. 1) According to [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] SC 250, "announced that x and that y". So in E, I think there should be a 2nd "that" after "and" 2) If 1) is OK without "that", there should be a comma before "and". See [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 135: 135. Intar, the oldest Hispanic theater company in New York, has moved away from the Spanish classics and now it draws on the works both of contemporary Hispanic authors who live abroad and of those in the United States. (A) now it draws on the works both of contemporary Hispanic authors who live abroad and of © it draws on the works of contemporary Hispanic authors now, both those living abroad and who live In choices A and C, it intrudes between the halves of the compound verb has moved... and [now] draws to introduce a new grammatical subject, thereby creating a run-on sentence: the inclusion of it requires a comma after classics to set off the new independent clause. Pls explain, thanks! ===================== 222. By a vote of 9 to 0, the Supreme Court awarded the Central Intelligence Agency broad discretionary powers enabling it to withhold from the public the identities of its sources of intelligence information. (A) enabling it to withhold from the public (B) for it to withhold from the public © for withholding disclosure to the public of (D) that enable them to withhold from public disclosure (E) that they can withhold public disclosure of Answer is A. Why can it insert "from the public" between "witthold" and "the identities"? Also in [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 258, it is OK to say "note as an example that somebody do something". But, in [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 92, it is wrong to say "confronted at once so many changes". Also I met a SC, it is wrong to say "raised at its meeting the possiblity". ===================== ....local time, which was determined by A and which differed from B A) which was determined by A and which differed from B b) determined by A and differing from B Answer is B. Why? B is simple, but is not perfectly parallel. (According to [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 261 explaination, "the phrase Being... and born violates parallelism") thx!

Please help me. I am not a native enlgish speaker, so I am not sure if the following usages are idomatic. Thank you so much! 1. to do A, instead of to do B 2. propose doing propose to do 3. difference between "excepting" and "except" 4. 1) The reason of somthing is because.... 2) The reason of somthing is that.... 3) for the reason that.... 5. A proved itself to be... 6. warrant doing something 7. differences among "second", "secondly" and "secondarily" as adverbs. 8. difference between "less" and "lesser" 9. Is "one registered" less idomatic than "one that is registered"? 10. paper of all kinds [is | are] ?? All kinds of paper [is | are] ?? 11. good enough that... good enough so that.. 12. (OG 251) its number are greater than... (why use "numbers", rather than "number"?) 13. a) seem as if ... b) she seems an old woman. 14 "Even as" = "Just as"? 15 "Not all their members meet..." = "All their members do not meet"? 16. requirement for something require of somebody to do somthing I think it is ok to say "require something of somebody to do somthing" (OG181) 17 "while once" = "because"? 18. too good for somebody to do something 19. as an instance 20. Can "Also" be put at the beginning of a sentence? [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 241 ("also the sun" in B) 21 call for something to do 22 invest into ... 23 A proves less popular than B. (I think there should be a "does" before or after B. Why is it omitted?) 24 Is is right to say "as though during the formation of the universe"? I know it is OK to say "although accouting 5% of the population".

Please help me. I am not a native enlgish speaker, so I am not sure if the following usages are idomatic. Thank you so much! 1. to do A, instead of to do B 2. propose doing propose to do 3. difference between "excepting" and "except" 4. 1) The reason of somthing is because.... 2) The reason of somthing is that.... 3) for the reason that.... 5. A proved itself to be... 6. warrant doing something 7. differences among "second", "secondly" and "secondarily" as adverbs. 8. difference between "less" and "lesser" 9. Is "one registered" less idomatic than "one that is registered"? 10. paper of all kinds [is | are] ?? All kinds of paper [is | are] ?? 11. good enough that... good enough so that.. 12. (OG 251) its number are greater than... (why use "numbers", rather than "number"?) 13. a) seem as if ... b) she seems an old woman. 14 "Even as" = "Just as"? 15 "Not all their members meet..." = "All their members do not meet"? 16. requirement for something require of somebody to do somthing I think it is ok to say "require something of somebody to do somthing" (OG181) 17 "while once" = "because"? 18. too good for somebody to do something 19. as an instance 20. Can "Also" be put at the beginning of a sentence? [tooltip=Official Guide]OG[/tooltip] 241 ("also the sun" in B) 21 call for something to do 22 invest into ... 23 A proves less popular than B. (I think there should be a "does" before or after B. Why is it omitted?) 24 Is is right to say "as though during the formation of the universe"? I know it is OK to say "although accouting 5% of the population".

Erin, thanks! I remember that you mentioned your freind found some real GMAT paper tests in Thailand. Do you know any (Thailand) websites from which I can download some? Thanks!

Erin, I heard that the first 7 questions and the last 5 questions in GMAT are real questions. And the rest questions have one experimental question in every 3. What do you think? I think it is reasonable. Someone claimed that they found this from PP3. Since you did 10 times on it, could you give us some info on this? thanks!

a) 1700 to 1800, an era when....... b) 1700 to 1800 , which......... btw, do i have login each time I post? thanks!

Or it has to be "contribute to doing.." thx!